Jake Tapper blogged yesterday that Barack Obama, one of the two final candidates for the democratic nomination, is for the decriminalization of marijuana, and I commented...
This is great news. This means that he actually thinks about issues, and does not plan to govern by status quo, a static approach to government that doesn't help anybody. I think he just earned my vote in the upcoming primary.
Jake Tapper blogged about Obama's contention that he is a uniter and Hillary is a divider...
I believe that I can much more effectively attract new voters, and Republicans that have been disillusioned with the other side, and independents who are trying to find a political home, and potentially create a working majority for change. Now what we know is that that will not happen with Senator Clinton. That's guaranteed.
I commented...
And when Clinton wins the nomination, it will be Obama saying the exact opposite, that the party will unite behind the nominee, that Hillary will exact change.
During a question-and-answer session following a speech at Liberty University... "There's only one explanation for [my recent surge in the polls], and it's not a human one. It's the same power that helped a little boy with two fish and five loaves feed a crowd of 5,000 people."
Hint: The preacher is talking about Jesus, and his so-called father, god, but with a big 'g.'
I commented on Jake Tapper's blog...
Oh my lord.
Jake Tapper blogged today about the flak Hillary Clinton received in last night's debate over her supposed support of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's plan to license all drivers in the state, including undocumented workers, and I commented...
I think that driver's licenses should be considered as licenses to drive. Does that make sense? I mean, state-issued driver's licenses should not necessarily be used by the federal government to control borders. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.
I don't think John Edwards is racist, or that he is running a racist campaign. However, there is some truth to Edwards' selling point that he is more electable in the red states, because, let's face it, he is a white male, as compared to a female Hillary Clinton and a black Barack Obama. Edwards doesn't explicitly mention the "obvious" difference of the three, although he does so implicitly. Jake Tapper blogged this story earlier this morning, and I commented...
Edwards is right, unfortunately. History tell us (recent history, too) that it will be difficult to gain wide support (large enough to win the state's electoral votes) in the south, running on a liberal, left-of-center agenda. It would make it even more difficult, as history reports it, that a female or a black male be the one selling those ideas. Not in the south. Not in 2008. (And it sucks.)
Jake Tapper blogged yesterday about Hillary Clinton's supposed luncheon for rural Americans actually being held at the offices of a big business lobbying firm, one that represents a controversial agri-biotech company,* and I commented...
This is devastatingly embarrassing to the frontrunner. Being so absent-minded of the real issues to "rural Americans" is evidence of contempt for the nominating process. Some things may look fine on paper, but the campaign really must look at the big picture, of what all of this means.
* In the interest of full disclosure, this controversial company (Monsanto) was a client of a company I have previously worked for, and I had worked on the project. I was not involved with the products Monsanto creates, or even their processes, but I had worked as an engineer on a project to improve their operations.
Jake Tapper blogged today about Fred Thompson and his contention that he is the most republican of all the republican candidates (I think I am going to be sick), and I commented...
I'd like to see Thompson with the GOP nomination, just to see his acting skills come through when he tries to peel back his "republicanism" to the general electorate.
Jake Tapper blogged yesterday about the GOP presidential candidates turning down an offer to debate on minority issues, and I commented...
Reaching out or speaking on black issues is not an appropriate action for persons looking to show off their conservative-base bona fides. It is a sign of the indecency of the GOP.
Jake Tapper blogged today on Hillary's campaign throwing stones from her glass house into Rudy Giulian's glass house, and I commented...
I wouldn't be surprised if the media wouldn't report the spat if the roles were reversed. I would advise Hillary to keep her mind on the democratic nomination, that there is no time to waste taking shots at a presumptive nominee from the other party. It is not as though Giuliani and others on the right haven't taken their shots at Hillary however. I think a part of it is Hillary making sure that the GOP knows she can handle the potshots.
Jake Tapper blogged yesterday wondering if it is "fair to follow the money [a candidate's contributions] to see if it always squares with a candidates' professed views," and I commented...
The money that is behind a candidate is ultimately likely to be the beneficiary of the candidate's policies, so if that money differs from what the candidate is selling, voters need to know.
