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Omnibus Spending Bill Passes

2009-03-10T17:36:00.000-07:00

"Dumb........"

-Old Spice Guy

Today, Senate passed an unprecedented 410 Billion dollars worth of spending which Obama will inevitable soon sign. If the bill was filled with money to fix our roads or social security program, i wouldn't be so mad. Instead, what the so-called "omnibus spending bill" is filled with barrels upon barrels of pork barrel projects. Notorious porker Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) inserted a whopping 123 million dollars worth of frivolous earmarks. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa), one of the few republicans who supported the stimulus package (and now supporting this spending bill) inserted a eye-popping 134 earmarks.

What happened to Obamas promises to stop earmarks and pork barrel spending? He has already confirmed that he will pass the bill shortly. The bill has a total of 8,750 disclosed earmarks worth 7.7 billion dollars. Here are a few examples of what our senators put in the bill (take a deep breath):

$800,000 for Oyster rehabilitation (Sen. Shelby, R)

$951,0o0 for "Sustainable Las Vegas (?), (Sen. Reid, D ; Rep. Berkely D)

$950,000 for Myrtle Beach Convention Center (Sen. Graham, R)

$200,000 for Oil Region Alliance. (Rep. Petersen, D)

And thats just the tip of the iceburg. So is there anybody with any integrity in the congress? Well Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is fighting to strip the bill of its ridiculous earmarks and Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) are going across party lines in protest of the bill. There is no one party who is the culprit here. Although Republicans definitely have more against the bill, Congressman on both side of the aisle are inserting earmarks and pushing the bill through to Obama. It's been barely two months since the 111th congress took over and already all those campaign promises of yester-year are gone with the wind.

2009-03-02T11:34:00.000-08:00

"A Conservative is someone who believes in

  1.   Life
2.   Personal Responsibility
3.   Less Government
4.   The Founding Principles"

-Jonathan Krohn

There is a lot of truth in this video. A lot of times, we conservatives stray from the true core and foundation of our ideology.

Quoted From the Bible, Matthew 7:24-27

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

We as a group will make the decision whether to be wise builders or foolish builders. Although Liberals scream that conservatism is dead, if we can stay true to our basic beliefs, conservative thought will never die.

Go to http://www.defineconservatism.com/ to learn more about Jonathan Krohn, a rising star in Conservative circles at just 14 years old!

Rush Limbaugh: Leading Voice or Polarizing Pundit

2009-03-02T10:54:00.000-08:00

“I hope Obama fails.”

-Rush Limbaugh

More and more Rush Limbaugh is becoming a rallying voice for conservatives and a huge target for liberals. In a speech to the CPAC last night, Limbaugh reiterated his desire for REAL fiscal responsibility and his hope that Obama and congressional liberals will fail.

At first glance, Limbaugh looks like a ridiculous polarizing figure. I mean who would want our President to fail? It goes deeper than that however. What Limbaugh really means is that he wants the policies and plans of Obama to fail. Why? Because they are ridiculous. Only 1 month into this presidency, Obama signed a 787 BILLION Dollar spending bill. The reason why we got into the recession in the first place is because people spent money they didn't have. Now, our government purports that it can magically save the economy by spending tons of money it doesn't have. Those Billions of dollars are gonna come from three sources: 1) Borrowed money from China 2) The American Taxpayers or 3) Printing more money (causing enormous inflation). In short the economic Stimulus is stupid.

So does Rush Limbaugh want this country to fail? NO! What he wants to fail is the whacked out policies of the government to fail. He wants spending bills to fail. He wants tax hikes to fail. And because of that i stand with him. There is however, one problem with Limbaugh's way of doing stuff: He isn't offering alternatives to the American people. In addition to voicing our opposition to Obama's plans, the Republican Party must offer alternatives. For example, we should tell the American people that we are for massive tax cuts on all levels. We should tell the American people that the power to reverse the economic downturn is in them, everyday Americans in the private sector and not in some government big shots. That is the base of fiscal conservatism and that is what we need to present as an alternative on Capitol Hill.

Wow!

2009-02-02T20:23:00.000-08:00

Yep, thats right, im back!

Since my leaving i would say that some semi-important events happened while i was gone....

Yeaaaah.......

Well anyway, im gonna try to start regularly blogging again so keep tabs on my blog...

Corruption rears its ugly head

2008-12-09T15:36:00.000-08:00

"With Great Power comes Great responsibility"

Ah, what a timelsess and memorable quote. Spiderman, Batman, and countless other heroes always live by this credo. So too do everyday americans. Throughout our lives, whether we know it or not, we are put in positions where our everyday desicions make a difference (Parents, small buisness owners, and pretty much everybody else) and because of this, 90% of us go through life exercising responsibility and care. So why can't dumb politicians do the same?

This is where we come to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. If you haven't heard yet, he tried to literally SELL a US senate seat (vacated by Obama) for money or political favors to willing candidates. If thats not stupid i do not know what is. He seriously either a) is absolutely stupid or b) is literally insane. Although i know many scumbag politicians have gotten away with some pretty shrewd stuff, this is above and beyond. Selling a US senate seat?? This is definitely a new low. I wonder Remember kids, Corruption NEVER pays. You'll either be punished here or by God.

Why the Long faces, pacifists?

2008-12-02T11:51:00.000-08:00

Robert Gates, Jim Jones, and Hillary Clinton. Hardly the Leftist Pacifistst that the democrats have always dreamed of in the white house (although i always thought "Moderate" Hillary was just a guise). Gates, although he is a independent, considers himself a republican and has fairly conservative foreign policy ideas. Jim Jones, a long time friend of John McCain and Hillary Clinton, Obama's former rival who he once denounced for approving the iraq war.

If these early hints are correct, it seems that Obama is planning to govern from the middle. This is both a relief for conservative who feared an ultra liberal socialist machine and it is a bummer for the radical left. If he continues to make moves like this, he will surely be pressured by liberals in congress to go farther to the left.

The reason why this is confusing is because as a senator, He was the most liberal senator in 2007. Was this just a move to woo democratic primary voters? Or does he still have a liberal agenda that he is waiting to pull on the american people? Only time will tell.

Bush the scapegoat

2008-11-24T22:26:00.000-08:00

Do you hate George W Bush? If so, why? Many cite that he sent us to Iraq while knowing that there was no reason to invade ("Bush Lied, Kids Died"). Others says he caused the huge budget deficit that we currently have. They also Blame him for the recession, McCains loss, and why their spouse is so crabby. Seriously, I could spend a whole day naming off the things that people think Bush did to make their life miserable. But the big question is this amazing wave of anti-bush actually warranted or called for?

In one word, no. Yes, i thought going into the Iraq war was a mistake, but A) he was given faulty intelligence and b) Congress (including a majority of Senate Democrats) authorized the Iraq Resolution. For those who opposed his continued support of staying the course, look at the surge. And for those who blame him for the economic downturn, well congress is just as responsible as him along with irresponsible, stupid, corporate fatcats.

Has bush made big mistakes? Yes. But so has every other president in recent memory. Bill Clinton Lying under oath, Bush Sr. and "Read my lips no new taxes", Reagan and the Iran Arms deal, Carter and "stagflation (among other things). Did that make them horrible, impeachable presidents? NO! So why is Bush hated so darn much? I think it is a mix of two factors. First, Americans wanting a scapegoat, and second, hollywood and culture pushing Bush as the reason for all the problems in our lives. In all that i have observed, it is extremely unpopular to like Bush. Pop culture has so encouraged us to scapegoat Bush for our problems that we have followed like dumb sheep.

Bush obviously has the best of intentions. He has shown to be a personable, god-believing, man who always wanted to do best for our country. Anybody with a brain can see that. So STOP HATING BUSH! He probably isn't the cause of your day to day problems so just cool it.

Why the Big Three Bailout is stupid

2008-11-20T09:34:00.000-08:00

The Big Three Bailout plan is stupid. Plain and simple. Why? Ok I'll brek down a couple problems with it

1) We're capitalists darn it

The Big Three execs. got so much money from the capitalist system that you would think they would be happy with it. Think again. Giving federal taxpayer money to big companies like GM is pure socialism. The capitalist theory is that the squeaky wheel gets nothing. The reason why you are failing is because you screwed up somewhere. Not our fault. It's only common sense that they failed. They were making cars (gas guzzling SUVs and Trucks) that the people didn't want If they fail, it will also be a lesson learned that you can't hold up a company when you're paying 30 dollars more per an hour than the japanese companies. That brings me to the next point.

2) What about the other companies?

So why aren't all the other automakers around the world getting bailouts? As it turns out, 50% of autoplants in the US are from companies other than the Big Three. Who would've known. The reason why they don't get bailouts is because they aren't failing. This is pretty much based on two points: a) The other companies actually make what people want to buy and b) They pay they're employees reasonable wages. Its only common sense that you dont pay your employees double what your competitors do. Plain and simple, the reason why we aren't proposing bailouts for the other companies (who create just as many jobs) is because they are succeeding. So a bailout for the Big Three is just a reward for failure.

3) Bankruptcy won't kill them

There have been many companies before that have survived a bankruptcy, so why can't the big three? I think that with bankruptcy, the automakers will realize what they did wrong and work to correct it. They will also cut a lot of things that aren't necessary and start fresh as a leaner, meaner company. The union workers will also realize (if the automakers go defunct and cut a lot of jobs) that its better to be payed the industry average than it is to have no job. It is not the job of the government to prevent natural events like bankruptcy. That is how the US economy works. If you don't like it, move to Sweden

4) How about the other industries

This one is pretty clear: How about all the other industries that are failing? Shouldn't we bail them out to? No. Thats why we shouldnt bail out the automakers either. The Buck stops here. No more bailouts. Period.

What Do you think? Feel Free to comment, and don't forget to follow me!

A good day for Dems

2008-11-18T21:56:00.000-08:00

Is the filibuster free 60 still in play? Probably not, though now that Stevens and Smith have lost, the republicans are mighty worried. I honestly think that the hope is unrealistic. Chambliss is fairly popular and if the independents split even,(or even close to that) he is sure to win. I also think that should the recount of the Minnesota senate race swing in comedian Al Franken's favor, the Secretary of state ought to be investigated.

Despite this, the democrats are already extremely powerful with their 58 senate seats. That's enough to ram through all but the most controversial legislation. So even if the Dems are stopped in Minnesota and Georgia, its a sad day for republicans and a happy day for democrats.

