presidential election

My new, probably unwelcome, beef here in the deep south..

Well, here goes my first blog entry. I am hopeful that it won't be offensive as that's not my intention, I just have noticed an alarming trend over the last few weeks and I feel the need to start this blog off with a bang!  Read More »

How the Bailout Bill failed the American People - #2

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My first post on the bailout bill focuses mainly on how Congress is flawed. How the leaders in the Congress can buy votes to pass legislation using American taxpayer money which ultimately may lead to funding obscure "projects". This post is going to focus more on the economics of the issue.  Read More »

The Role Experience should Play in the Elections

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Experience. Something that Mccain has repeatedly mentioned as his strong point and as Obama's weakness. Experience can be important there is no doubt about that. However I don't see how Mccain's experience should be the deciding factor in choosing between thte candidates. Voters should ONLY look at the candidate's platform.  Read More »

McCain May Suspend His Campaign...Again

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I don't believe that McCain's suspension of his campaign last week was anything more than a political move, but according to a couple videos I've seen recently, Senator McCain may suspend his campaign again.  Read More »

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Will You Vote With Your Head or Hockey Stick?

Call me crazy, but I am truly beginning to feel a level of genuine concern regarding the Republican nominees and how some individuals seem to be approaching this election as more of some sort of Prom court election than a Presidential election.  Read More »

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"Here it is. Your moment of Zen."

The title quote, mostly attributed to Jon Stewart and the Daily Show, has been stinging my ears each of the last few nights as I've switched between the televised Minneapolis convention and the online stream of his show.  Read More »

Has Television Changed Politics?

This morning on the news, there was a report of who supposedly first opened the arena for a bloody fight. Truth be told, I didn't pay attention long enough to find out who CNN thought was the guilty party. To me, it doesn't matter and every time I hear, "My name is _______ and I endorse this message." it makes me dislike that candidate and respect them less.  Read More »

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If Obama is President, will we still call it the White House?

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I hope that you read that title and got pissed off - I mean severely pissed off to the point where you are ready to throw things at me whilst borrowing some lines from SaintAntioch's thesaurus to use for your utter development of tourrette's.  Read More »

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