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Getting to Sixty before January 20th
As it presently stands, the Novemeber 4th election resulted in 55 Democrats, 2 independents (Lieberman and Sanders who both caucus with Democrats - making an effective 57 Democrats), 40 Republicans, and 3 seats oustanding. The three outstanding seats are Coleman’s in Minnesota, Saxby-Chambliss’ in Georgia, and Stevens (the convict) in Alaska. By hook and because of a “crook” - it would appear that the Democrats may wind up with the 60 votes needed for a “filibuster proof Senate” before the 111th Congress is sworn in next January.
The Obama Gaffe
With some of America’s largest and most prestigious financial institutions undergoing a threatening liquidity meltdown, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has not hesitated to seize the opportunity to exploit the situation for political gain. Despite being the second largest recipient of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac political donations in the entire United States Congress, he [...]
Dewey Defeats Truman II: How McCain might win in a squeaker…
In the last 48 hours, something has emerged that could very well be the early indication of McCain defeating Obama on November 4. For the first time since McCain’s address to the convention, the overall spread between Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain has dropped to an average of 3 points - or essentially the margin of error. Thus, McCain supporters need not be so glum that all is foretold and that the race is lost. While some pundits like Hannity and Limbaugh have been railing against the “Main Stream Media,” asserting that traditional news sources are trying to convince people that the race is locked, when it is not, for the first time, there is actually some evidence of that fact in polling. A strategy to victory, although improbable, for McCain exists. Senator Obama may indeed be vulnerable
Gov. Palin “knocks it out of the park” with her convention speech…
Text of the speech… it was amazingly delivered and was hard hitting:
Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States…
I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America.
I accept the challenge of a tough fight in [...]
The Challenges of Energy Part II: Petroleum & Ecology issues
In the second part of my series on energy issues - today I want to talk about oil, Texas tea, black gold. For most of us, we see “oil” when we gas our cars - cursing I’m sure at the high price of gasoline. However, oil is must more ubiquitous than just gasoline. Oil and [...]
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