In other news, Sen. Joe Lieberman was allowed to keep his homeland security chairmanship. Although they probably wanted to expel Lieberman(Reid wanted to strangle him alive) from the caucus all together, they knew they might need him for future votes. He was stripped of his subcommittee in Environment and Public Works, which i honestly doubt he even cares about. Liberal bloggers across the nation are definitely angry, but it was clearly the smartest choice. Had Lieberman been stripped of his Homeland Security chair, he would probably have started caucusing with Republicans. Although some say that Lieberman is not needed in the new majority, i say they are short-sighted because: a) who knows when you'll need an extra vote and b) what if democrats lose there majority and need every man they can get? It definitely would be stupid to cut ties with Lieberman.

Since we're already talkin democrats, lets talk about the Secretary of State post. Obama is in a pickle here. Although he owes favors to Bill Richardson, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton are both very powerful figures. Obama would probably personally prefer to pick Richardson, but he is facing a lot of political pressure to pick Clinton. So this is kind of a test: Is he the kind of guy who gets manipulated or the kind of guy who makes his own decisions?

The Neccessity of Ron Paul Republicans

2008-11-14T20:44:00.000-08:00

The Democrats had a heck of a campaign this season. Barack Obama, Gains in House and Senate, to name a few things. But the most amazing thing about this year's democrats was there youth support. So many young people were energized by Barack Obama's charisma. An overwhelming majority of youth voters voted for Barack Obama and generic democrats as opposed to John McCain and generic republicans. So the question is, are there any youth republicans.

The short answer is: Yes. Another short answer is: Ron Paul. Alright here's a little bit of background info for y'all. Ron Paul Started out in the beginning of 2007 as a little-known (borderline libertarian) Republican congressman from Texas. Then the revolution happened. Somehow, word spread like wildfire about Paul and his ideas. Millions of young people suddenly came out of no where with outspoken support for Paul.

Although he did have many supporters, he was never really a viable contender. But that's beside the point. The point is Paul's ideology. Somehow, his message of anti-intervention and fiscal conservatism had energized a corps of young people that we had previously presumed had just been liberals. If we were to entice that group within the folds of our party, who knows what will happen. We will have a new generation of republicans, and that voting power will mean a lot in the years to come.

Palin is not the future of the GOP

2008-11-13T10:37:00.000-08:00

I've got something for all you Palin lovers out there: Palin is not the future of the GOP. Although you could say republican governers are, Sarah is not. Sorry. Instead of showering one person who i doubt will actually get the nomination in 2012, much less the presidency, i say that the republican party look elsewhere. There are TONS of up and coming republicans that we should take a seond look at. Observing only Palin would not only be narrow-minded, it would be downright stupid.

There are many other republicans in the political world besides Palin, most of them governers. These include Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota governer, Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Governer, John Thune, South Dakota Senator, and Mike Huckabee Arkansas governer. All of these candidates are strongly conservative both socially and fiscally. They also are all(except Huckabee) under the age of 50.

If you think that Palin should be president in 2012, you, my friend, should wait a little bit more. You also have to factor in how well of a job Barack Obama does. If, in 2012, we are in an economic crisis, Mitt Romney would be an obvious choice. If we are in a Foreign Policy crisis, we will want a McCain-esque experienced candidate. If the American people are just tired of 4 years of failed democratic rule, any candidate will do.

What I am trying to get at here is that Palin is old news. The political world is a brutal place, and she has pretty much been ripped to shreds. We need new faces when 2012 comes around. Although i hate to write her off, i honestly dont believe that the american public wants to elect her. If she did run a campaign, i think it would fail for the same reason the John Edwards bid failed in 2008. He was old news. And so too will Palin be in 4 years.

The Arguement for Nuclear Power

2008-11-12T10:20:00.000-08:00

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

-Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States

Why Nuclear? Nuclear Energy is clean, efficient, tried and tested, and renewable to name a few things. I honesty don't understand why the public and politicians continue to oppose Nuclear Energy. Nuclear will allow us to stop using foreign energy and start creating our power here, domestically. Environmentalists continue to whine that we pump too much carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere. Then why not use Nuclear Energy? The only byproducts of Nuclear are steam, and a small amount of Nuclear waste.

This brings me to the topic of Nuclear Waste. Opponents of Nuclear Power continue to exaggerate it, acting as though the nuclear waste will kill anybody within a 500 mile radius. A 1000 megawatt reactor only creates 1.5 cubic meters of waste per year! This waste can then be encased in glass to prevent radiocactive leakage, then buried until no longer dangerously radioactive. The Plan in America is to bury the waste in the Nevada Bomb sites, already rife with radioactive byproducts from bomb testing, and is perfectly plausible because the land is already unsafe. However, enviormentalists and Nevada politicians like Harry Reid are blocking such measures.

One arguement against Nuclear Energy is that most emissions come from cars anyway, and you can't use Nuclear Power to power cars. I say you can. If we converted to electric cars, we could easily power cars with nuclear power. Not only would we be reducing carbon emissions, we would be filling up free(ever seen those Costco electric chargers). Also, since the government is giving tax credits to anybody using EV's(electric vehicals) We could buy our own at home chargers.

The main reasons why these two great ideas, nuclear power and electric cars, don't go forward is Big Oil. Oil companies know that Nuclear Power and electric cars will destroy there business so what do they do? They lobby politicians. And the politicians do nothing to help advance our country towards energy independence. Another reason why nuclear energy isn't liked by the public is because of an image of danger from popular culture (im looking at you, "Simpsons"). I just hope that America can look forward to a cleaner, brighter, and more efficient future with Nuclear Power instead of cozying up with big oil and foreign powers.

Infighting Rampant in GOP

2008-11-06T19:50:00.000-08:00

All over the news today were tell-tale sounds of GOP infighting. First of all, according to Fox News reporter Carl Cameron, McCain insiders are blaming Palin, saying she was inexperienced and did not even know the Africa was a country not a continent. Other McCain officials denied this but i wouldn't be surprised if it was true. And that's only the tip of the iceburg. Republicans all over the congressional spectrum were fighting to replace each other and calling others to stepdown. Sen. DeMitt (R-SC) is telling senate republicans to expel convicted Felon Sen. Ted Stevens. House Minority Leader John Boehner is dangerously close to losing his title to ambitious house republicans, and thats just the start.

Republicans of Congress, now is not the time to fight each other over petty things, now is the time to band together to fight the upcoming liberal policies of the Obama administration and a democratic congress. Unless republicans get their act together, they will lose even more seats in 2010, and thats the last thing America needs.

Over For Lieberman?

2008-11-06T08:32:00.000-08:00

Joe Lieberman is an important vote for this caucus."

-Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader

Is it over for Joe Lieberman? Senator Lieberman pretty much spent the whole last year showering praises on McCain and bashing Obama's speeches, and the Dems are reasonably perturbed. Actually that's an understatement. They're pissed off. They would have just been slightly annoyed had Lieberman not spoken at the Republican National Convention. That was reaaallly did not sit well with the Democrats. Senator Lieberman and his good friend Senator McCain

Although Lieberman is technically an "independent Democrat" he caucuses with the democrats giving them a vital extra vote in many liberal measures that will barely squeak by in senate. With the 5 new seats though, that may no longer be even necessary. Because of this, Sen. Harry Reid might just kick him out of the democratic caucus meetings or he might go easier on him and just take away his leadership role in the Senate's Homeland Security Comitee. Then again he may just take no action at all.

Had John McCain been elected president, Lieberman would have been a key conduit between Senate Democrats and John McCain. They would call upon Lieberman to persuade McCain to make deals on a number of issues. However, since Obama has been elected and Democrats have a fairly sizeable majority in Senate, this is no longer an issue. Overall, i believe that Reid will strip Lieberman of his Comitee chairmanship but go no further than that. In case they need him in the future, Democrats (although very angry at him) must not totally alienate him. At the same time though, they need to send the message that running around and doing the things Lieberman did won't be let go without punishment. Is this Partisan and petty? Yes but that's how Washington works.

Draft Bobby Jindal for 2012

2008-11-05T14:26:00.000-08:00

Hahaha I'm already talking about 2012. Your question may be, isn't it time to put politics down for a second? My answer is no. Im a political junkie and this is what i do.

Ok back to the story. Bobby Jindal, the governer of Louisiana and the youngest governer in the United States. He has a record of stalwart social conservatism while having a stellar record on healthcare issues. He has extensive plans to reform medicare and was voted in unanimously by senate to be the "Assistant secretary of health and human services for planning and evaluation", the principal advisor to the secretary of Jindal at a political rally Health and Human services.

If the democrats say republicans are old and stodgy, the republicans show them Jindal. If the liberals say conservatives are racist, we show them Jindal. Should Obama completely and utterly fail in the next four years, the

Louisiana Governer Bobby Jindal at a political rally people will want a fresh breath of conservatism. Bobby will be the perfect delivere of this message in 2012. By then he will also be serving his second term as a governer, enough experience by anybodys standards (at least 10 times more than Barack). I will try to put up a Draft Jindal site within the next month. He may be the next Reagan for all we know!

Election Day Recap: President Obama, Democrat Congress

2008-11-05T10:08:00.001-08:00

One Party Rule of Obama, Reid and Pelosi

NOTE: I would like to start this article by congratulating Obama for his historic win and becoming the first African American to be elected president. I HOPE that he will do what's best for the country and not whats best for himself or the democratic party.

I know that last night republicans around the country at election turns as Barack Obama pulled ahead and Republican senate seats slipped away. Now we have a democratic president, a democratic house, and a democratic senate. As a result of this, far left bills like the fairness doctorine and bills to pull out of Iraq are sure to pass. Even if Obama takes a more centerist approach(which i doubt will actually happen) he will be hammered by the liberal base including Sen. Clinton, who although running a centerist campaign is a flamboyant liberal, Reid, the Ifluential (and idiotic) senate majority leader, Pelosi, the Speaker of the house, and countless other liberals. He will surely break under their pressure into signing bills that are not in the common interest of the US people.

