Candidates


To be or not to be, that is the question

In a strange twist in this very unusual election, Senator John McCain came out today and announced he was suspending his campaign and heading back to Washington to work with Congress to complete the economic package to bailout the financial sector to bring stability back to the market. The following is a portion of his [...]

Open Question: Can a woman be President/Vice President and still raise young children?

In what seems to be a strange twist in the political spectrum this week, the Democrats are upset that Sarah Palin didn’t turn down the Vice Presidency offer from John McCain so she could stay home and raise her children, especially her youngest that has Down Syndrome.  On the other hand, the Republicans are arguing [...]

Democratic National Convention revisited

Reflecting back on last weeks presentation by the Democratic Party, let’s take a look how they handled the issues I listed.
Hillary Clinton - What was probably the best political speech of her career, she highlighted the race between her and Obama during the primaries, and how she placed 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling [...]

Republican National Convention kickoff

Tonight launches the main portion of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, MN. The convention is the time for the Party to establish the platform for the 2008 election while giving the Presidential and Vice Presidential nominee prime time television coverage to reintroduce them to the voting public. There are many problems facing the Republican [...]

McCain picks Palin

In a bit of a surprise, John McCain taps Sarah Palin to be his Vice President.  For over a week, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, and Joe Lieberman were being talk about as the potential pick, though Palin’s name had been mentioned in the past.  Succeeding where the Obama campaign didn’t, the announcement of Palin was [...]