Posted in Delaware Democrats, Economics, Election 2008-President, Healthcare, Open Government, Spending, Stuff, Taxes, Tom Carper, Universal Healthcare on Oct 2nd, 2009
Delaware’s very own senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper admits that he has no intention of reading the actual legislative text of the upcoming Health Care Bill. Carper calls legislative language gibberish and states that he can’t comprehend this type of language. Carper also “questioned whether anybody could read the actual legislative text and credibly claim [...]
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Posted in Change, Defense, Election 2008-President, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Joe Biden, Military, National Dems, National Security, Obama, US Congress on Aug 24th, 2009
The White House is appointing itself “The Interrogation Czar” in yet another move that makes me wonder if Congress is ever going to step in and do some of the stuff we elected them to do: President Barack Obama has approved creation of a new, special terrorism-era interrogation unit to be supervised by the White [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, Ethics on Aug 12th, 2009
In the final days of the Coleman Franken Barkley campaign someone brought up a supposed scandal about a donor for Coleman funneling 75K through Coleman’s wife’s insurance company. Eight months later it has been declared a blatant lie and a smear by the investigative panel. Unfortunately, some of the public is so jaundiced that they [...]
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Former Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader chimes in on the GM bankruptcy: Today’s bankruptcy declaration in federal court by General Motors is an avoidable, crude weapon of mass devastation for workers, dealers, auto suppliers, small businesses and their depleted communities. For GM’s voiceless owners — the common shareholders — it is a wipeout. The proximate cause [...]
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Jack Markell is behaving like an incumbent poised for reelection. Look at his Monday Schedule. He is going to heart of Lee Country and stumping for local candidates. Whether this is a smart approach or hubris will be determined tomorrow. Election Day is just around the corner. Jack will be downstate tomorrow with local candidates, [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Oct 15th, 2008
If anyone was ever unclear, let’s settle this right now. I am not a Kool-Aid drinker. I prefer to know the reality of any situation, not what I wish it is or want it to be. Reality Check – if the election were tomorrow, McCain loses. Tonight was his best showing of the three debates [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, Stuff on Sep 22nd, 2008
You have to admire his rational and honest answers – “Voting is a complicated process,” the former president said. “We give our allegiances to candidates and parties and issues for all kinds of reasons. We vote for some people because we like them even though we disagree with them. We vote for some people because [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Sep 13th, 2008
No candidate has a majority, but Senator McCain has more solid Electorial Votes (200) than Senator Obama (193) at this time. If you take the lastest polls, the Senator is ahead in states with exactly 270 electorial votes. Some of the states on both sides are in the margin so no candidate has the majority. [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, Reform on Sep 9th, 2008
He doesn’t even need Biden for gaffes, he’s fallen apart fast – Story here My analysis: The piling on Palin thing is either a juvenile response to finally getting hit (which I warned his protectors for months that they needed to see him get bruised) or it seems to be defiance of the obvious that [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, Stuff on Sep 9th, 2008
The following from Newsweek by Brooks Jackson, Jess Henig, Emi Kolawole, Joe Miller and Lori Robertson | factcheck.org False Internet claims and rumors fly about McCain’s running mate. “We’ve been flooded for the past few days with queries about dubious Internet postings and mass e-mail messages making claims about McCain’s running mate, Gov. Palin. We [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Sep 7th, 2008
What happens if Obama doesn’t win? Who did the leaders of his World tour meet with? Some guy? Yes, he’s a Senator, but does that mean that all 100 US. Senators now can engage heads of state outside of the traditional White House protocol? Historically, plenty of folks as part of a Congressional delegation have [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Sep 5th, 2008
According to CBS and Rasmussen, the reaction to the Palin speech seen by over 40 million Americans has been overwhelming. Even though a majority of the Rasmussen sample was from before the speech, the reaction was so strong that the post speech reaction alone brought the team about even. It was an 8 point bounce [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Sep 4th, 2008
The Presidential tracking polls were closing even before last night as the non-Democrat voters started rallying behind Palin. Unaffiliated (Independent voters) see her equally or more qualified than Senator Obama. This quote from the Rasmussen Reports is stunning because it is based upon results before the speech. Governor, this looks like an Isaiah 54:17 moment. Last [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Sep 4th, 2008
Republicans have been asking where is the next Reagan for a year. The answer seems to be she was in Alaska. It is amazing how much like Reagan she is. The same strengths and weaknesses in many ways. Reagan’s family was criticized. He too was a sportscaster. He was a passionate spokesperson for traditional virtues as [...]