So are there any upsides for republicans? Definitely. First of all, Democrats will not get their fillibuster free 60 senate seats they had hoped for. Instead, if Republicans win the 3 undecided races (likely), Democrats will only have 56 seats, four short of their goal. Republicans will breathe a huge sigh of relief at this because it means that theres at least some check for the liberals. At least they can't pass everything. Other good news for republicans is the fact that the last time democrats got elected in with a charismatic president and a liberal congress, they completely screwed themselves over. After the horrible job they did, thirty years of conservatism ensued (see Reagan, and the Bushes). Now im not hoping that bad things in america happen so that republicans get political gains but you see my point.

Although i trash talk Obama, i really hope that he can lead the country well. Besides, he's president and there's nothing that I or any other republican can do about it. America is at your mercy President Obama. Please don't ruin us.

All I've Got to say is........

2008-11-04T12:33:00.000-08:00

MAY THE MAN BEST FOR AMERICA WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McCain and Obama: A breakdown, Issue by Issue

2008-11-03T09:09:00.000-08:00

Where do Mccain and Obama stand on the issues that us as Americans care about most? This issue breakdown will help you as a voter better understand who to vote for in this important election.

Energy Policy: Although McCain and Obama both say that they support reducing dependency on foreign oil they have very different approaches to this. Obama supports energy sources such as Ethanol and Solar to replace oil and coal. Although Obama does not oppose coal, he has said that under his cap plans coal companies could go bankrupt. John McCain's energy plan focuses on drilling offshore and using nuclear energy. While Obama opposes building new nuclear power plants, McCain says we need to build forty or more new nuclear plants. Overall, i think McCain's energy plan is more practical and responsible than Obama's

Winner: McCain

Foreign Policy: John McCain and Barack Obama are pretty much complete opposites when it comes to foreign policy. Obama favors negotiation (without precondition) with foreign leaders like Kim Jong Il and Amhadenijad, and making better relations with liberal European powers. Regarding Aghgainstan and Iraq, Obama hopes to pull the troops out of Iraq as soon as possible and also raising troop levels in Afghanistan. A big downside for Obama however, is his inexperience in foreign policy. He has been a senator for four years (two campaigning) and is still a novice in this area especially compared to McCain. Regarding foreign powers, McCain favors working together with friendly foreign powers like Britain, France (under Sarko), and Colombia while giving a cold shoulder to anti-American and socialist/communist countries like Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea. Since the surge strategy (which McCain supported and Obama opposed) worked in Iraq, McCain plans to use the same strategy for Afghanistan. Because of John McCain's experience, he edges out Obama in this category

Winner: McCain

Candidate for change: This category is very iffy and abstract, not concrete and transparent like the rest of the candidates. However if you think about it Conservative, the views which McCain holds, means keeping the traditional values of america while also playing it safe as far as economics goes, While liberal views, which Obama holds, means scrapping the social values of America and being risky with economic policy. So if you say that changing the very values on which America was founded on, i guess you could say that Obama is the candidate for change.

Winner: Obama

Tax Policy: Tax Policy is another issue on which McCain and Obama are night and day. Obama favors giving tax cuts to the "middle class" while raising taxes for those above "middle class". There are 2 problems with this plan. First, the "middle class" has been fuzzy in Obama's plan. First he said those making under 250,000 dollars a year, then he said 200,000 dollars a year, then Joe Biden said 150,000 dollars a year, then Bill Richardson, a political surrogate for Obama, said 120,000 dollars a year. The second problem with this policy is that it seems reminiscent of many socialist policies. When you tax the rich, the poor suffer. This is because if companies have more money, they can pay higher wages and give better benefits to their workers. We don't want to discourage the very businesses that keep us employed. McCain's tax policy is that everybody gets a tax cuts. There are a couple problems with this policy too. First of all, McCain is going to find that the amount of money that the government has just wont cut it. We need to fix roads, fix our education, take care of our veterans, and much much more. Lower taxes means that the government has less money to spend. That may be a good thing but it will also make us have to cut on the essentials which is not acceptable. Because i think that neither candidate is really going to cut taxes, I'm going to make this a tie.

Winner: Neither

The 2nd amendment: With gun control laws going way overboard these days, it is important to have a president that will veto ridiculous things like hand gun bans. Since Obama is a classic liberal, he of course opposes 2nd amendment rights and supports gun control laws. Of course he doesnt publicly say this but if you look at his senate record, its all there. McCain on the other hand is fairly consistent in support of 2nd amendment rights. Although he did vote yes on some assault weapon bans, overall he supports the bill of rights. Because of this McCain is the victor in this category

Winner: McCain

Abortion: Since there are only really two choices here as far as abortion goes, what really matters is what you personally believe. Barack Obama has consistently been Pro-Choice as his voting record shows. However, he voted no on a bill to take care of babies from failed 3rd term abortions. I find that downright wrong. Regardless, Obama is your candidate if you are pro-choice person. McCain on the other hand is strongly Pro-life. He believes that we should overturn Roe v Wade and allow the states to decide how they are going to handle the abortion issue. Overall this issue really just depends on what you believe

Winner: Depends

I could go on about some of the other issues in our society like school-vouchers and gay marriage but on all the issues besides the ones listed above, the candidates basically fall in with the rest of their party. So its really just an ideological thing. Do you believe in traditional values and tax breaks or do you believe in leaving old values and tax increases? Despite this I give my endorsement to John McCain. He is the most responsible and experienced candidate who will lead America in the right direction. Obama just isn't ready for the Oval Office.

Don't Count him out

2008-10-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

Can John Mccain beat the odds? Well lets take a look at history. In 8 of the past 14 presidential elections, more than half, late october poll numbers were horribly mangled and incorrect. In those 8 elections, the presidential race either completely flipped or tightened up (up to 12 points). On average, the elections were about 3 points closer to 50-50 than expected.

However this race is so different in so many ways. There are factors that can unpredictably in either way for these candidates. First lets talk about race. Yes, its a taboo subject but it will inevitably change this race. The race factor could either swing the election towards Obama or McCain depending on things like the Bradley effect, and whether more african-americans will go out out vote in key battleground states.

In 1982, California Gubernatorial candidate Tom Bradley (an African American) was steadily ahead in poll numbers and was heavily favored to win the election. Come election day however, The race was much tighter than expected and eventually it slipped away from Bradley. This started the theory of the so-called "Bradley effect". The gist is that people being polled will say that they will vote for an african american candidate(for fear of seeming racist) but in the privacy of the voting booth will actually vote for the white candidate. There are however, several things that will probably make the bradley effect less prominent in this election cycle. First, Americans as a whole have become more comfortable with african-americans. Because of this, recent elections seemed to show that race had little effect. Second, there may be a reverse-bradley effect in which white voters dont publicly affirm that they would vote for a black candidate but in the voting booth do. All of this will probably cancel out each other and not have too much effect.

Another major issue in this election is the accuracy of the polls. Many of the polls are ridiculously out of the magin of error (one showing Obama leading by three, one showing Obama leading by 15) many of the polls include voters that say that they "might" vote. That pretty much means they wont, and i think a lot of young people belong to that category.

That brings me to young people. This campaign seems to have completely buzzed up the college students and young people of america, and they are heavily in favor of Barack Obama. As a result of an expected high turnout i believe that the polls are artificially inflated in Obama's favor when because young people probablly will be too lazy to vote as always. It truly is sad but its a fact of life.

In essence, what i am saying is that the polls are most likely off by a few points. Because of this, there may be more going on than meets the eye. Take Pennsylvania for example. Although the real clear politics polling average shows Obama up by 9 points, both Mccain and Obama are fiercely fighting for the state. Is there a chance for a Mccain win? Only time will tell. Theres definitely mischief afoot here.

Palin looking at 2012 run?

2008-10-29T22:19:00.000-07:00

: Absolutely not. I think that, if I were to give up and wave a white flag of surrender against some of the political shots that we've taken, that ... that would ... bring this whole ... I'm not doin' this for naught.

-VP nominee Sarah Palin, 10.29.08

Is Palin prepping for a 2012 run should John Mccain lose this election? well she sure is hinting at it(*wink, wink). Although she denounced the thought that Mccain might lose next week, Palin did say that she would stay on the national stage, which could include running for prez in 2012. Lord knows that she can energize the republican base. I think that even if Mccain lost this year, most republicans would blame it on Mccain, not Palin, and since she is well known and respected, she could easily win a potential 2012 nomination.

If John Mccain is elected, he may choose to quit in 2012 for age or health, or personal reasons. Should that happen, she would be a virtual shoo in in the primaries and a probable winner in the general election (Clinton, Palin 2012? Who knows). The main thing is, Palin is going to stay on the national scene either as the Vice President or as a future candidate for office. Love her or hate her, shes here to stay.

The importance of voting

2008-10-28T21:35:00.000-07:00

Why Vote? You've got better ways to spend your Tuesday evening, right? WRONG!(as Arnold Schwarzenegger would say) Voting is one of the key pillars to our society. People in dozens of countries like China, North Korea, Somalia, and yes, Russia (current day!) have given their lives to fight for the right to vote, yet we Americans blow it off as something that won't effect our lives. If you don't vote you are a bad citizen and a bad person. NO EXCUSES. I personally am a minor and not allowed to vote so I urge you to at least vote for my sake and make your voice heard. I don't care who or what you vote for just vote! Is that too much to ask?????

Although some people say that regardless of who wins everything will be the same, that is patently false. The first step to voter supression is the people losing the will to vote. You voting for the candidate you think is right may be the difference between a communist dictatorship and a nation to be proud of. VOTE HERE, VOTE NOW! alright! IM SERIOUS. Voter turnout in the US is on average 54 %. That means one half of you out there dont even feel like they need to fufill their obligations as citizens of the United States. It is unacceptable and outrageous. Anybody that is reading this and didn't register to vote should be ashamed of themselves. Men and Women die overseas in Iraq and Aghganistan everyday to protect our right to vote and have our voice heard. Do you want those deaths to mean nothing?

My point is:

GO OUT AND VOTE!!!!! (IF YOU STILL CAN!!!!!!)

Obama Bombshell dropped, MSM silent

2008-10-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

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""The Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and sort of basic issues of political and economic justice in this society, and to that extent as radical as people try to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn't that radical, it didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as it has been interpreted .... And I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was that the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think there was a tendency to lose track of the political and organizing activities on the ground that are able to bring about the coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributive change, and in some ways we still suffer from that,""

-Barack Obama in a Radio interview, 2008

Warren Court not radical? HAHAHAHAHA! Good one Barack! Although the Warren Court made strides in Racial desegregation, there policies on crime and religion in schools was down right ridiculous and uncalled for. Because of their radical views on imprisonment and confessions, they caused the huge uptick crime during the 60s and 70s. Nobody knows exactly how much blood lies on the hands of the Warren Court.

