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Posted in Antiwar Left, Election 2008-President, Obama on Jul 24th, 2008
Does this go in the it was the thought that counts category? ++ Visit to US Military Bases Cancelled ++ 1:42 p.m.: SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that Obama has cancelled a planned short visit to the Rammstein and Landstuhl US military bases in the southwest German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The visits were planned for Friday. [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, McCain, Obama on Jul 22nd, 2008
The latest McCain ad pulls no punches. The answer to the question of why are gas prices so high–Obama. No hints there. It is an interesting approach. Senator McCain had always talked about his comprehensive energy plan. This one is about drilling pure and simple. It gives an important message, but is it too simplistic [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, McCain, Obama, Oil on Jul 13th, 2008
I have been watching Senator McCain climb up this week in Rasmussen and Gallup tracking polls. I took my time pointing it out because it could have been a statistical fluke. Now it seems real especially when I look at the underlying numbers. Senator McCain is trusted on the economy and has pulled even on [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, McCain on Jul 11th, 2008
Stop whining, said McCain economic advisor Senator Phil Gramm. (click for video) I wondered why Phil didn’t quite catch on when he ran. Senator McCain said, “I don’t agree with Senator Gramm… America is in great difficulty…Phil Gramm doesn’t speak for me, I speak for me”. This should settle it if there is any honesty [...]
Posted in Education, Election 2008-President, Liberalism on Jul 10th, 2008
In case you missed it, I must inform you that news has broken that we don’t have an immigration problem. We have a language problem. Senator Barack Obama said yesterday that “instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English,” Americans “need to make sure your child can speak Spanish”. 83% of Americans don’t quite [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, McCain, Obama on Jun 30th, 2008
I respect General Wesley Clark’s service to the country and his leadership. I am just sorry he doesn’t see fit to extend such sentiment himself. John McCain is only the best qualified individual to run for the Presidency in a generation. General Clark is backing someone who has hardly any track record at all. Out [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, Environment, National Dems, Obama, Oil on Jun 25th, 2008
Watching Senator Obama gives me good feelings. I like him. He is a can do type of guy. He speaks to our hopes not our fears as well as anyone. He is the best the Democrat Party had to offer this year. Some people have asked me why I don’t support him. My problem is [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, McCain, National Dems, National GOP, Obama, Oil on Jun 25th, 2008
Here is a great quote from Dick Morris: Suddenly, everything is on the table. Offshore drilling, Alaska drilling, nuclear power, wind, solar, flex-fuel cars, plug-in cars are all increasingly attractive options and John McCain seems alive to the need to go there while Obama is strangely passive. During the Democratic primary, he opposed a gas [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, Obama on Jun 23rd, 2008
Why do I say that? Is it because the long shot is now the front runner? No, because he is starting to take positions in the Senate which make sense if he becomes President. Senator Obama for the first time broke with the left wing of his party and announced support for the FISA/Protect America [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Jun 7th, 2008
Senator Obama has seized a new strategy which banks on higher turnout of African Americans and young voters. They are targeting 25 states including CO, MS, VA, GA, and NC. Colorado is somewhat possible, but it has been 40 years since the Democrats have had much luck in the other states (GA did go for [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Jun 5th, 2008
During the campaign season, I will have opportunities to find fault with Senator Obama. I will enjoy those opportunities. He proposes change, but nothing new. He seems like a cross between Lyndon Johnson, domestically and Jimmy Carter, foreign affairs and energy policy with the charisma and eloquence of John Kennedy. It is a great package, but as like warmed [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, Uncategorized on May 26th, 2008
” PONCE, Puerto Rico (CNN) AFSCME President Gerald McEntee was on hand in Ponce to introduce Clinton, but he spent a good chunk of his speech soliciting boos for Barack Obama. “Obama was here twice,” McEntee said, painting the Illinois senator as a Johnny-come-lately to the issues affecting Puerto Ricans. “Once to raise money. He [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, National Dems on May 24th, 2008
Hillary Clinton should stand up for democracy by demanding that members of the CA delegation pledged to her be replaced with her supporters. Why, she won the state and these pledged delegates. Yet, 40 of them are talking of switching sides. Is it because some new revelation came out about the Senator? No, they just think [...]
