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Taking a page from the Republican playbook, Democrats are now aiming their fire at John McCain's distinguished service to our country. Former General Wesley Clark is the first one up disparaging McCain's record. Rather than battle Senator McCain on policy issues, the left has decided to knock his military background. This is a terrible strategy and sure to backfire.

Conservatives brutally attacked Max Cleland and John Kerry's military background in past elections. The left was correct to condemn such cowardly acts, but now they are following the same script. This is typical of politicians, who only have a problem with dirty tactics if those tactics are used against them.

While it is true that Senator McCain plays up his military background and former P.O.W. status, he has every right to do so. He served this country honorably and bravely. How many prisoners of war would refuse unconditional release from their captors simply because fellow soldiers were not offered the same deal? Not very many. John McCain refused the offer to go home despite being tortured and beaten on a regular basis. That takes a lot of guts.

Let's hope that Wesley Clark is the only fool to come out criticizing John McCain's military record. There are many legitimate issues where the liberals can attack McCain. He was part of the Keating Five scandal, he is all over the place on global warming, and his rhetoric on tax cuts doesn't match his voting record. The left should focus on those and stay away from his service.

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 10:28pm

Supreme Court Overturns D.C. Gun Law

In what I would describe as an unnecessary ruling, the Supreme Court ruled against the District of Columbia's longstanding ban on handguns. In a close 5-4 decision, the conservative justices decided that D.C. residents should be allowed to own handguns. Of course, just about everyone in Washington already has a gun, despite the 32-year old ban.

The District is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States. In the early 1990's it was known as the murder capital of America. Their annual murder count is 169 people. It's crime rate is currently ranked as 7th highest in the nation.

What this tells us is that the handgun law on the books for the last 32 years has been completely useless. If the law has actually been enforced, it would have been interesting to see if crime declined. I guess we'll never know.

It seems to me that the justices simply wanted to draw attention to the Second Amendment. The conservative justices believe the Second Amendment gives individual citizens the right to bear arms. The liberal justices believe that the gun rights written about in the Second Amendment apply solely to a well regulated militia.

Either way, nothing was solved today by the Supreme Court. People will continue to debate the interpretation of the Second Amendment and people will still get killed by handguns in Washington, D.C.

Perhaps the court can focus on cases that are actually relevant from now on.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 10:59pm

Maine Senate Seat Up for Grabs

In a normal political environment, Republican Senator Susan Collins would have no trouble holding onto her position. She has served since 1997, is considered one of the most bipartisan Senators around, and she won the last election over Democrat Chellie Pingree by a comfortable margin of 17%. Unfortunately, we're not in a normal political environment these days as nearly all Republicans have been held responsible for George Bush's blunders over the last eight years.

There are two things working against the junior Senator from Maine. Ms. Collins voted for the war in Iraq and also voted against restoring habeus corpus last year.. The right of habeus corpus is an extremely important safeguard that protects the freedom of individuals against unlawful imprisonment.

These two major mistakes by Senator Collins allow an opening for her challenger, Democratic Congressman Tom Allen. Representative Allen is an attorney by trade and has served in Maine's 1st district for the past eleven years. He is very popular in his district and there are only two districts in the state.

Senator Collins' seat is considered a likely Republican hold, but recent polling has shown Congressman Allen closing the gap to within seven points. Allen has closed the margin from sixteen points to seven in a short amount of time, while pushing Collins' negatives up. If he continues to chip away at her lead, he could pull off a major upset.

If even Susan Collins is in trouble, the 2008 elections could bring a landslide victory for the Democrats. It is conceivable that the Democrats could hold 60 seats or more, which would give them unprecedented power.

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 8:15pm

Shaking Up the Map!

The image below shows how the 2004 Presidential Election played out. The media has been focusing on just a few states that could change hands to determine the outcome of the 2008 Presidential election. However, Senator Obama is playing the game in a different manner and hopes to put many more states in play in order to win.

There is the potential of an electoral landslide victory for Barack Obama. He could realistically win 40 states in the general election! Looking at the map, he expects to hold all of the current 'blue' states and be competitive in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. With the amount of money and resources at Obama's disposal, he could win all of those states and perhaps a few more.

Even without Hillary Clinton's supporters on board yet, Senator Obama is already competing well in the aforementioned states against McCain. If the "working class" and white, female Democratic voters eventually unite behind Barack Obama, his polling could improve substantially from where it is today.

With George Bush's approval rating now at a historically low 28% according to Gallup, it will be extremely difficult for John McCain to detach himself from the President. If Obama is successful in labeling a McCain presidency as a third Bush term, this election won't even be close.