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If we want to talk about earmarks according to the Washington Post Hunter Biden’ firm received 3.4 million in earmarks from Senator Obama. Senators Obama and Biden have the earmark thing down. It is even a family affair. There is nothing illegal or immoral about this. It just stands in contrast to McCain who did [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Sep 2nd, 2008
If you had the power to stop an out of control law enforcement officer who even tased a 10 year old who was defenseless and unarmed, would you? The left wing wonders why McCain had no problem with Palin, you would think she would be their hero. I wish she really did do more than wonder [...]
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We all know the failures of the Administration. What we have forgotten are the successes. The GOP is getting pounded because the Administration hardly ever seems to report to the people what they are doing. President Bush has a responsibility to the people to tell what he has done so the people make an informed [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Aug 30th, 2008
The polling has started. Governor Sarah Palin has made a gangbuster first impression. People like her better than Senator Biden (53% fav to 48% fav) and she has an approval rating as high as Senator Obama. She gives McCain a boost among Independents, makes Republicans say they are more likely to support him, and brings him even [...]
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The reform wing of the Republican Party has triumphed. Reformer John McCain turned his back on the Washington Republican establishment and turned toward the working people of America. I will not go over the accomplishments of Governor Palin, just read my other posts and comments. I am focusing on what this choice means to the [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Aug 29th, 2008
In a moment dripping with irony and political insanity, the Obama Campaign attacked Sarah Palin for having “Zero foreign policy experience”. I guess trade missions don’t count. Are they forgetting who they are running against? John McCain has been a part of every major issue for years. I guess they decided to run the bottom [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Aug 29th, 2008
ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president. Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, McCain on Aug 29th, 2008
Word is out that Senator McCain is making a bold choice of Governor Sarah Palin. Today may indeed be the day the election was won. This is proof that God loves Republicans too. Way to go McCain. For More information on the next Vice President of the United States. http://stoptaxing.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/why-sarah-palin-could-be-the-most-important-person-you-dont-know/ http://stoptaxing.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/i-also-heart-sarah-palin/ Should I gloat and [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, McCain on Aug 25th, 2008
Senator John McCain is viewed positively by 55 to 58% of voters in every poll. He polled better than GWB vs. Al Gore in 1999 and 2000 by 4 or 5 points. So why is it a surprise that the Presidential race is close? I read questions like why isn’t Senator Obama 15 points ahead. Simple, [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, History on Aug 24th, 2008
The best way to avoid repeating the mistakes of history is to know history. President Andrew Jackson and his successor President Martin Van Buren waged a populist war against the “evil” bankers. Big Banking as we would say today, was sapping the life blood out of the working man. How we don’t know, but they were [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Aug 22nd, 2008
Look at this 1988 Biden ad. He was right then and he is right now. Tell me who this ad fits more.
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A once 19 point lead is down to 8, which means that GOP members wouldn’t lose many (if any) House seats in November. The most of the Republican incumbents are pulling out to comfortable leads and the open seat in Colorado is even. The big issue is energy. What does an August poll prove since the [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Aug 8th, 2008
How is it that someone in the Petroleum industry giving some money to a Republican in support of a public position (well publicized) is suspicious and odious, yet big labor giving a billion dollars to push depriving workers of the fundamental right to vote on whether or not to form a union is not the [...]
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It’s Monday and time for the weekly Presidential update. Energy is the big issue in America. The bad news for Senator Obama is that more Americans now trust Senator McCain on the issue. The Obama people have gotten the message and the Senator has made a major address today on the issue. The race is a dead heat. [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President, Obama on Aug 1st, 2008
To my fellow Americans (all parties) who fear the possibility of a BHO presidency: stop with your fear-mongering (and hate-mongering, in some cases) emails. Almost all of them are a steam-heap of fabrication. Some people think these emails make BHO look bad, I think it makes the senders look bad. Before I get this email [...]
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Posted in Election 2008-President on Jul 28th, 2008
Senators McCain and Obama are back to within 3 points in Rasmussen’s latest daily tracking poll, but even more interesting is the fact that Americans are more upbeat than they have been in 4 years about the War on Terror and the Iraqi Front. But for McCain and other beleaguered Republicans, at least there was [...]
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