Obama '08

‘80 vs. ‘08?

Looking at the current Presidential election, I can’t help thinking of parallels with the 1980 Presidential election. Not that I remember a whole lot, since I was 12 years old at the time and more caught up in other interests besides politics, but I’ve read some history on line and I do have some memories. [...]

More glass houses, more stones

First of all, a message from Governor Palin to the AIP:

Now, a little bit of history:
Vogler’s greatest moment of glory was to be his 1993 appearance before the United Nations to denounce United States “tyranny” before the entire world and to demand Alaska’s freedom. The Alaska secessionist had persuaded the government of Iran to sponsor [...]

…and while I’m at it (more politics)

May I just say that Palin’s other new tactic — implying that women who don’t vote for her are going to Hell — utterly unimpressive, and downright offensive? I suspect most of the women I know would feel the same. “There’s a special place in Hell for women who don’t support other women,” Palin said, [...]

Political Playing Cards

I wonder if McCain really listens to himself when he talks, or does he, like Peter Griffin, just sort of drift in and out every now and then? More to the point, does he listen to Palin?
The McCain/Palin ticket, languishing in the polls at 42-50, has announced that they’re going to go really negative and [...]

Ah! Much clearer now!

So very true, it must go viral.
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Tax cuts under the Obama plan

Among the many lies that the McCain campaign has spread about Barack Obama is that he intends to increase everyone’s taxes. The truth is that Obama’s economic plan would, in fact, CUT taxes for over 95% of American families; Obama’s plan, in fact, cuts taxes to middle class and lower income Americans more than McCain’s [...]