Saturday, June 7, 2008 - 7:05pm

A Great Day in America

The sociopath has conceded!!! We will finally have someone in the White House not named Bush or Clinton! Praise the lord!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 6:45pm

There is No Prize for Second Place

Now that Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee, it is time to rid himself of HRC once and for all. He needs to put his foot down on her backward dealing to be his Vice President. She will never be the Vice President, no matter how much she demands it or threatens his candidacy. Senator Obama will not offer her the job, nor should he. The Clinton's have more baggage than any possible VP candidate and they represent corruption and the old ways of Washington. She shouldn't even be in the discussion. It would be a nightmare ticket.

Furthermore, Hillary's threats of civil war and telling Obama he can't pick a different woman to be VP ring hollow. If Barack Obama wants to pick Senator Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) or Governor Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) or any other female, there is nothing the Hillary can do to stop him. The Clinton's have no leverage, no matter how many people voted for them in the primary.

If she behaves, Senator Obama may give her a prime time speaking slot at the convention and could allow her to lead the healthcare legislation in Congress. She really does not deserve either, but Obama is gracious and magnanimous. HRC lost this election in February and she knew it; yet she spent the last three months ripping Obama at every turn. She is a disgrace.

Besides, if Barack Obama offers Hillary the Vice Presidency, he is a dead man walking. If the Clinton's are one heartbeat away from the most powerful position on Earth, Bill will call in a favor and Obama will be gone. Don't be naive to think they aren't capable of such an atrocity. The Clinton's are pure evil.

Let's hope Obama squashes this ridiculous Hillary for VP story quickly and forcefully and moves in a new direction to make this country better.

Sunday, June 1, 2008 - 11:45pm

Girl Don't Go Away Mad, Just Go Away

The Democratic party continues to disappoint. The superdelegates could've ended this farce of an election a long time ago. Unfortunately, they continue to sit on the fence as Hillary attempts to destroy any chance the Democrats have of winning the White House.

Senator Obama needs only a few dozen superdelegates to end this game and declare victory. He will likely get the magic number (2,118) by Wednesday, but then Hillary will protest the 1/2 vote decision in Michigan and Florida. She will create any excuse she can think of to stay in the race.

The only way for Barack Obama to put Hillary out of her misery is to receive enough superdelegate endorsements to make a full seating of MI and FL irrelevant. That would take another 125+ delegates, but there are enough undeclared supers to get him there.

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 7:45pm

Dunkin' Donuts Caves to Racist Blogger

Michelle Malkin, a nutjob conservative blogger had nothing better to do this week, so she started a ridiculous rant against Dunkin' Donuts for a scarf they had Rachel Ray wear in their commercial. The black and white scarf worn by Ray was considered offensive to Malkin, who claimed that the scarf looked like a kaffiyeh, an Arab headdress. The clueless conservative blogger stated that the kaffiyeh was "the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad".

I almost don't know where to start with this lunatic Malkin. First of all, it really is just a scarf. She can rant all she wants about what the scarf looks like, but it is just a scarf. Second, even if Rachel Ray wore the kaffiyeh, it is just a headdress. To associate a piece of clothing with terrorists is completely ignorant and pathetic. It only speaks to Michelle Malkin's stupidity and her prejudice against the Arab culture. Apparently, she believes that all Arabs are terrorists.

Sadly, Dunkin' Donuts pulled the ad under pressure from Malkin and other ~~conservative~~ racist bloggers.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 10:30pm

What to Say About Ted Kennedy

Forgive me, but when I heard about Senator Edward Kennedy's malignant brain tumor, all I could think about was that he has already lived nearly 40 years longer than the girl he killed on Chappaquiddick Island. Mary Jo Kopechne died at a very young age on July 19, 1969. She didn't get the chance to live a long life because Ted Kennedy deprived her of that right.

In the days and weeks to come, people will say great and compassionate things about this man's life. However, please remember that he was never great or compassionate. He was just a politician with a great last name. Nothing more.

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 11:00pm

The Vice Presidential Sweepstakes

The media has been pushing hard for Hillary to be Obama's choice for VP, but it is never going to happen. For one thing, she is the complete antithesis of what Barack Obama stands for. He is all about changing the ways of Washington and she is the old guard. She would not help him carry any swing states and she would embolden Republicans to come out and vote against her.

There are a number of people Senator Obama can select that would be a much better fit for his skill set and could help him win key states. He should avoid any Senators and Governors serving in their first term. I have listed the potential selections based on who would complement him the best.