Despite this Barack Obama thinks that it was tragic that they didn't go far enough. Obama suggests that the civil rights movement and the Warren Court fell short because they failed to redistribute the wealth of the US people. However, he said that it is still possible to redistribute income through legislation. This means that if Obama were to be elected, he would back a bill that would put into action Karl Marx's theory that "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". I don't know about that but i think that defaces all of the policies that the founding fathers worked so hard to preserve. We don't need a socialist country and we do not need a socialist president.

Now the worst thing about this whole palooza is that the MSM (mainstream media) refuses to even talk about this story. The only news group running this potentially game-changing bombshell is Fox. This is downright unfair and stupid. This just supports my belief that 99 % of the media wants Obama to win the election. The first step to a communist nation is control of the media and the liberals already have that. If the fairness doctrine is enacted, there's nothing stopping a liberal congress and a liberal president from turning this country from the leader of the free world to the leader of communism. WE MUST STOP THE LIBERALS

Mccain wins Pennsylvania? nah.

2008-10-24T10:26:00.000-07:00

"Unless we win Pennsylvania, I don't think (McCain) is elected president,

-Tom Ridge,

Its 10 days until election day and the GOP is definitely getting desperate. Mccain has made gains in key battleground states and in overall polls but its still not enough. Virigina now is edging toward an Obama win. Even on the off chance that Mccain manages to hold Ohio, Florida, Colorado, and Nevada, he still loses to Obama 272 to 266.

Mccain and pretty much every member of the GOP realizes this, and know they have to do something. So what are they doing now? Going for Pennsylvania! The Real Clear Politics Pennsylvania polling average shows Mccain trailing by 11 points. Im sorry Senator, but i dont think that you're gonna somehow generate 11 points in 10 days. Instead of defending Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, Florida, Missouri, and a host of other "Toss up" states, hes going for Pennsylvania.Now i know that its crunch time and everything but don't you think thats a little brash? Even if you managed to pull off a miracle win in a solidly democrat state, you would probably sacrifice Ohio, Colorado, and Virginia in the process.Thats a certain loss.

So what strategy would I recommend for Mccain? What i would do is first of all, give up on Pennsylvannia. Obamas got you there. Just give up, pull out all of your resources. Next Do everything you can to keep Colorado. There is no winning strategy for you without Colorado.Even if you win Virginia, Ohio, and Florida, you will still lose because of an electoral college tie (darned liberal congress!). Finally, Dump everything in Virginia. Trust that everything else (Ohio, Florida, Missouri, Indiana) will work in your favor and just go for Virginia. Virginia has a strong conservative base and has always been a red state. You can win Virgina. You need win Virgina. Don't have fantasies about winning Pennsylvania, a notoriously liberal state. Heck even Western Pennsylvania (probably the most republican part) voted Murtha into office! Instead hammer hard on Virgina which has a time tested record for being red.

Phew, well thats it! Check out my Obama reccomendation tomorrow.

The Fairness Doctorine

2008-10-22T22:07:00.002-07:00

The ironic thing about the so-called "Fairness Doctorine" is that it is so blatantly unfair, biased, and constitutionally wrong. So what is the fairness doctorine? Back in the day, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) enforced a rule that forced TV and Radio stations to show both sides of the issue. Sounds ok right? Think again. TV stations like CNN and MSNBC, both notoriously liberal stations would be left out because the FCC feels that they're already unbiased (lol!). In the meantime, Fox News and almost every talk radio show would be shut down unless they were equally conservative and liberal. Luckily, this measure was shut down unanimously by the FCC in 1987, but if Obama and a liberal dominated congress win this year, it is bound to be reinstated.

To actually enforcing people to air certain things on air is down right censorship. The liberals know all the talk radio shows will be shut down if they have to show both sides of the issue, and thats exactly what they're plan is. They want to shut the conservatives up. If Obama wins this year, there will be no one to block this legeslation, and we will be taking our first step to a censored, communist society.In my opinion Freedom of the Press also applies to TV and Radio stations. What are they going to do next, cause bloggers and websites to show both sides of the issue too? This is going way to far.

Economic Stimulus Package No. 2?

2008-10-21T10:16:00.003-07:00

Do we need another stimulus package? Do we really need make our deficit bigger? I think that there is a way to stimulate our economy without spending billions upon billions of dollars that we don't even have. Consider this. Already Gas has gone down a dollar. Now lets say that half of the people in America, 150 million, burn about 2 gallons or more of gas a day. If gas stayed one dollar cheaper, the group of 150 million would each save 2 extra dollars a day. That means that everyday an extra 300 million dollars is circulated around! Instead of a one time hit, it would be a constant flow of cash into the consumers of America!

Of course the question is how exactly are we going to do this? Well i propose a two pronged attack. First, we take ourselves off of foreign oil in volatile countrys. We do this by do this by drilling domestically NOW(so that we can have an actual product sooner) and importing oil from stable countries. This will prevent the sudden crude oil panics when a terrorist attack happens in some middle eastern country. Next, after we have switched to domestic oil, we power our cars electrically and with Natural Gas. These new fuel sources are A) clean B) domestic C) cheap D)practical and E) will cut the demand for gas and therefore make it cheaper.

Thats all there is too it! Opinons? Ideas? Complaints? Then Post comments!

Powell's Endorsement, Obama's slippage

2008-10-20T09:29:00.000-07:00

"I think that Senator Obama brings a fresh set of eyes, a fresh set of ideas to the table. I think we need a generational change, and I think Senator Obama has captured the feelings of the young people of America and is reaching out in a more diverse, inclusive way across our society."
-Colin Powell, October 19, 2008

Colin Powell, former secretary of state under president bush, has recently endorsed Barack Obama. Powell, a retired General who served as the National Security adviser for Ronald Reagan, has always been a "behind the curtain" puppeteer of Foreign Policy and the such. Powell was also the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff between 1989 to 1993, meaning he was pretty much the highest ranking military official at the time, and he masterminded operation Desert Storm. That is one heck of a track record!

So the big question is, will this endorsement effect the race at large? I would say that it is going to have a small effect but not a signifacant one, lets say 0.05 percentage points. Although that figure may seem small, it could mean all the difference. I mean look at the close proximities of the last two presidential races! However, i don't think this endosement is going to help stop Obama's current skid in the polls. This is because what people are worried about Obama right now is his economic policies of "spreading the wealth around". That sent chills up the spine of anybody that believes socialism is a very bad thing, which i would say is the majority of sane americans. How long will this Obama skid and Mccain uptick last? I think it may even continue until election day! I think that even though Obama is ahead at the moment, by November 4th everybody is going to be on the edge of their seats instead of yawning as Obama wins at 9:00 Eastern Time.

The Hypocrisy of Gore

2008-10-17T11:25:00.000-07:00

Today I felt like writing a piece on the Hypocrisy and stupidity of our favorite Global Warming activist and former vice-president Al Gore. Ever since he lost the presidensy to Bush in 2000, he has been running around the country screaming at people about the earth. He has already released an acclaimed movie, won the nobel peace prize, and made tons of money at motivational speeches about being carbon neutral. Sounds pretty high and noble right? I mean who doesn't think reducing your "carbon footprint" is important. I'll tell you who: Al Gore

The very man thats been parading around as "Mr. Green" and won a nobel peace prize for somethin or another about the enviorment probably pumps more carbon into the sky than 99% of the people in the US. Don't Believe me? Ok in the 2000 campaign, Al gore went from stump speech to stump speech in a private jet, which emits 8,785 gallons of Carbon Dioxide per hour. A private jet seats a maximum of 19 people. Now hear this: a huge Boeing 737 seats a maximum of 189 people, about 10 times the amount of a private jet, but emits less than double that of the private jet! Looks like Al Gore's Carbon Footprint is more like a carbon chasm.

Here is another example of how ridiculous he is. Ok so Al Gore is going to give a speech at a big convention center at washington. The ticket for the speech, which is a huge preachy speech about how you should pay extra money and go out of you way to be green, encourages people going to the speech to ride bikes or use public transportation. Now Guess what Al Gore used to get to the speech. Two Lincoln Town cars and a Suburban SUV. One of the Town Cars even had the AC on for 20 minutes! I guess Al Gore wanted the car to be nice and cool when he was finished.

All i am saying is this is the traditional "Do as I say, Not as I do." I may just start paying attention to Globull Warming and "reducing your carbon footprint" once the liberals actually try it themselves. Is that too much to ask for???

Who won??

2008-10-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

So the big question is, who won the debates? There was one clear and decisive winner for sure, who took control and asserted himself to become the focal point of the whole debate: Joe the Plumber.

Jokes aside though, I would have to say that it was a victory for Obama. Although i think Mccain actually won with his zingers and his jabs, it wasn't enough. Also, Obama managed to keep his cool throughout the whole debate, something Mccain did not want at all. I continue to be amazed at how level headed Obama can be. Is this a sign that he will be a good president? I don't know.

However there is something else besides the debate that may swing the election in Mccain's favor. The main reason John Mccain brought up Joe the Plumber last night is to tell everybody about what Obama said to Joe. Obama told Joe that it is necessary to "spread the wealth around". That is socialism 101 right there. If only that quote got more media coverage, Obama's campaign would be in the tank. I mean we've had enough socialism as it is with the bailout package and the federal seizure of the banks. We DONT need a socialist president, and that is what Obama is starting to look like.

A nation wide football game

2008-10-15T09:47:00.001-07:00

Senators John Mccain and Barack Obama both have a crucial task they must complete tonight. Barack Obama must secure the presidential election by holding Mccain to a tie, nothing more, nothing less. Why? Ok lets make a football analogy. Its 4th and long in a football game, 4th quarter, 1 second left and you are ahead by 5 points. Its a hail mary pass by the QB. You are the corner. The pass is headed toward the receiver and you are the corner. Do you A)try to swat the ball with a 90 percent chance of success or B) try to intercept the ball with a 50 percent chance of success. A is the obvious answer. If he can just keep the numbers he has now, and make this debate have little or no effect he has the presidency in the bag.

