With the announcemnt coming, by most accounts, on Friday, let’s take look at the contenders.
Mitt Romney
Born: March 12, 1947 (61 years old)
Family: Married to his high-school sweetheart, the former Ann Davies, since 1969. The couple has five children. Romney’s father, George was governor of Michigan and served in Richard Nixon’s cabinet
Education: B.A. Brigham Young University [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A quick look at today’s top headlines…
“Obama stalls in public polling”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080806/pl_politico/12334
So, the mainstream media is finally acknowledging that their favorite candidate is not far enough ahead. Could it be because people are sick of them shoving him down our throats? A 2-3% lead in early August is nowhere near enough for “The One” to be crowned in [...]
I am not a John McCain fan. He has my support for President simply because he is the lesser of two evils. McCain is not a true conservative, but is, quite simply, less dangerous than his opponent. There are many days when I wonder whether Senator McCain can even be called a conservative; honestly, is [...]