28 August 2008 2 Comments

Democratic Divide? What Divide?

There has been constant coverage of a few Clinton supporters who are upset that she lost – thats understandable – but if you listen to the news you get the impression that these people are eager to go out and support John McCain. McCain’s platform is so far from what Clinton stood for in the primary season that you have to question what these few, but vocal, Clinton supporters wanted out of this election.

26 August 2008 2 Comments

Romney’s Surprise is no Surprise

Having watched the Republican primary debates, I know that Romney, McCain, and Guilliani would all do anything and say anything that they believe would help them win in November. The idea that a politician like Obama would not take the easy path and pick a running mate just because her selection would placate a block of voters is simply foreign to them.

8 June 2008 Comments Off

Coming Soon – Clintons for McCain (probably!)

When exactly did it become a acceptable for a national party to ignore issues and focus instead on the kind of work normally left to special interest groups like 2004’s Swiftboat Veterans for Truth?

8 June 2008 Comments Off

Sen. Hillary Clinton on Obama’s Presidential Campaign

Once again the RNC has decided to reach back into the earlier days of the primary season to try to sow more dissent among Democrats. It still amazes me that there are at least five RNC press releases that do not mention their candidate for every one that mentions McCain.

17 April 2008 Comments Off

ABC News Ripped for Debate Moderation

The big loser in last night’s Clinton/Obama debate, at least in the eyes of media critics, was ABC News.
Tom Shales, in the Washington Post, gives a thorough and fair critique of what ABC’s Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos did wrong. Ignoring the aspects that were outside the moderator’s control such as timing and number [...]