John Mccain is the QB and The voters are the recievers. Mccain only has one play left so he has to make it count. All or nothing. No matter what he has to make sure the voters recieve his message. He can do this by either making Barack Obama stumble, or make his message especially distinct and important. Whether he does this by a succesion of one line zingers or slowly breaking down Baracks defenses is yet to be seen.

As you can clearly see Obama's job is a lot easier. He just has to play it safe and muffle John Mccains message of experience and family values so that it doesn't reach voters. Even though it may seem impossible for John Mccain though he musn't give up. He didn't give up in vietnam, he hasn't given up in Iraq, he didn't give up in the primaries, and now he must not give up in the election. He still has a chance however slim it may be, but if he doesn't go for it all, it won't matter in the long run. A ten yard run for a first down won't do it. He needs a touchdown NOW.

Mccain: Debate blowout or Bust

2008-10-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

"We're going to spend a lot of time and after I whip his you-know-what in this debate, we're going to be going out 24/7,"
-John Mccain, Oct. 12

The ironic thing about the quote above is that if Mccain even wants to think about being a contender on November 4th, he is literally gonna have to kick Obama back to Illinois. Its Do or Die here. Mccain are STILL going down and Obamas numbers are STILL going up! Look at this! Tell me that this isn't decisive. Mccain will need to force Obama into a corner and smash him in the debate tomorrow. Unless something major happens tomorrow, Say hello to President Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States!

Under no conditions can Mccain afford another, "draw" or "tie" where partisans in each party say their candidate won. Mccain has to do so good that the democrats admit that they lost. I'm quite skeptical that this will actually happen. Sorry "John". Luckily when i bet with my friend that Mccain would win back in May, there were 100 to 1 odds in favor of Obama. Phew!

Presidential debate #2 analysis

2008-10-08T10:26:00.000-07:00

Going into yesterday's debate John Mccain needed a game changer. He was about 8 points behind averagely in all of the polls yesterday. He needed to shake things up. Did he do that? Frankly no. Although yesterday's debate wasn't enough to kill his campaign it surely was a hard hit. There are only 4 weeks left until the american voters go to the polls and things are not looking good at all for Mccain. Something major needs to happen or in 3 months we're going to see President Obama in the oval office.

If Obama wasn't so far ahead yesterday's debate would be a tie, or even a slight win for Mccain but as it stands Obama won. This was also true for the previous two debates. Mccain is losing state by state to the democratic machine that is Obama. Any sane odds-maker would probably put the election at least 3 to 1 in favor of Obama. That is how deeply Mccain is in the mud right now.

USS GOP sinking

2008-10-06T10:14:00.000-07:00

“Before the economic crisis, we had a number of races moving our way, but now we’re seeing Republican numbers plummet
- Matthew Miller, communications director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

"Mccain may lose Virginia", "Obama gunning for Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada", "Mccain pulls out of Michigan", "Dems could hit 60 Senate seats": These headlines all have one thing in common: They seem to indicate that the USS GOP, the seemingly unbeatable Juggernaut in 04, is slipping away. Mccain is set to lose the presidential election and Dems are set to capture both houses of congress. Talk about a tough year for the GOP.

The way things are going, John Mccain is definitely going to lose the election. Unless there is something game changing (ie: Kim Jong Il is dead, Obama makes a major gaffe) Obama is sittin pretty. Colorado, Nevada, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana, and New Hamphsire, all formerly GOP states, are starting to nudge there way closer to the Obama column. Even if Obama just half of those states, he will get his 270. So what's the upside for Mccain? Well first of all he isn't completely out of it yet. If he has a strong last month he could still win it. Second, he is renowned for his come from behind wins. See the GOP primaries for an example. Third, I think in polls, people say the will vote for Obama, but in reality when they step up to the polling machine, the Mccain ticket is the one thats gonna be punched in. Even so, this last month is gonna be an uphill climb for Mccain.

Dems already have the House captured for this election year but right now, the senate is dead even. Democrats could change that all this election year. Right now, The Democrats are set up to control a whopping 60-40 senate majority over the next two years. If that happend(and Obama got elected) The Dems could pass any bill they please. It would be a one-two punch knockout against the GOP and arguably, the US people. I think that many of the people voting for Obama don't understand his views. I have seen extremely conservative evangelists with Obama bumper stickers on their car! Now that's saying something.

Palin Folksy, Biden presidential.

2008-10-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

Now doggone it, let's look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do for them in the future.

-Sarah Palin, Last night

Alright, we're done debating so now for the analysis. Many democrats expected Senator Joe Biden to sweep the floor with Palin, Goverener. Sarah Palin was able to hold her own against a veteran washington debater. Although Biden did seem more knowledgable, his speech was very boring and political. Senate Speak you could call it. Sarah Palin obviously switched subjects two or three times on questions she wasn't comfortable with but she did it in a fun-loving way. She said phrases like "Doggone it Joe" and "Say it ain't so!". She connected with the voters. While political vetereans will be quick to declare Biden the winner, i predict that the normal middle-class (i hate that term) voters will swing towards Palin.

I will take something i heard from a Fox News pundit last night. If you saw the speech text without the performance, you would call Biden the Winner. However, if you watched the debates Palin would show as the clear winner. This is a classic case in politics of a popularity contest. No matter how presidential you are, if you come off as condescending or boring, you will pay for it. Overall i believe that this debate was a slight win for Palin, especially since expectations ran so low for her. She got through the debate and then some. In the long run, since there weren't any major gaffes or game-changers, this Vice Presidential debate won't really mean anything come election day. The next two debates on the other hand may turn out to change everything.

Predictions on tonight's debates.

2008-10-02T08:36:00.000-07:00

"Look don't alaskans deserve a better discourse than this?"

-Sarah Palin after the other two candidates in a gubernatorial debate bickered about an issue.

Honestly, expectations are running very low for Sarah Palin coming into these debates. Many people out there expect it to be a cakewalk for Joe Biden. I, on the other hand politely disagree. Yes Sarah Palin may screw up at some point in the debate, but Biden is the very definition of gaffe! Sarah Palin needs to win this debate more than anything. If she loses its pretty much game over for Sen. John Mccain. On the other hand, if she wins handily jaws will drop, and so will poll numbers for Barack Obama. In other word tonight is going to be a very odd presidential debate indeed, odd because it will actually matter.

Historically vice-presidential debates have been nothing more than a mere political formality. When people stand in front of the polling machine they think about who they want on the top of the ticket, not the bottom. Look at the debate between Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen. That debate will be remembered forever. Dan Quayle was a young, inexperienced, unknown Indiana congressman that was put on the Bush ticket to get a fresh face. "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" that quote has stuck in the minds of the American people, even to this day. Look there's even a wikipedia article about it here!

However this election is different. Bush was probably predestined to win in '88 anywho. On the contrary this race is neck and neck. Many people are insecure about Palin's experience, but on the other hand Biden was not the person voters wanted on the Obama ticket. Also, viewership tonight is going to be at a record high. Even people who don't know much about politics are going to turn on their TV tonights and watch the debates intently. Everybody is curious and many voters are swaying back and forth between Mccain and Obama. One insta-classic moment like the "You're no Jack Kennedy" could completely change the election, and put it in the bag for either Mccain or Obama. On the other hand, if no clear winner is shown in this debate, then I think its going to be an exciting race on election day.

Palin falters?

2008-09-30T21:23:00.000-07:00

Conservatives and liberals alike are calling for Palin to drop out. Are these calls justified. Well i have recently reviewed the Katie Couric interviews with Palin and am notably ticked off. She seems to know a lot less than me about history and the economy. However i probably shouldn't be that quick to judge. Who knows what it would be like in a tense interview with one of the coldest women on the earth? I shudder at the thought.

Even the most loyal conservatives are starting to get scared. I am sort of iffy myself but i think we should reserve any of our opinions until after the debates. That way we can better judge how she will do. I also think it would be completely ridiculous to replace her. Its 1 month away from election day! Sorry that would probably be political suicide. I just don't think its reasonable or fair to Palin. I have high expectations for Palin for the debate, and hope she throws all of my(and all voters') doubts right out the window.

Debate analyis.

2008-09-29T20:33:00.000-07:00

Well the debate has concluded and the dust seems to have settled. Now the question are who won and what happend. Well, in short it was a pretty even match. That means Barack Obama won. I think that for this debate, John Mccain needed to clearly win, for the debate was on Mccain's home turf, Foreign Policy. Sure the first 40 minutes were spent debating the economy which i definitely Obamas strong turf. Since Obama won ever so slightly on the economy and Mccain edged him out on foreign policy, the debate ended up as a tie.

John Mccain has been steadily slipping in the polls lately as a result of the econmic woes our country has been going through. He needed this debate to be a clear win, which it was not. I have checked the RCP(Real Clear Politics) average for John Mccain today (reasonable time for the polls to have taken place post-debate) and the numbers aint pretty. Obama has stayed ahead despite the debates, which means it was an overall failure for John Mccain.

I discovered an interesting thing while looking at the RCP averages: While Obama has flat lined over the past few days, John Mccain has dived. Does this mean Mccain voters are going to the Constitution party and Alan Keyes? Maybe, although they are more likely to have shifted into the undecided column.

Mccain Suspends Campaign.

2008-09-25T10:56:00.001-07:00

Mccain said in a statement yesterday that he will suspend his presidential campaign until further notice because of the ailing economy. He called on Obama to do the same, but Obama flatly refused, saying that if John Mccain was competent he could deal with the campaign and the economy at the same time. Obama also refused John Mccains call to postpone the debate scheduled tomorrow. So what is the meaning of all this?

Well we can rule out the idea that Mccain wants more time to prepare for the debate tomorrow. Mccain is very much the superior to Obama when it comes to foreign policy, the subject of tomorrows debates. However, the delay of this debate would mean that next weeks Vice Presidential debates would be delayed until further notice. This gives Palin, who tripped on a series of economical questions during an exclusive interview with Katie Couric, extra time to prepare for the debates with Joe Biden. Even a few extra days to look good in the debate could decide who wins the general election.

Another interesting aspect of Mccain's campaign suspension is the fact that Obama decided not to suspend his campaign. Obama risks looking like a partisan squabbler who doesn't care about the economy, and also risks making John Mccain look like a hero. The latest Gallup pole already showed Mccain and Obama tied, even though Obama has been about 4 points ahead for the past week. At the same time, he also doesn't want to look like someone who follows whatever John Mccain does. It might show that he didn't think quick enough to decide to suspend his campaign himself. In short, Mccain has gotten Obama into quite a sticky situation.

