Stream of consciousness notes during the debate…
The very first question, McCain mentions Fannie Mae, giving him a great opportunity to bring up Obama’s assocation with former Fannie CEO Franklin Raines. Of course, he doesn’t!
Obama’s idea of allowing people to take money from their IRA or 401(k) penalty-free is ridiculous. The wrong thing to do is encourage [...]
As my optimism has faded, it had become apparent to me that, barring a major event over the next two weeks, tomorrow night is do-or-die time for my flawed candidate, Senator John McCain. At the third and final debate, Sen. McCain absolutely must attack Sen. Obama’s character on the basis of his past associations. McCain [...]
I have two young children at home and, I have to tell you, neither one whines as much as Barack Obama! All of a sudden, after Sen. McCain makes a brilliant move (admittedly, for the first time) by choosing Gov. Palin as his running mate, we’re going to have to send a truckload of cheese [...]
I am completely shocked! I have been a fan of Palin for several years, but I didn’t even think she was in the running. This could be a complete game-changer. The Hillary vote is more in play than ever now. The “historic” Democratic nomination has some company (I know, Ferraro was nominated in ‘84 but [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]