1. General Anthony Zinni - Retired four-star general in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command. General Zinni was opposed to the Iraq War from the start and publicly criticized George Bush's decision to invade. Senator Obama needs someone with experience and Tony Zinni definitely qualifies. His military background offsets anything John McCain brings to the table in that regard. He is also from Pennsylvania, which could help Obama carry that state.

2. Governor Kathleen Sebelius - Very popular second-term Governor of Kansas. At 60 years old, she would bring Obama both experience and the white female voters that may have been lost in the battle for the Democratic nomination. Although Kansas is small and typically red, Sebelius could push it into Obama's column.

3. Governor Bill Richardson - Current Governor of New Mexico with extensive experience in foreign policy. His diplomatic skills are unparalleled as he has helped negotiate the release of prisoners in three different countries. Governor Richardson is also Hispanic, which would help Barack Obama tremendously with that demographic.

4. Sam Nunn - Served as the Senator of Georgia for 24 years. He is currently the CEO of Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), an organization created to reduce nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in the world. Nunn was considered a conservative Democrat while in office and could help swing Georgia to Obama. Nunn would be 70 years old at the time of the election, but is still two years younger than John McCain.

Other possible veeps for Obama include Joe Biden (D-DE), Brian Schweitzer (D-MT), Colin Powell, Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Tim Roemer, and Al Gore. Right now, my money is on General Zinni, especially considering his public opposition to the Iraq War from the beginning.

Who do you think Obama will choose???

Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 9:00pm

Let Her Stay in the Race

The people that voted for Barack Obama, us non-hard working Americans, have figured out a long time ago that both Bill and Hillary Clinton are evil monsters. Unfortunately, the individuals that did vote for her have been under the false impression that Senator Clinton is a good, honest, and decent human being. Slowly, they are beginning to see the light.

Every day that Hillary Clinton stays in this race, she shows her true colors. It's taken the events of the past few days for her most ardent supporters to see that she is intent on destroying the Democratic party in order to rise to power. Recently, she claimed that the poor, white folk that voted for her would not vote for Senator Obama in the general election.

Amy Poehler shows the real Hillary Clinton in classic fashion on Saturday Night Live. I couldn't have said it better myself. In fact, Hillary is counting on her racist supporters in the upcoming primary in West Virginia. In a state that still votes for a former member of the KKK into the U.S. Senate, Hillary's betting she can win there comfortably. Of course, this won't change the election, but she'll claim that it does.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 11:30pm

Game, Set, and Match!!!

Put a fork in HRC. She is done! Senator Barack Obama routed the Clinton's in North Carolina by 14%. Senator Obama outperformed expectations, but more importantly, he will pick up a net of seventeen delegates in the state. He will also win by a margin of nearly 230,000 votes, thus negating the margin of victory Hillary received in Pennsylvania.

The primary in Indiana has yet to be decided, but it is much closer than expected. Hillary was hoping for a large victory in the state, but it appears she'll be lucky to win at all. At best, she will net only 2 delegates out of Indiana.

This race is over! Even the mathematically challenged folk have to concede that Barack Obama is the winner.

Expect a massive wave of superdelegates to move to Barack Obama over the next few days. He will reach the magic number of 2,025 in short order.

Despite the obvious, Hillary Clinton stated tonight that she will not drop out of the race. I suppose she wants to go out on a positive note by winning West Virginia and Kentucky, but the supers do not want this race to continue for two more weeks.

Monday, May 5, 2008 - 10:30pm

The End is Near

Win North Carolina by more than you lose Indiana and this race will come to a close. That is what Barack Obama likely has to do for a mass wave of super delegates to declare support for him. If we are to believe the polls, he will win North Carolina by 7% and lose Indiana by 6%. That should be enough for the supers to end this charade.

To put Hillary 'Eight Belles' Clinton out of her misery, Senator Obama needs to reach 2,025 total delegates. He currently has 1,747. He should pick up about 95 more delegates tomorrow night out of the 187 at stake. That would put him at 1,842, only 183 delegates shy of officially becoming the Democratic nominee. There are 268 undeclared supers, so if Obama gets 2/3 of them, we can put Clinton down once and for all.

That superdelegate figure may sound large, but Senator Obama has been receiving the vast majority of them since Super Tuesday. All he has to do is get them to declare, which should be easier to do after tomorrow. The Democratic leadership wants this to be over as much as anyone. If Obama does win NC comfortably, the pressure on the supers to pick a side will be immense.

Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 7:30pm

Obama Wins Guam!

Senator Barack Obama won the caucus in the U.S. territory of Guam. With 100% of the precincts reporting, the Illinois candidate for President finished with 2,264 votes. Clinton had 2,257 votes.

The pledged delegates will likely split 2-2, but there are four undeclared superdelegates who have waited to cast their vote for either candidate. The Obama victory could move them in his direction.

