Aug

31

I have to give McCain the benefit of the doubt for his pick of Sarah Palin. Fact is, if she was a man no one would be saying a thing. The liberal media blasting his pick is insulting to woman and a downright disgrace. Palin is a govenor of a state and as qualified as anyone else to be his running mate.

 

Aug

29

I have been listening to Obama and what he is saying. I have also been listening to his critics over the course of the campaign. I have been somewhat careful in my assessments as he is such a powerful orator it is easy to get swept in.

Here are some clips from his acceptance speech that I thought to be the highlights.

As an independent I try to look at the idea, not who the idea is coming from. I will give McCain the same due when he takes his turn.

I don’t know about you but I am looking forward to the debates.

“It’s a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs”

“Change means a tax code that doesn’t reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. I will stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, and I will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America.”

“I will cut taxes — cut taxes — for 95 percent of all working families. Because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle-class.”

“I will set a clear goal as president: in 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.”

“as my call for a time frame to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush administration”

“We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don’t tell me that Democrats won’t defend this country. Don’t tell me that Democrats won’t keep us safe.”

“But what I will not do is suggest that the senator takes his positions for political purposes. Because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other’s character and patriotism.”

“We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country.”

“The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don’t tell me we can’t uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.” 

 …By the way McCain’s commercial congratulating Barrack and his decision to not announce his running mate until tomorrow showed a great deal of class.

Aug

27

Like her or not she is a real fighter and a woman with a great deal of class. In a few minutes at the DNC she will show again that she puts the needs of her party ahead of her own needs. She is a graceful loser which is what any successful politician needs to be.

 

Aug

17

Today for many of us this means getting far away from an interstate. We took a short weekend to go to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. What a gorgeous and largely unspoiled piece of real estate. Highway 106 and 101 provide drives that can take your breath away. The northeastern part of Washington state is also a beautiful area off the beaten path.

Superhighways are a fast means of travel, but there is so much more to America if you take the backroads.

Aug

17

My hat is off to you. Your recent interview and questioning of McCain and Obama was a great forum. The news media should make note about how unbias, fair, and balanced the whole event was. Even your audience demonstrated that they were there to hear the issues.

This was clearly the kickoff of presidential race. After hearing both candidates I have yet to make up my mind.

Aug

3

As for the rest of you some pretty reasonable assumptions…

-Obama is African American

-McCain is caucasian

-Some African Americans will vote for Obama just because he is African American

-Some caucasians will not vote for Obama just because he is African American

Additionally, when we look at the history of presidential politics since the television era each campaign and each side sports negative commercials meant to place doubts in the mind of the viewer. With the recent Brittany commercial it has started. Get off the race and name card on this Obama. The commercial had nothing overtly or covertly to do with this. Frankly your response hurts you more than the commercial.

My mind is still not made up. Many of us have not made up our mind. But gentleman, could we get to the issues. I have yet to hear anything substantial so far. The primaries had substance, thus far the presidential race has had none.

Some advice for the candidates…

Obama - Start to drill down on the specifics for some of your ideas. “Where’s the Beef?”

McCain - Disclose your wifes business holdings and plans to divest if you win the election. It is a huge problem for you and the democrats are going to barbecue you on this. It also presents a conflict of interest should you win.

Media - Start focussing more on the issues and the problems we are facing and less on tabloid news.

 

 

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