Barack Obama's attack ad

2008-09-24T08:47:00.000-07:00

"He admit's he still doesn't know how to use a computer, cant send an email" says the latest of Obama's attack ad. Wasn't this the same campagin that accused Mccain of baseless attacks and swift-boat politics? Yeesh. And guess what? It turns out Sen. John Mccain can't type for long periods of time because his fingers were fractured while he was a POW.

Now I know some of you think that it might not actually be true that he isn't tech-saavy because of his POW stay. Even if it turned out he just didn't use computers much, isn't it important to just stick to the issues? Besides, the president's secretaries' write all of his emails for him. The thing that is most heinous about this attack is that it is happening on both sides of the aisle. Conservative bloggers (not me though!) continue to use "Barack Hussein Obama", among other nasty terms. Seriously all America wants is a election on the issues and ONLY the issues. Hopefully the upcoming debates don't turn into a mud-slinging fest.

3rd Parties don't matter

2008-09-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

What happened to the good old days where third party candidates actually meant something? What happened to differing opinions? What happened to people running on an "Independent ticket"? The last time a third party candidate won any states was 1964 (George C Wallace, won states in the south, helped Nixon win. Look it up :D). I don't know why but something tick me off that his is just a two party country. Then again, people of similar opinions get separated when a third part candidate has weight, and therefore causes the other party to win. Even if the party only gets a couple points he can spoil the whole race (see Ralph Nader '00 spoiler). This year the third party candidates will probably combine for about 1 percent of votes.

I think a Third party candidate would be viable IF they had radically different views from both candidates. That way they wouldn't just act as a spoiler or siphon off votes. Honestly both candidates right now are pretty loserific. Sigh, I just hope whoever gets elected turns this country around for the better!

NOTE: IM NOT A RON PAUL FANATIC! QUITE THE CONTRARY! I'M SOLIDLY CONSERVATIVE. LET THIS BE KNOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Proposition 8 in California

2008-09-22T11:15:00.000-07:00

Proposition 8 is the new proposed law that attempts to overturn the California supreme court ruling that just went into effect last June. Earlier in the year, supreme court judges ruled that gays and lesbians constitutionally have the right to marry. However, in 2000 according to protectmarriage.com reports that 61% of voters said to ban gay marriage. Who is right?

I'm gonna take a look on both sides of the issue here so first is the side of No on prop.8. Their campaign states that a vote for proposition 8 is a vote for bigotry and vote against civil basic rights. They compare their campaign to that of the African-Americans in the south back in the 60s. They also argue that if gays were not allowed to marry, they would have a harder time getting health insurance. There is no law guaranteeing "Domestic Partners" can obtain the benefits of being married. The last point that the No on Prop.8 campaign tries to drive home is the fact that kid's that are living with gay/lesbian couples will not have their parents recognized as parents and therefore be discriminated for that.

Next i'm going to show how the supporters of Proposition eight feel. First is the voters. On Nov 61% of California voted that the definition of marriage is two people of opposite sex being united in holy matrimony. On May 15 2008, four supreme court judges decided otherwise. Prop.8 supporters say that Kindergartners will be taught that marriage between gay and heterosexual couples is the same. They also say that churches will not have the right to decide whether or not they want to marry homosexual couples. Another opinion that they posses is that the gay marriage fight is not comparable to the civil rights movement because you are born black, and born as a certain ethnicity. Gays on the other hand, choose their life style.

So what do i think about this? Well I think there are some holes on both sides of the pictures. I totally agree with Prop.8 supporters on the fact about the civil rights issue. Gay marriage is not and never will be a civil rights issue. Leave it at a marriage issue. On the other hand, maybe gays should be allowed to marry. Maybe they should have the same rights as far as marriage go. I'll be honest with you. I personally would vote FOR Proposition 8. But its your desicion and California desicion.

The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Week 2

2008-09-18T09:51:00.001-07:00

Well here we are again folks with the weekly edition of the The Good the Bad and The Ugly!

The Good: Well there was really only one real good thing about this week: No more ridiculous and baseless attacks! Obviously the candidates were preoccupied with trying the make themselves look good in the face of an economic crisis. Besides that, this whole week was pretty much just goin downhill.

The Bad: The economy! The stock market suffered its worst blow since the Great Depression and it doesn't look good. Of course this isn't just caused by the Bush administration. This goes back to the Clinton themselves. The Democrats in the 90s voted to allow mortgages to be given out in depressed neighborhoods and to people who's credit indicated that they couldn't be trusted with making the payments. Needless to say, all the banks are collapsing now. Sure, some of this was caused by the economic choices of the Bush administration but you can't blame all of it on them!

The Ugly: The truly ugly thing about this week is that neither of the candidates seem to know jack about economy! This is NOT acceptable in a country on the brink of a second Depression. It has been quite evident that the candidates were clueless about how to handle the goings-on. Then again nobody really knew what was happening. Both of the candidates tried to pretend that they condemned the government bail-out of the banks while supporting it at the same time. Sigh..........

John Mccains take a hit along with economy.

2008-09-18T09:51:00.000-07:00

John Mccains numbers have taken a dive along with the stofck market over the past week. Lehman Brothers (stock at 0.075), Merrill Lynch and AIG have all gone defunct. Economic woes play right into Barack Obama's hand. In the same way that Barack Obama tries to dodge foreign policy, John Mccain stays away from the economy. Americans are very discontent with the way George W Bush has handled the economy over the past 8 years and want some definite change.

Now, if Mccain had picked Mitt Romney for his running mate he wouldn't be running into these problems as much. But alas, Sarah Palin is just as economically knowledgable as John Mccain is. Right nows republicans just have to pray that this is a downwards fluctuation and not the start of a recession/depression. In a week John Mccain has dropped from being 2 points ahead to being 4 points behind (ouch). It seems like this election is going to be decided by whether there are more alarming economic events or scary foreign wars (see Russia-Georgia War).

Pakistani General: "Open Fire"

2008-09-17T10:16:00.000-07:00

(Note: Sorry for posting every other day lately! I've been busy with exams)

Following the Sept. 3 incident where about 20 civilians were killed in a remote Pakistani town, Pakistani Major General Athar Abbas said that his troops would "open fire" in case another cross border raids against terrorists happen again, regardless of what nationality they were, or what there mission was.

His statements raised eyebrows throughout the worldwide political stage. In essence he is saying he is prepared to start a war against world powers like the US and Britain who have troops in Afghanistan and frequently carry out raids along the Pakistani border. Although the claim may be just for show, it is alarming. Could Pakistan, a former staunch US ally, be on the road to being labeled with the rest of the "Axis of Evil"?

I believe that Pakistan is now exercising its right as a sovereign nation to deny military power in their nation. But are they taking it to far in standing up to the US? Yes and No. The US military has very plausible reasons to carry out their raids, even if they are in Pakistani territory. It is known that Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization that carried out the 9/11 attacks, use the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan as a home base. Taliban is also seeping in through the Pakistan/Afghanistan border so if the military just sits at the side lines while more deaths are caused by Pakistani terrorists, that no good. I think that Pakistan's anger at US attacks would be justified if they actually took the time to take care of their own terrorist problems. For now, the US is on the right side.

Regarding the story above, news has just come out that a US military missles have just struck compunds on Pakistani soil, killing 6 people. This is a clear smack in Pakistan's face by the military, saying that they are gonna go forward with their attacks whatever Pakistan says.

Polls & Palin

2008-09-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

As expected, Republican presidential candidate John Mccain's bump in the polls was just a temporary thing.......... psych! Democrats and the Obama camp are fretting more and more that the election is starting to slip away from them. Obama, who was leading by a whopping 7.5 points back in June, has a reason to worry. It seems that Mccain's gambit with VP nominee Sarah Palin payed off. There are also other reasons why Mccain has pulled ahead, but most of them can be tied to Palin. For example, The conservative base is now fired up and ready to go, mostly because of a stellar Palin speech at the convention. The convention was spectacular, which brought more voters to Mccain. Why was the convention spectacular? One word: Palin.

Mccain also has the majority of Independent voters on his side now. Before the RNC, he held only 40% of all independents. That number jumped to 52% after the convention finished. Even though independents represent 12% of all voters, this bloc is probably the most crucial of them all. This is true because most Dems and Republicans have already sided with their parties' choice. Independents on the other hand, can be swayed one way or the other. This election is going to be really close and those few swing voters will be the people that choose our next president.

My new Prediction

2008-09-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

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The Good the Bad and the Ugly

2008-09-12T11:32:00.000-07:00

(Note: From now on on every friday i will be writing a new piece of writing called "The good the Bad and the Ugly")

The Good: Peace on 9/11. Finally a break from all the smears and tears. Both Sen. John Mccain and Sen. Barack Obama stopped attacking each other for one day in the whole campaign season. Of course by now, they are back at it. Well i guess from now on 9/11 will not only be a commeoration of the most deadliest attack on american soil, but also a break from "the same, old, tired politics.

The Bad: Hurricane Ike! As I speak, Hurricane Ike is barreling towards Houston. Even though the city isn't built in a stupid place (ehem New Orleans anyone! I wonder if the french have anything to do with it.......) it still expects to get lashed by the hurricane's storm surge, which will likely be a whopping 20 to 25 feet high! Well all we can do is pray for the fools that decided to ride out the storm.....

The Ugly: John Mccain: Honestly John Mccain, is anybody fooled? You kept attacking Obama for saying Sarah Palin was "Lipstick on a Pig". Seriously, you yourself have used that phrase before, and its a common term meaning making something bad look good. The quote was probably taken out of context. Overall i believe that John mccain is a good person that wants to lead our country in the right direction but please, leave these dirty politics locked away. I think these baseless attacks will hurt your campaign, not help it. Leave the smears to the liberals.

Kim Jong Il

2008-09-10T09:39:00.000-07:00

Well, spy agencies from countries all around the world are saying the Kim Jong Il, the dictator of the communist country North Korea, had a stroke. He hasn't appeared in public since mid-august and did not attend the yearly military parade honoring him. He probably won't be able to rule and he may even die. What does this mean for politics on the world-wide scale?

