Americans weigh in, elect Obama

As of midnight, EST, Barack Obama is the President-elect of the United States.  McCain has already given his concession speech, which I thought was very gracious.  Even in defeat, he stood proud, and squashed boos from the crowd whenever he mentioned Obama’s name.  While the popular vote remains within a few percentage points, the Electoral [...]

2008 and the realignment of the GOP

Whoever wins the White House on Tuesday, we will see a realignment of conservative politics in this country. The pendulum of the country is swinging leftward as George W. Bush’s policy has effectively ended the momentum of the Reagan era. 
Ronald Reagan’s presidency represented at rightward shift in American politics to a pro-business, anti-tax, pro-military, pro-imperial [...]

Remember the Constitution! Vote for McCain.

Nobel Prize winning Al Gore would’ve made a great candidate to run for President this year, don’t you think?  That’s quite a feather in one’s cap.  So why didn’t he run?  Because his “documentary” was filled with easily debunked myths and outright lies.  Aside from making more money doing his global warming pitch, he knew [...]

Research shows that those who refuse to participate in surveys tend to be less likely to vote for a black candidate.

Read that headline again. Now read it a third time. Isn’t that one of the most ridiculous things you’ve ever read? Credit one of the nation’s most ridiculous newspapers, the New York Times for publishing it in this article.  Where is this research?  How did they research people who…decline to be researched?  [...]

New Sport: Synchrozined Presidental Debating

The proof, they say, is in the pudding:

Sarah Palin Rides The “No Talk” Express to Visit Fellow Celebrity Britney Spears

Not to jump on the pummel Palin bandwagon, BUT…a very keen observation was made yesterday. What is the governor’s deal with not talking to the press?? And why is the press sitting back and taking it? Access to our leaders by the press is one of the oldest and most important facets of American politics [...]

Palin: Maverick Choice or Reckless Choice for McCain?

Channel surfing the news networks last night for reactions to Senator McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin, one pundit’s assessment stuck with me. CNN’s Paul Begala, a former Clinton consultant, broke “character” last night repeatedly to express his shock and anger at McCain’s choice of Palin. As a Democrat, he said, he’s thrilled because he thinks [...]