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Blog Entries for Friday, October 24
When Things Are Going Your Way
On a day that Barack Obama is in Hawaii visiting his ill grandmother, the breaks still go his way, as the story of a girl getting a "B" carved on her face because of her McCain bumper sticker turn out to be a hoax. The 20 year old college student ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, October 23
Military Ballots Get Booted
In a story that brings echoes of the 2000 post election vote fight in Florida, absentee military ballots are being tossed out by elections officials in a Virginia county not far from Washington, D.C. The dispute in Fairfax County, Virginia centers on what makes a military absentee ballot legitimate. In this ...
Greenspan Taken Down A Notch
It wasn't as ugly as it could have been for former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan as he testified before a House committee on Thursday about the world financial crisis. "Were you wrong?" asked the panel chairman? "Well, partially," said Greenspan, who joined the chorus of finger pointing by members ...
The Angst Level Rises
If you check the Drudge Report at all, then you couldn't miss the picture on Thursday afternoon of the 20 year old campaign volunteer who was beaten up and then had a "B" carved on her cheek by a knife wielding man in Pittsburgh. What supposedly caused the "B" attack? The ...
The Curse of Ronald Reagan
Sometimes in big rivalry football games you will see signs from one side that say "Paybacks Are Hell." I'm beginning to wonder if Barack Obama in 2008 is some sort of divine payback for the Democrats. When Ronald Reagan was President, he frustrated the living hell out of the Democrats ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, October 22
Greenspan on the BBQ
For many years, then Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan was regarded by lawmakers in the Congress as the Economic Oracle. Almost nothing he said was in the wrong. But in the past few years, Greenspan's luster has worn off a bit. He's regularly ripped now by members of both parties ...
"A Righteous Wind At Our Backs"
Democrats are having a hard time telling themselves to stop smiling. They can taste victory on November the 4th, and heck, even Barack Obama seems to be feeling that, too. "I feel like we got a righteous wind at our backs here," Obama told a crowd of 35,000 gathered in ...
The GOP Cuts 'Em Loose
There are times in life when very difficult choices must be made. People get fired. Projects get dropped. And candidates for Congress lose their lifeline from the national party. On Wednesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee yanked advertising dollars for four incumbent GOP lawmakers in the House, pretty much signaling ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, October 21
Polls Polls Polls Polls
You can get lost on the internet searching for poll after poll on the 2008 Elections, as the web allows you to fiddle with all kinds of numbers from all kinds of pollsters. Their review right now? "Barack Obama has owned the last 30 days. This has propelled him into ...
Change In The US Senate
There was no use hiding what's in the tea leaves right now, and on Tuesday, the Senate Republican Campaign Committee chairman made clear that his party will lose seats in November. The only question is, how many? "Are the Democrats going to get to 60?" asked Sen. John Ensign, a ...
A Stimulating Debate
I was sort of caught off guard on Tuesday by the repeated questions I got about when would another round of economic stimulus checks be out, because Democrats are trying hard right now to avoid a repeat of that. Another radio colleague of mine said she also faced the same questions, ...
Election Night With Obama: $$$$
Whenver you cover a major political event, there are costs involved, especially in the television business. The Barack Obama campaign has taken things to the next level for its election night gathering in Chicago. When you go on the road to cover a political convention or political "Victory Party" for ...
Blog Entries for Monday, October 20
Take Your Pick
The latest poll numbers seem to rumble in almost hourly, leaving those in the news business and those super interested in the Presidential race hanging on every margin of error. "Obama lead volatile in national polls," was the headline on the Associated Press wire on Monday night, as they took ...
An Economic Change of Heart
After holding Democratic calls for another economic stimulus plan at arm's length, President Bush and his administration changed their tune on Monday, just over two weeks out from the elections. The first crack came as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to the House Budget Committee about the Wall Street ...
Two Weeks To Go
With two weeks until Election Day, the candidates are where they should be, in states that should decide who wins on November 4th. Barack Obama continues a three day swing through Florida, while John McCain is back in Pennsylvania. You don't even have to turn on the TV anymore to ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, October 19
Joe The Plumber Gets Some Friends
I guess John McCain is going to see how far he can run with the "Joe the Plumber" line, as this weekend the Arizona Senator added in some new friends for Joe. As McCain campaigned this weekend in Ohio, where Joe the Plumber is from, he added in a few ...
What To Think Of The Polls
Is Barack Obama on his way to a blowout win? Is John McCain edging closer? Is this race still up for grabs? It all depends on which polls you believe and which polls you want to ignore. Earlier this year, we all saw how the polls had some troubles. In ...
Blog Entries for Friday, October 17
Ohio Dems Win Legal Fight Over Voting
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Democrats in a fight over 200,000 new voter registration forms, where the data of voters doesn't match with information on other government databases. Ohio Republicans had wanted each county in the state to have the chance to check Social Security numbers, addresses and ...
The Glass Is Half Empty
I can tell we are getting close to the election, because my email is getting more pointed as we zero in on election day, and that's been especially true on some technical subjects. One thing that prompted a lot of jabs was talk about the federal budget deficit. As I have discussed on ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, October 16
18 Days To Go
One look at John McCain's schedule from Thursday and Friday shows that at least his staff knows what's at stake and where they should send their standardbearer, as McCain makes stops today in Florida. On Thursday, McCain made a couple stops in the Philadelphia area, going to Downingtown in the western ...
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