Obama, Jones Kill Recall Amendment

Will Barack Obama put the voters of Illinois ahead of his own political fortunes in Indiana? Don’t bet on it.

Unless Obama takes quick action, he will have to accept responsibility for killing a constitutional amendment to allow voter recall in Illinois.

With just days left to get a Constitutional Amendment authorizing recall on the ballot, Obama’s political mentor State Senator Emil Jones (D-Chicago) shut down the Illinois Senate so that Democrat Senators could instead go to Indiana to campaign for Obama.

While the state’s House Speaker offered to keep state representatives in town all weekend if needed to meet a deadline for approving the recall amendment, Obama’s close ally abruptly adjourned the Senate May 1. Jones even cancelled a previously scheduled legislative day the following week, in order to give Senators extra time to campaign for Obama.

 Jones’ decision to place the Indiana primary at the top of his agenda effectively ran out the clock on efforts to add a voter recall amendment to the state constitution.

Ironically, the effort to enact a recall amendment in Illinois has been fueled in part by the revelations coming out of the trial of Obama associate Tony Rezko. Rezko’s corruption trial and the resultant testimony has helped drive demands from Illinois voters for the opportunity to recall Governor Rod Blagojevich. Rezko, of course, is the longtime supporter that Obama relied on when buying his home in an exclusive Chicago neighborhood.

Survey Shows: Clinton Voters Go For McCain

“Obama has made the claim that he can capture Clinton’s voters more easily in the general election than she can capture his. I doubt it.” – Old Elephant Blog, Feb. 11, 2008

I love it when I’m right.

A new poll from the Gallup organization says 28% of those supporting Hillary Clinton will switch to John McCain if Barrack Obama is handed the nomination. A second-day examination of the survey provides further insights.

Obama to Super Delegates: An Offer You Can’t Resist

All political speeches have multiple audiences. The least important is the audience listening in person. That, of course, was the case with Barack Obama’s “race” speech. But, it is false conceit for either the media or the general public to assume that they were the primary audience.

The most important audience was a few hundred people critical to the future of the Obama campaign.

Obama’s Good Speech Shows Why He Should Not be Elected

Give the man his due. Barack Obama gave a very good speech on race relations.If race was the central issue in America today, it might have worked. Unfortunately, for Mr. Obama, that’s not the case.

If only Mr. Obama were equally honest about other challenges facing America. But, instead, woven within the speech, and throughout his campaign, is the standard, simplistic subtext of economic class warfare that has come to embody the Democratic party in the first quarter of the 21^st century.

Obama fails his own test.

Barack Obama and his campaign have worked tirelessly to make this election a referendum on personality, rather than on issues.

Not wanting the election to turn on whether or not Americans want the most liberal senator in the nation to lead their country, they have asked the nation to focus on his foresight and judgment.We are told that Obama should be elected President, despite a lack of experience or substantial accomplishment, because what really matters is judgment.

The Democrat Suicide Pact

Okay, I know that looking for any rational, reasoned exchange of ideas on the Internet is pretty much futile.

Still, lately I’ve been finding the polarized comments between Obama and Clinton supporters a little stunning.

Getting in Touch with their Feminine Side

Having attempted to raise three daughters, I’m familiar with the concept of feminine and masculine traits or values.

Competitiveness…defeating your opponents…killing the most vampires in the video game…those are supposed to be masculine traits. Making others feel valued…playing fair…taking turns…those are supposed to be feminine traits.

Ben Stein Talks Sense

This is a great column. In the past few years I’ve come around to supporting the Cato Institute position that “the size of government is best measured by the level of spending and regulation. Reducing tax revenues only shifts part of the burden of government spending to future generations.”

‘Bi-partisan support for apple pie…’

Finally, a handful of people in the natonal media are starting to pick up on the reality of Barack Obama’s record. Here’s one of the better examples:

Clinton Regains Momentum

It’s about 11 p.m. here in Illinois – it looks like the stories from tonight’s caucuses will be:  McCain clinches nomination and Clinton stays alive.Actually, I think it ought to be – Clinton gains the momentum – but, given the media’s massive man-crush on Obama, I think they’ll minimize her victories, just as they did on Super Tuesday I.