Although we all may hate KJI and want him to die, it would definitely be a very, very bad thing in the long run. With no clear successor it would almost certainly become a power struggle. And while Kim Jong Il, is insane, he probably wont be invading south korea or japan in the near future. A general of the "People's Army" is another story altogether though. It wouldn't be safe to count on a small chance of a citizen revoultion, causing North Korea to become a democratic nation.

So what does this mean for us americans? Well first of all, we have to take this into account when choosing our new president. John Mccain, in the case of a Japan/South Korea invasion, would probably strike hard and quick with our military. Barack Obama on the other hand, would probably try to make a diplomatic deal with North Korea. So which one do we want to lead? I'm going to leave that up to you to decide.

15 point boost?

2008-09-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

I know its a little late to be talking about an Obama boost in the polls but before the DNC, analysts predicted that Obama would get a 15 point uptick. Not so. I have been tracking multiple polls over the past few weeks and the most Obama got was about six-points. Does this say anything about his chances? I don't know, you decide.

As long as we're talking at polls look at this :(http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html)
This shows an average of all the reputable polls on the internet and turns it into a chart (scroll down for the actual chart). According to this, the highest Obama was above Mccain was 7 points. See i don't just make random guesses! Also, Mccain IS also getting the bounce in the polls and is currently ahead of Obama. Well what happened to the "Oh John Mccain doesn't have a chance" "Its gonna be a landslide for Obama" talk? Hmph. Now the race is exciting. Just how i like it XD.

Well, All's well that ends well!

2008-09-05T08:58:00.000-07:00

John Mccain, whom pundits and analysists counted out about a year ago, is now the Republican nominee for president. The Republican National Convention is now over, and boy is the conservative base roiled up. Although Senator John Mccain's speech paled in comparison to Sarah Palin's speech the night before, it still wasn't a failure. In fact, it was fairly good for John Mccain.

Yesterday's speech, which was constantly interrupted by the roaring convention floor crowd, touched on many different subjects including his story, foreign policy, kitchen table issues, and even bipartisanship. John Mccain stung at his own Republican party, saying they squandered there chances to make a difference while they were in congress until 2006. I believe that is very true and really applaud Mccain for saying that because it shows his maverick side. Has anyone seen Obama go against his own party? I didn't think so.

Right now, the Obama Campaign is nervously biting there fingernails because this convention was truly a home-run (a convention cliche) for the Republicans. It united the party, appealed to independents, and had a killer speech (see Sept. 4 post). Now as i see it, the presidential race is a dead heat, if not in favor of Mccain. Sure, he isn't a great orator, sure, he's not young, but the last thing thats sure is that he is in the presidential race to win it.

"She Rocked the Show"

2008-09-04T08:15:00.001-07:00

Alaska Governer and vice-presidential nominee delivered an awesome speech just four days after her suprise selection. She seemed like an old pro on the stage, natural and inspiring. She also stabbed at Barack Obama's credentials while smiling and making it seem real with things like "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities". It seems like she is ready to take on the attack-dog role that is expected of the VP candidates. Another Thing she did in her speech was to try to reassure the nation about her experience by talking about foreign policy and energy independence, and though the speech was written by somebody else(like all politicians speeches btw) the public may have bought it.

So what were some down points about the speech? Well first of all, she pretty much said in her speech that even being mayor brings you more experience than being a senator. Newsflash: John Mccain is a senator! She also brought her family to the stage and showed them off, both in the speech and afterwards. Weren't the people in the crow the ones who were just 5 minutes ago saying "Family is off Limits" and "You cant judge a candidate by her family". hrrm. Then again, all politicians use their families as long as it may help boost their numbers a little bit. Overall, Sarah Palin's speech was killer: killer because it may just put an end to Obama's presidential hopes

Overall, Sarah Palin's speech was killer: killer because it may just put an end to Obama's presidential hopes

Fred Thompson, Joe Lieberman, Deliver 1-2 punch at RNC

2008-09-03T15:02:00.000-07:00

If anybody now doubts that the RNC is now in full swing, they are completely crazy. Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman both gave great speeches, effectively launching the USS RNC. This was highly needed for the Republicans because the first day of the conventions were wasted, and they needed to kick start there "Party Infomercial"

First There was President Bush's speech. It was brief and to the point, reminding everybody of Mccain's experience, and his experiences as a POW. However it paled in comparison to the next speech given by Former Senator and Presidential candidate Fred Thompson. The man, who was heralded by the conservative base as the best candidate during the conservative primaries (until he dropped out, then they jumped on romneys train) gave a great speech. Although it rambled on at some points, Thompson's speech soundly struck at Obama's liberalism and John Mccain's experience and good charachter, cracking jokes along the way. I think that it was better than any speeches he gave during his whole career. Well either way, it was a good speech.

The night was topped off by Sen. Joe Lieberman, a so-called Independent Democrat. He made a appeal that was aimed towards Democrats and independents, though it may have fallen on deaf-ears from the former group. Although he is the only reason that the Dems have a majority in senate, they absolutely hate his guts and this was probably the last straw. They now view him as a traitor and just as bad as those uncivilized dirty savage republicans. He denounced Obama saying "eloquence is no substitute for a record - not in these tough times."

In short, the first night in the Republican National Convention was a success, despite the setbacks of the first day, and the conservative base is eagerly anticipating Sarah Palin's Speech today. Be sure to check back on an analysis of that speech tomorrow!!!

Day one of the RNC Ruined

2008-09-02T10:42:00.000-07:00

Not only did Hurricane Gustav hurt the Gulf Coast, it also hurt the Republican Party. Republicans neglected to do anything on their first day of their convention for fear of appearing elitist and out of touch. This will also adversely effect the rest of the convention, for the schedule has been thrown off of its path.

Despite all of this, I think that Hurricane Gustav may have been a good thing for Republicans. First of all, there was good media coverage of the Republicans choosing "Country First" (i know its amazing the cameras stopped crowding Obama for a day!) It also showed that John Mccain knows how to act during a crisis situation, unlike our current president. Another helpful thing for the Republicans is the fact that Gustav wasn't catastrophic, so the rest of the convention should go pretty much as planned.

Besides the Hurricane, something else plagued the convention: Sarah Palin's problem's. First Trooper Gate, then her husbands DUI ticket, then this: her 17 year old daughter is pregnant. Luckily the pregnancy isnt a complete scandal, for Bristol Palin plans to have the baby and marry the father. Also, this comes eariler enough that most voters will forget about it by the time election day comes by. The Dems wont attack her at all out of fear of alienating all the single mothers in our nation. But does this revelation signify a steady drip of rumors and scandals about Sarah Palin. Republicans are kneeling to John Mccain and crying "Say it Ain't So", hoping that he spent enough time researching her background while Democrats are just itching for something else to come out about her(her son is gay? lol just a thought). Well thats all folks. Professor Hageba out.

Hurricane Gustav Changes RNC

2008-08-31T17:08:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Gustav, which is at this moment en-route to the Louisiana coast, has delayed and radically changed the Republican National Convention. Even though the hurricane is hitting on the gulf coast, the storm has lasting effects far north, in the twin-cities.

Republicans do not want to look like they are partying and having fun at the convention while a horrible natural disaster that is eerily similar to the devastating Hurricane Katrina which hit New Orleans in 2005. This will almost completely erase the first day's scheduled events and, if it is a serious hurricane, will nullify most of the rest of the convention.

Although some analysts say that the hurricane will hinder the Republican's chances of getting elected, I believe that it will actually HELP John Mccain. During a time of national crisis, he, along with his VP pick Sarah Palin, will be helping out and monitoring the hurricane. If the media coverage actually stops crowding around Obama for a second, it may help prove to american people that John Mccain is the man for the job. Also, the slogan for the RNC this year is "Country First". If John Mccain stays in the gulf coast, it will prove that he walks the walk instead of just talking the talk.

John Mccains VP Pick: Part 2 Sarah Palin

2008-08-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

Well its official, Sarah Palin, the 43 year-old governer from Alaska has been picked as John Mccain's Vice President. Just a day after Barack Obama's historic speech in front of 80,000 people, Mccain caused a stir in the political world by picking the first woman vice president ever selected by the republican party was announced. It was truly a shocker that nobody could have predicted. So who is she and how will she effect John Mccain's ticket?

Sarah Palin, an unknwon figure on the natioal stage, quickly climbed through the rank of the political world. At only 28 years old, with runner-up of the Miss Alaska pagent as her only credentials, Palin ran for Wasilla, Alaska (pop. 8471) City Council and 4 years later, won the race for mayor of Wasilla, beating the incumbent. After winning re-election as mayor, she lost in a 4-way race for Lieutenant governer, and was appointed as the Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission by the governer. After finding what she found lack of ethics among all of her fellow republicans in Alaska she resigned from the post and ran for Governer in 2006 with a message of clean-government. When she pulled off an upset against the heavily favored former governer Tony Knowles, Palin launched a series of reforms, fighting against pork-barrel projects in state senate, among other things. She is known as a maverick (hmm who else is known as a maverick) in Alaska for going against the corrupt republicans in the state.

On the issues, Palin is pretty much as conservative as they get. She is opposed to same-sex marriage, opposed to abortion, supports lower taxes, and is a lifetime member of the NRA. She is also young and charismatic, and is in that sense quite the opposite of John Mccain. If Joe Biden was the John Mccain VP pick equivelant then Palin was similar to Obama. She is also a woman, and even though she is pro-life, she may get votes from the Hilary Democrats who "refused" to vote for Obama. Gov. Palin will also stifle the calls from democrats that Mccain is "4 years of the same". Palin is about as different as you can get, and she may nullify some of the momentum Obma got from the convention.

So what are the downsides of picking Palin as the vice-presidential candidate? Well first of all she has very little experience. If something were to happen to John Mccain during the presidency, she would have to take over as president, and i dont think she would be ready. It will also cause the calls that Obama is too inexperienced to be hypocritical. She will also recieve criticism for using Marijuana in her youth, just like Obama did earlier in the year. Well i guess no one is perfect.

Despite her short-comings, i believe that Palin represents the REAL change we can believe in. She has proven this as governer in Alaska, while Obama really did the same thing any liberal senator would have done during his tenure. Overall, I think it was wise of Mccain to pick Palin because she was a very good choice.

