Well, big whoop de doo. Obama has been declared Emperor of the Democratic Party. Great. Tonight, he’ll don his toga, rise up onto the stage of his Temple, and speak to the minions, bestowing his gaze upon them…
Okay, I have to stop before I throw up. Here’s the thing. Obama “won” the Democratic nomination through theft, bullying, intimidation, coercion, and collusion. Personally, I have a problem with that. Not just because I am a minister-type who specialized in Ethics, but as a human being with a conscience, as a US Citizen, and especially as a (former) Democrat. TO say it offends my sensibilities is a massive understatement.
What is this teaching our young people? What does this say about Americans in general? Apparently, you can plagiarize with reckless abandon, and now university professors will simply shrug it off as no big deal, as long as you are their favorite, I suppose. When did it change that plagarizing would not result in expulsion from an institution? At the very LEAST, the student would be brought up on charges. But Obama does it? No problem - “his policies are pretty much the same as Clinton’s anyway - and he is more electable” would be the retort.
Well, hell to the yeah they were the same - he would take her policies, and often take them whole cloth as his own. Not even bothering to change a WORD. Then the media would report what HIS policy was, and say Clinton’s was similar. Ask each one to EXPLAIN them, and only one could - Clinton. But that’s okay, because he is the Hope and Change candidate!! (more…)
DENVER - When Democratic delegates gathered Wednesday afternoon to cast their votes to nominate Sen. Barack Obama for president, his primary rival, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton called for a motion to suspend the rules so that Obama could be nominated with a unanimous voice vote. For those trying display a show of party unity, the motion couldn't have been better. But for the Washington delegation, it was a bittersweet move. "W" is the 23rd letter in an alphabetic roll call, and as a result the Evergreen State voters did not get their moment in the sun to announce their delegate votes. More specifically, Gov. Chris Gregoire, who was selected to read Washington's count, did not get the chance.
I’ve been reading a little more about Sen. McCain’s pick for his running mate. My initial inclination was and is Mitt Romney, because of his economics knowledge. However, this would be quite a team to try to reach middle-class America, and to tell those who are struggling to make ends meet that they know EXACTLY how they feel. Get this: these guys, between the two of them, own 12 homes. That’s TWELVE. The combined worth of said homes is estimated to be around $30 million. I somehow doubt that they feel your pain. The other front runner is said to be Tim Pawlenty, the Minnesota governor. This would help McCain in Minnesota, which I think is going to be a bit of a problem for him, but while Pawlenty’s youth and executive experience would be helpful, he is no match for Joe Biden when it comes to foreign affairs. A vice-presidential debate would be sure to happen, and one Republican insider said that a nationally televised Biden-Pawlenty debate is “unthinkable.” In other words, I get the impression that everyone thinks Biden would tear him a new one. Former Homeland Security director and Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge would be more of a match with Biden on national security and foreign affairs, with one big ol’ caveat: he is pro-choice. McCain has had a hard time convincing the religious conservatives that he is their candidate, and a pro-choice pick would alienate those voters, as well as many independent and swing voters. Ridge has said that he would defer to McCain on the issue, but that would allow Democrats to paint Ridge as a flip-flopper, wishy-washy, and a yes-man. The other main person being mentioned is Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman…yes, THAT Joe Lieberman. The Democrat-turned-independent who ran as Al Gore’s running mate in 2000. Lieberman also supports abortion rights, and has a long history of supporting labor causes that would also alienate many in the GOP. It would make for some interesting debates with Biden, too, as they realized that they cast the same votes on many issues in the Senate. The core conservatives in the GOP would be going, “Tell me again WHY he picked this guy??” I can’t believe I’m going to quote Phyllis Schlafly, but you can’t get any more “core conservative” than that gal. “I think there would be a walkout on Lieberman at the convention. He’s not a Interesting, huh? Looks like Senator McCain has a “Lady or the Tiger?” situation on his hands, AKA damned if you do, damned if you don’t. At this point, I’m really not sure who he’s going to pick. I’d say the odds are still with Romney, but he might go with a dark horse.
Tags: John McCain, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman, Republican vice-president
08/28/2008 
