The conventional wisdom on the Presidential election seems to point to the economic meltdown as the point in the season when Obama broke away from McCain in the polls and established himself as the definitive frontrunner. I couldn’t disagree more.
The point at which things fell apart for John McCain? September 24th, the first night of [...]
It would take a massive reversal of fortune and a comeback never before seen in American politics, but a McCain victory IS possible. Here’s how I see it breaking down.
In this map, you’ll see that McCain has won each tossup state and even taken a state or two that is comfortably in Obama’s column.
Is it [...]
There is much hand wringing going on about whether or not Obama is going to fumble what should be a gimme election. Let’s review.
The sitting two term President has the lowest approval rating in history. The candidate of that President’s party is inexorably tied to his policies and positions. That candidate has displayed a massive [...]
I voted for John McCain. Twice. I proudly voted for him in the New Hampshire primary in 2000. I also proudly wrote him in as my vote for President in 2000 after he was chased from the race by scurrilous rumors and Rovian tactics by the Bush campaign.
As a veteran, I understood and appreciated his [...]
When my wife came home last night from a night out with her family, she shared an anecdote with me. Evidently, the topic of politics came up with her two sisters and Mother. One of my sisters-in-law remarked that there was no way she would vote for Obama and was glad Palin was added to [...]
It never ceases to amaze me that some of the best actual reporting on politics comes from guys who spend 90% of their time telling dick jokes. It’s nice to see someone do a little digging to highlight hypocrisy when it happens.
Thoughts on watching the speeches at the RNC tonight as I put lipstick on my neighbor’s pit bull…
- We’ll start with good ‘ol Mitt Romney. It would seem that Romney dusted off the trusty “tax and spend liberal” speech given at previous RNC’s since oh, about 1960. As I watched him say that the change [...]
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John Edwards ran a Presidential campaign on the idea of there being “Two Americas“, one America for the wealthy and one for the rest of us. He was right in some respects that we do live in a segregated economic market, but I think he didn’t hit on the issue of what the wall between [...]
All Hat, No Cattle
With night one of the RNC pretty much written off as a rainout due to Hurricane Gustav, tonight was the functional first night of the convention. Why not kick it off with a rousing speech from the least popular President in American history? Perhaps he could throw some crazy one liners out [...]
Since John McCain announced that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was his choice as a Vice Presidential running mate, many Republican talking heads have touted Palin’s role as Commander-In-Chief of the Alaska National Guard as prima facie evidence that she is ready to serve as the United States Commander-In-Chief.
Certainly, her command of an actual military unit [...]
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