When members of the Kennedy dynasty endorsed Obama, I could see why they claimed he reminded them of JFK. Obama, himself, invoked Reagan a time or two drawing upon similarities. I found nothing wrong with that, in my, perhaps peculiar, worldview. However, the similarities turned out to be spun fantasies.
When you hear Obama giving speeches, […]
This past week I sat down to figure my income taxes. It is the first time I have had to consider Social Security income.
Guess what, when the democrats talk about the wealthy, the mean those who make more than $27,000 per year. Who would have thunk that they were consider me wealthy?
When a […]
This column was yesterday. (emphases and comments in parentheses mine)
Random thoughts on the passing scene:
Most of the problems of this country are not nearly as bad as the “solutions” — especially the solutions that politicians come up with during election years.
Some people actually think that televising Congress gives us information. What it really does is give […]
John McCain is in a bind. When his campaign was faltering last year, he entered the public financing program in order to get his name on the ballot of various states in lieu of signatures (as did some candidates - Fred Thompson for one). The idea of matching funds at that time appealed to the […]
I hesitate to bring up such a sore subject but we bloggers have a responsibility to spread the word, good, bad, or indifferent.
John McCain nearly crossed to the dark side.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was close to leaving the Republican Party in 2001, weeks before then-Sen. Jim Jeffords (Vt.) famously announced his decision to become an […]
A couple articles from today’s Wall Street Journal about Stimulus Packages and political gimmicks. The first from the front page, is Bush, Democrats Rush to Roll Out Stimulus Plan The second article from the Opinion pages is No Stimulus Gimmicks, Please. Politicians from both sides of the aisle are falling all over themselves to push an economic stimulus package. […]
The Political Wire reports on a NYT article about campaign expenditures:
# On the same day Barack Obama told an A.F.L.-C.I.O. forum in New Jersey that he would not shop at Wal-Mart because of the company’s anti-union stance, his New Hampshire campaign staff purchased $93.92 in office supplies at the store in Manchester.
# Sen. Christopher Dodd […]
After a reprieve of just a few short weeks following the November election, the country now finds itself immersed in presidential election campaigning that will dictate the conversation for almost two full years. As we learn more about the candidates, we should always keep in mind that character counts for something. The human […]
You’ve heard of grass-roots? For so many of us bloggers, the grass-roots mean the endless hours we spend searching out stories, countering the bias of the MSM, and getting information out that the media otherwise won’t cover. We try to produce posts that reveal facts and challenge our readership to think. These are often opinion […]
Surely by now you have heard of the exchange of words between POTUS wannabe, Barak can’t do anything wrong Obama, and the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard.
Obama, who is aiming to become the first black American president, has already introduced a bill to withdraw US troops from Iraq by March 31, 2008 and […]
WASHINGTON — After toppling the long-dominant Republicans in a hard-fought election, the Democratic Party’s incoming congressional leaders have immediately found themselves in another difficult struggle — with their own supporters.
Some of the very activists who helped propel the Democrats to a majority in the House and Senate last week are claiming credit for the victories […]