Posted in Antiwar Left, Armed Forces, Defense, Election 2008-President, Iraq, McCain, Military, Obama on May 23rd, 2008
Update: http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/index.aspx Please send an encouraging note this Memorial Day to our troops. Americans believe that Senator McCain will win the War in Iraq, but only 20% believe Senator Obama will win it. That is a significant underlying disadvantage to Senator Obama and a major hidden strength for Senator McCain. It could help explain why [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, Environment, Global Warming on May 14th, 2008
How I wish Newt Gingrich ran for President. Let me have my fantasy for another minute. The Democrats have just walked into a trap. They want President Bush to stop putting 70,000 barrels of oil a day into the strategic reserve to save a nickle to a quarter a gallon on gas, yet they have [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Election 2008-President on May 3rd, 2008
In yet another country, conservatives have gained ground. British local elections have sent a shockwave through the Labor establishment. After a turn left from Blair, the party has disconnected with the British people. Labor lost the Regional election in the Scottish parliament and now 300 municipal seats. Let those who think that a conservative setback means [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President, Obama on Apr 23rd, 2008
A new ad is just waiting in the wings if Senator Obama is the nominee of the Democrats. In 1988, cultural issues came into their own. They defeated Governor Mike Dukakis. They were powerful factors in the elections since 1968, but they were the election of 1988. Now a new effort merges national security concerns [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Earmarks, Election 2008-President, National GOP, Reform, Revolutionary Reform, Sarah Palin on Apr 15th, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin cut Alaska’s requested eamarks in the federal budget down from 550M to under 200M and from 54 to 31 projects. How many governors are saying they want less federal money? She is providing leadership which could restore the state’s reputation after the bridge to no where. This is one more illustration why [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Election 2008-President, Environment, Regulation on Apr 5th, 2008
Senator Obama is a very intelligent man so how does he justify adding costs to domestic oil consumption by forcing 150 billion dollars of their money to be invested in his chosen energy programs (not drilling or building new refineries that we desperately need )and robbing them of profits as a means to control gas [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Apr 1st, 2008
Take a look, I have never been so impressed by her. She is a great American. It is the reason that I switched parties before the deadline. I wanted to vote for Hill and Jack. If you really believed that, April fools’ day is going to be a long one for you. I am still [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Mar 24th, 2008
I hope you all had an Happy Easter/ Resurrection Day. Holy Week is my favorite time of the year. It is, for me, a time for reflection and rededication to God and Faith. I find there is nothing more precious than knowing God. That is why it is annoying to hear pundits say that the “Black” [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Mar 17th, 2008
It is time for my bi-weekly Presidential campaign update. I am biased to Rasmussen because of its unique nature of daily tracking and historic accuracy. I also like the Cook Report, Zogby, Pew, and for a semi-monthly trend the Real Clear Politics composite. Rev. Wright is ridiculous. Remember my post on American Exceptionalism? Some said I was exaggerating the [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Mar 14th, 2008
The generic Congressional numbers have the Democrats up by only 4 points. Control of the Congress is up for grabs. Historically, when Republicans have been this close at this stage, they win. John McCain is in a dead heat with an insignificant lead over the Democrats and the electoral numbers are shifting his way. He [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Feb 24th, 2008
I can think of my own reasons to vote for or not vote for any candidate. However… Got some juicy Barack Obama emails about why I should be frightfully concerned about him? Stop the crap, now. I am tired of it and it pains me to think I know of so many naive…scratch that….utterly gullible and [...]
Posted in Election 2008-President on Feb 21st, 2008
Is America really ready for a Black President? It has been only a hundred years since we were allowed to study Negro history. America being an historically racist nation, conducted a sort of ethnic cleansing of history. It is bad enough that non-whites were given inferior education. What was even worse is that they were not [...]
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