Even though Guam is small, the math just got even harder for the corrupt, knee-capping, pandering shrew from New York.

Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 11:48pm

Five Years After 'Mission Accomplished'

It's hard to believe it has been five years since the Worst President Ever flew to an aircraft carrier in the Pacific and declared victory in the war in Iraq. A total of 3,924 American soldiers have died since the President stated that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended." Tens of thousands more have been seriously injured. In addition, thousands upon thousands of Iraqi citizens have also lost their lives.

In typical political fashion, the President later said that the 'Mission Accomplished' banner did not actually mean victory in Iraq, but rather victory by the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln for completing their ten month assignment. Isn't it a shame the media allows blatant lies to go unchallenged?

Contrary to the banner, the mission in Iraq has been a complete disaster. There is no end in sight, especially if John McCain becomes president. McCain would continue the non-existent Bush strategy in Iraq and five years will quickly grow to ten.

This President did accomplish one thing on this anniversary of mission accomplished. He set the modern record for the highest disapproval rating ever recorded for a U.S. President. A full 71% of the American public disapproves of this monster. No president, not even Richard Nixon, had a disapproval percentage above 70%. Congratulations George!

Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:59pm

Memo to Reverend Wright: Shut the F Up!

The crazy, bible-thumping, lunatic pastor Jeremiah Wright is back at it, making ridiculous statements and giving the braindead mainstream media more fodder to play with. Speaking before the National Press Club, Wright re-iterated that the American government created the AIDS virus to commit genocide against African-Americans. Whatever Jeremiah Wright says after that outrageous statement doesn't matter. That proclamation alone should give him a one-way ticket to the loony bin.

Jeremiah Wright is like a godsend to Hillary Clinton and the GOP. Every time he opens his mouth, he makes Barack Obama look terrible. Of course, he doesn't speak for ~~President~~ Senator Obama, but the media will pretend that he does.

What's pathetic in this whole situation though is that the media is latching onto this man's commentary as if he matters. He doesn't. He belongs in the same category with Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. They are old, stupid, backwards men who say dumb things to get a rise out of people and to get on television.

Unfortunately, the media is more clueless than Jeremiah Wright. They only report on outlandish behavior. Whether it's Brittany Spears or Ann Coulter or Rosie O'Donnell, the media is only concerned with boosting ratings. The numbers don't go up with rational discussion about the issues. They only go up with inflammatory reports. Don't expect anything to change.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 10:55pm

The Pledged Delegate Race is Over

Hillary Clinton will win Pennsylvania by about 10%, but she will pick up only 16 delegates on Senator Barack Obama. The delegate breakdown projects to be 87-71. Therefore, Obama will carry a commanding 150 delegate lead into North Carolina and Indiana. He is leading comfortably in North Carolina and is slightly behind in Indiana.

North Carolina and Indiana vote on May 6th. The worst case scenario is that Obama breaks even in pledged delegates in those two states. It is more likely that he increases his delegate lead back to where it started tonight.

Either way, after May 6th, there will be only five states and one territory remaining. Three of those states favor Senator Obama (OR, MT, SD), while two favor Senator Clinton (WV, KY)The one territory favors Clinton (PR).

The bottom line is that there are not enough pledged delegates left for Hillary Clinton to win that battle. In fact, it would be almost impossible to get Obama's lead under 100. Most superdelegates will not want to overturn the will of the voter. If the pledge delegate numbers aren't close (and they won't be), the supers will continue to move to Senator Obama.

In a few weeks the math will become obvious, even to braindead politicians. I predict that Hillary concedes on May 7th, right after losing North Carolina.

Monday, April 21, 2008 - 10:25pm

All Eyes on Pennsylvania

Polls in the Keystone State open in less than ten hours and it can't come soon enough. There hasn't been an election in six weeks and the two Democratic candidates have been hammering each other nonstop. Ok, it's really just been Hillary doing the negative campaigning, but she's trying really hard to persuade everyone that Barack's the one being negative.

By the math, Hillary needs to win Pennsylvania by at least 25%. Anything less and she'll never catch Obama in pledged delegates or popular vote. There are only seven states (and two territories) left after PA and time is running out on Hillary.

According to RealClearPolitics, Obama leads by 166 pledged delegates. If Hillary wins PA by 6%, she'll only cut into Obama's lead by 10 delegates. If she wins by 10%, she'd still only capture 16 net delegates. At the end of the night, Obama will continue to hold a commanding lead in pledged delegates.

I'm afraid that if Hillary wins PA by even one vote, she will stay in the race and drag this thing out until at least May 6th when North Carolina and Indiana vote. She will refuse to do the math.