Bill Clinton and Joe Biden's speeches

2008-08-28T11:02:00.000-07:00

"My fellow Democrats, I say to you: Barack Obama is ready to lead America and to restore American leadership in the world,"
-Bill Clinton DNC 2008

“When is the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the Senate before he started running?”
-Bill Clinton During the Primary season.

Hmmmm..... very interesting. This is very Clinton-esque politics. Bill Clintons speech (which went way over the 10 minute deadine, maybe in part because the first five minutes was only roaring applause) rallied Democrats around Obama. He kept praising Obama saying he is ready to lead the nation, and is experienced enough in foreign policy. I find that hard to believe. Heres another compare and contrast

And when Barack Obama is in the White House, he'll revitalize our economy, defend the working people of America, and meet the global challenges of our time. Democrats know how to do this. As I recall, we did it before with President Clinton and the Democrats. And if we do our part, we'll do it again with President Obama and the Democrats.
-Hillary Clinton, DNC 2008

I think you'll be able to imagine many things Senator McCain will be able to say,” she said. “He’s never been the president, but he will put forth his lifetime of experience. I will put forth my lifetime of experience. Senator Obama will put forth a speech he made in 2002.”
-Hillary Clinton, During the Primaries

Even though the speech was a complete flip-flop by Mr. Clinton, it did exactly what Obama wanted it to do: reenforce Barack Obama's non-existent foreign policy experience. There was also another speech last night by Obama's Running Mate Joe Biden. His speech was mainly consistd of bashing Mccain on many different issues. Here is and exerpt from the speech

"The Bush-McCain foreign policy has dug us into a very deep hole, with very few friends to help us climb out,"
-Joe Biden DNC 2008

Above, Joe Biden is obviously trying to say that Mccain's and Bush's Foreign Policies are the same

“To his credit, John repudiates some of the Bush administration's approach to the world,” Biden said. “He recognizes that the power of our example is as important as the example of our power ... that allies we respect, not disdain, can advance our interests. He is especially eloquent about his abhorrence for war — as John is uniquely placed to be.”
-Joe Biden, April 2008

There's another contradiction! All throughout his speech, Biden repeated that the policies of John Mccain and George Bush are the same. But in many previous statements he has said that they are quite different! Sigh, well I guess that politics for you!

My Electoral College Map Prediction. I will update this every week

2008-08-27T21:55:00.000-07:00

Argh I tried to embed this but it ended up messed up so heres the link.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-votemap,0,2338623.htmlstory?usergen=110100010101111011111010101110110000000001000000010

Hillary Clinton's Convention speech

2008-08-27T12:27:00.000-07:00

So everybody is buzzing about Clinton's Speech at the convention. I personally wasn't very convinced by it. Oh, it was adequate enough with constant attacks on John Mccain and praises for Joe Biden. One thing i realized while listening to the speech was Hillary's failure to actually point out any of Obama's good points to the audience. Instead she spoke about families who lived on minimum wage and people without health care. Sure it was kinda inspiring but i still don't think it will be nearly enough to sway all the Hillary voters. Rassmussen Reports reports that 47% of Democratic Women say Hillary Should be on the Ticket. That represents a huge block of the Democratic party. Of course i wouldn't be surprised if Hillary just did all this so that if John Mccain wins, she can point back to this during her 2012 campaign and say that she was a good trooper for the Democratic party. Overall, the speech was good enough for the democratic party though. Obama will probably had a huge sigh of relief yesterday as he watched the speech. But will the speech actually effect Obama's numbers come election day? Only time will tell.

John Mccains VP Pick Part 1: Who will he pick?

2008-08-26T12:03:00.000-07:00

So i know all of you (if you're political nuts like myself) are eager to know who John Mccain will pick as his Vice-Presidential. So who is on his list for who will become his running mate? Well there actually aren't many names.

Joe Lieberman: Democrat turned Independent, and currently a Senator in Connecticut. If Mccain picked Lieberman as his second in command it would be very risky for him. Conservatives would be very unhappy, but would probably still vote for Mccain in the long run. On the other hand, it is possible that Mccain would sway over large amounts of independents and Hillary democrats. Obama is trying to paint this presidential as Liberals and Conservatives, Republicans and Democrats, but if Mccain picked Lieberman, those statements wouldn't have much weight. Still, Lieberman has radically different views from Mccain, except on economy and foreign policy. He is Pro-choice which makes him a major no-no for evangelical Christians and social conservatives. There is a fine line between balancing out the ticket and being ridiculous and if Mccain picks Lieberman, he may cross that line.

Another prospective pick is Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty. Pawlenty is a solid conservative and evangelical christian, which would leave the religious right and social conservatives very content. He is also relatively young at age 47, especially compared to Mccain. Unfortunately he is not very well known, and would not create much of a stir in the general election. He would also fail to cause any independents or democrats to back Mccain. Because of that, he is the generic VP candidate and a safe pick. However, with Obama and new messages of change, Mccain needs to shake things up a bit and Pawlenty wouldn't do that at all. It would be kind of like taking the Joe Biden route Obama took.

Then of course, there is Former Massachuesetts Governer and a presidential candidate this year Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is similar to Tim Pawlenty regarding political views. He is strongly conservative all-around, but, his Mormon faith may cause discontent among evangelical Christians who view the the religion as a cult. Also, Mitt Romney is a lucrative business man and a wizard on economic subjects, which balances out John Mccain's weakness in that area. The down-side of this though, is that Democrats will label Romney "elite" and "capitalist" in an attempt to isolate him from middle-class and blue-collar voters. There's also the compatibility issue. Romney and Mccain were definitely not on good terms with each other during the primaries. Despite this, there are some strong points going for Romney. He will unify all the doubting republicans under John Mccain, as Romney was their choice in the primaries. He will also carry all the mormons (well they were pretty conservative anyway). In short, Romney has both ups and downs.

Besides the three above, there are a few other candidates that Mccain may tap on the shoulder. This includes Tom Ridge, former governer of Pensslyvania and former Congressman. The problem with him though, is that he has too many ties to George Bush, an extremely unpopular president right now. There's also Senator John Thune of South Dakota, but he said that he is not the pick for Vice President (Biden said the same thing a couple days before getting picked). Mccains aides also say their is a possibility that he will pick somebody else, somebody different. I doubt that. Of course there's the question of whether the VP pick will actually mean anything. Probably not. hehe. But still like analyzing it anywho. Well thats about all folks, now its time to watch and wait.

The Pickens Plan

2008-08-26T09:05:00.000-07:00

T. Boone Pickens: Billionare, Oil Tycoon,Former Republican, Alternative Energy activist? I'm sure that some of you have seen ads for the so-called Pickens Plan, championed by the lucrative billionaire, on TV. It reports that a whopping 75% of our oil is imported from overseas (from countries such as Iran and Venuezuela, who we are not really on a friendly basis with). You might think that his plan would include off-shore drilling or more domestic oil because he is an oil tycoon, but interestingly enough, his plan includes using Natural Gas, Wind Power, and Nuclear Power. Of course he has millions of dollars invested in the wind energy project, but thats another story. It seems to be a fairly sound plan, but without a unified congress and president, it would be quite hard to achieve. I'm afraid that it is quite possible that because of partisan squabbling, this plan will never go forward. So the Pickens Plan: Wishful thinking? Maybe. A step in the right direction? definetly.

Politifact.com

2008-08-25T20:21:00.000-07:00

http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
A good useful website, even though i dont fully agree with their views.

Obama, Clinton, still fighting, even to convention.

2008-08-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

During late-spring and early-summer, there lived the nightmarish possibility(for democrats) that neither Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton would be able to claim enough delegates to clinch the nomination, and therefore continue fighting until one of them was declared the winner in August. However, Barack Obama won in the end, Clinton endorsed him, and all is well in the Democratic Party. Or is it?

According to a CNN Poll, 30 percent of voters who voted for Clinton in the primaries said that they would not vote for Barack Obama in the general election so it was imperative for the party that she quickly unite behind Obama and abandon her campaign so that she could sway the voters who didnt feel secure about him. Although Clinton has said in speeches that she now supports Obama, she continues to shoot of emails to her supporters, court voters, and detail her program to her followers. And of course there is the obvious resentment between the two camps, and maybe rightly so. Clinton, who garnered nearly as many delegates Obama, was passed by as a vice-presidential canidate. She wasn't even under consideration!(Maybe because he realized she was a megalomaniac).

As the Democratic Convention in Denver starts, some of the campaigns' staffers hurl insults and blame to each other, while others deny there is any animosity between the two camps! Talk about irony. Although Barack Obama was able to win the nomination, it seems that the Democrats' worst fears (and Republicans' greatest hopes) have been achieved.

Joe Biden

2008-08-25T09:44:00.001-07:00

So who is this "Joe Biden" Guy anywho? Joseph R Biden, a lawyer-turned-politician(as most liberals in congress are now) was elected as the sixth youngest senator in 1972, at age 30. He has served as a member of the Senate comittees for Foreign relations and the comittee on the judiciary. He is currently serving as chairman of the former. Biden, a six-term senator, and the sixth oldest senator at the moment, has just recently been picked by Barack Obama as his Vice-presidential candidate. So what are his political views and why was he picked by Obama?

Joe Biden sits right in the center of the democratic spectrum, (The National Journal gave him a 77.5% lifetime liberal score) so one would think he would be widely appealing to voters. On the contrary, he has suffered campaigns of mediocrity in his two bids for president in 1988 and 2008, never making it past the primaries. So what would Sen. Obama, a representation of youth, hope, and change want with an old, Washington politician? Well, in a sense he evens out the ticket, appealing to older, white middle class democrats who still have insecurities about Obama's race, radical liberalism, and experience. However the ploy may not work. The so-called Hillary-Democrats willl need more that just Joe Biden, just like they needed more than a Hillary endorsement to vote for Barack Obama. Overall, I believe that Obama's pick was safe, but maybe too safe. Biden was pretty much the generic the generic pick for vice-president, and doesnt bring much new into the picture except the same old washington politics. He doesnt really represent the new direction Obama is trying to make with his campaign and because of that, he may even lose some voters in the long run.

Trivia: Has anybody else noticed that he is A) was the 6th youngest senator when he was elected B) Is a 6-term senator C) Is the 6th oldest senator at the moment! *Gasp! The Anti-christ!

2008-08-25T09:43:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-25T09:42:00.001-07:00

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