Archive for August, 2008

McCain Takes the Lead

“McCain takes lead over Obama: poll”
I have been saying it for a while now, but it appears that the rest of the world is taking notice that Sen. McCain has the edge in the Presidential race.  The latest Zogby poll shows McCain ahead by a statistically significant 5%.  Granted, Zogby has a history of being a [...]

Bela Karolyi for President

I don’t know about you, but I have been enthralled by the Olympics the past week or so. Watching Michael Phelps and the rest of the US swimmers has been thrilling, but nothing has been more exciting than watching former Romanian and US Olympic Gymnastics Coach Bela Karolyi in the broadcast booth. My wife and [...]

Conservative Political News - 08/19/2008

A Conservative look at today’s top political news…
“Veep sheet: We have timetables!”
There’s a great deal of talk about who and when Sens. McCain and Obama will choose for running mates for the November election.  It appears that Sen. Obama will name his VP this week and Sen. McCain next week.  Speculation, of course, is rampant [...]

Conservative Political News - 08/18/2008

A Conservative look at today’s top political news…
Most of the political news and discussion today seems to center around Rick Warren’s “Saddleback Civil Forum” in California over the weekend, so I guess I will give my take.
As a matter of fulle disclosure, I am a Christian, but I am not a big Rick Warren fan.  I have read [...]

The Sunday Conservative - 08/17/2008

A Conservative look at the Sunday editorial page:
There are several pieces today from, among others, Susan Estrich, that decry China’s use of media control during these olympics.  Of course, there is a lot of talk about Yang Peiyi, the little 7-year-old with the crooked teeth hidden from public view for the good of the State.  [...]

Battleground State — Virginia

This is the latest in a series of posts in which I will give my analysis of the so-called “Battleground States.” I will start from the West Coast and move East and, hopefully, will be able to finish up in a couple of weeks or less. I will revisit these a couple of times as [...]