If Clinton wins PA by less than 5%, expect a large number of superdelegates to move to Obama's corner. Remember that Hillary was ahead in Pennsylvania by 17% only four weeks ago and the demographic is completely in her favor.

If she wins by high single digits, expect nothing to change from what we've seen the last six weeks. If she does somehow win by double-digits, you'll see a pause in superdelegate movement until NC and IN. Stay tuned.

Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 9:45pm

I'm Bitter! How About You?

Some people are in a tizzy over Barack Obama's recent comments that voters in small towns in America are bitter and angry. He stated that they are bitter because they feel they have been left behind by Washington. Senator Obama went on to say that these folks often turn to what they can count on. They rely on their faith, they get frustrated over the influx of illegal immigration, and they vote on gun rights.

Obama's comments were immediately taken out of context by, surprise, Hillary Clinton. She jumped on his statement and attempted to paint him as some sort of elitist who is condescending to working class folks. Of course, it's hard to argue that Obama is an elitist considering he was raised by a single, teenage mother who struggled to make ends meet. It's even more difficult for Hillary to argue the point as she looks down on every human being on Earth.

I am from a small town and I live in a small town. I can confirm that I am extremely angry, quite bitter, and very frustrated. I'm angry that our government sends our sons and daughters to fight and die in an unjust war. I'm angry that I live in a country that tortures human beings. I'm angry that my government takes more than half of my hard-earned money in taxes for no reason other than to make themselves more powerful.

I'm also frustrated that as a 34-year old man, my entire adult life has had only a Bush or Clinton in the White House...and that it could continue into my forties. The two worst presidents in the history of the United States have been Bill Clinton and George Bush. For over fifteen years, I've had to put up with these disgusting, unethical, pathetic, corrupt thugs. It needs to end.

Obama was right. We the people are bitter and angry. A lot of things need to change in this country for us to get happy.

Monday, April 7, 2008 - 10:00pm

Questionable Earnings from The Clinton's

Of the $109 million the Clinton's earned from 2000-2007, one source of income looks suspicious. Bill Clinton "earned" $15.4 million from the Yucaipa investment firm from 2003 -2007. What did he do to earn this massive sum of money, you may ask? According to Senator Clinton's spokesperson, Bill provided advice on potential investments, advocated on behalf of the fund, and created opportunities for investors to consider investing in the fund.

Now let's consider these three job responsibilities. First, since Bill Clinton has zero investment experience, providing advice to a group of investment experts on what to buy seems a wee bit far-fetched. The second and third points appear to be BS. How does one advocate on behalf of the fund? Was Bill one of their salespeople? Also, how do you create opportunities to invest in the fund? Anyone with enough money should be allowed to invest.

So for being a salesmen and novice investor, the Yucaipa Cos. investment firm paid Bill Clinton $15.4 million over five years. Not a bad gig if you can get it.

The Yucaipa Companies is a questionable firm in its own right. It is owned by Ron Burkle, one of the richest people in the world. A recent Wall Street Journal report showed that one of President Clinton's aides helped arrange a partnership with Burkle. Interestingly, the partnership dissolved over charges of misused funds.

It's hard to tell exactly why Bill Clinton was paid all this money, but it most certainly was not to provide investment advice. Much like the rest of his life, this activity falls under the skeptical category.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - 11:05pm

About Those High Gas Prices

There is a very simple solution to lower gas prices across the country, but no politician is suggesting it. Democrats like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton talk about a "windfall" profit tax on oil companies, while Republicans offer up no viable solution. With gas prices over $3/gallon, the best and fastest solution to reduce the cost is to eliminate the federal and state taxes on gasoline!!!

It's very simple. For every gallon of gas you pump, the federal government takes 18.4 cents. Then the state gets a piece of the pie. The worst offending state is New York, which takes a whopping 42.4 cents per gallon. The least offending state is Alaska, but even they take 8 cents per gallon. The combined average tax on the American consumer is 46 cents per gallon. Eliminate the gas tax completely and you will immediately reduce gas prices.

Of course we know that politicians would never, ever get rid of the gas tax. Democrats never reduce taxes and Republicans will never bring it up for fear of shining the spotlight on their beloved oil industry.

Politicians would rather tax something rather than eliminate a tax. I am a huge fan of Barack Obama, but if he decides to tax American corporations for making a large profit, which is what they're supposed to do, he should have his head examined. The windfall profit tax is one of the worst ideas I have ever heard of. It is anti-capitalism and anti-American. It would set a precedent that allows a politician to decide how much profit is too much, which is a frightening thought.

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