“I will leave it to my opponent to argue that we should abrogate trade treaties, and pretend the global economy will go away and Americans can secure our future by trading and investing only among ourselves. We will campaign in favor of seizing the opportunities presented by the growth of free markets throughout the world, helping displaced workers acquire new and lasting employment and educating our children to prepare them for the new economic realities by giving parents choices about their children’s education they do not have now.” – John McCain, Victory Speech March 4, 2008 in Dallas TX.
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March 4, 2008
The Real Candidate of Hope
March 3, 2008
New Pages Being Added
I’ve decided to start adding separate pages on key topics. The first two (which you can view by clicking on pages at the right) focus on Barack Obama’s liberal votes in Illinois and on Obama’s tax record in Illinois.
March 2, 2008
Another Obama Fairy Tale
One of the “Fairy Tales” the Obama campaign tells is that the candidate is a post-partisan leader who has a record of working across party lines to move legislation forward.Finally, some in the media are starting to ask for examples. There aren’t many.
A story posted on RealClearPolitics takes a look at Obama’s “bipartisanship” and comes up with basically nothing. One of the more interesting excerpts quotes an unnamed Senator as saying “If his voting record in the past is the real Barack Obama, then there isn’t going to be any bipartisanship.”
March 1, 2008
Interesting Story
Interesting story in the Houston Press from a reporter who worked in Chicago and Springfield and covered Obama.
Better Government Group Hits Obama
Interesting story on ABC News website.
Some background for those who may not be familiar with Illinois politics.
The Better Government Association is one of those rare groups that is genuinely independent and speaks out against corruption in Illinois, regardless of the party. I think Mr. Stewart makes a couple of good points.
February 26, 2008
More Background on Obama’s House Deal with Rezko
An excellent story published in the Times of London detailing the Obama “house deal” with Tony Rezko and introducing a new character – Rezko business partner Nadhmi Auchi.
More importantly though, the story gives some excellent background on the house arrangement and summarizes the issue nicely: “The house-and-garden deal raised questions about whether Mr Rezko, a property developer and fast-food restauranteur, made it possible for the Obamas to purchase a mansion they could otherwise not afford.”
February 22, 2008
Buyer’s Remorse Could Hit Democrats
I believe if Democrats nominate Barack Obama they may soon be having buyer’s remorse.
The heavily “blue” tinge of the front-loaded primaries of 2008 did two things. First, it gave Republicans a candidate who can appeal to moderates and independents. Second, it turned the Democrat contest into a race to the left.
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Tragedy in Dallas
I just saw the news that police officer Victor Lozada Tirado died after apparently crashing into a concrete barrier while accompanying Senator Clinton’s motorcade.
I hope that everyone will refrain from trying to exploit this tragedy for political purposes. This is the kind of thing that can happen to anyone and certainly Senator Clinton bears no responsibility.
February 18, 2008
More on Obama and Rezko and the House Deal
Let’s take a closer look at the festering scandal involving Barack Obama and his strange decision to rely on now-indicted developer Tony Rezko to help him buy his home.
February 11, 2008
Why ‘The House’ isn’t going away
Okay, I admit I’m a political junkie, so sometimes I get a real kick out of some of the other political websites. One of my favorites is actually a site that may or may not be linked to the Clinton campaign. Read the following post on “The House” and you’ll see why I think this issue is not going to go away anytime soon.
