2008
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Friday, November 7th, 2008Has there ever been a less effective piece of legislation than McCain-Feingold?
Unions, political action committees and other special interests shelled out nearly $98 million in independent expenditures to influence the presidential election, according to a CQ MoneyLine analysis of campaign finance reports through Nov. 4.
While there was no “Swift Boat” ad that defined this [...]
Thoughts On Election Day
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008One of the benefits of having lived seven decades is that I’ve been witness to events that were not only personally thrilling, but that were memorable and historic for our country.
Sixty-one years ago, I saw Jack Roosevelt Robinson become the first black man to walk on big-league grass, and it made me proud not only [...]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Predictions For Tomorrow
Monday, November 3rd, 2008Electoral College:
Barack Obama - 346
John McCain - 192
United States Senate:
Democrats - 57
Republicans - 41
Independents - 2
House of Representatives:
Democrats - 267
Republicans - 168
Anyone still think they should be permitted to vote?
Friday, October 31st, 2008A University of Texas poll to be released today shows Republican presidential candidate John McCain and GOP Sen. John Cornyn leading by comfortable margins in Texas, as expected.
But the statewide survey of 550 registered voters has one very surprising finding:
23 percent of Texans are convinced that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Obama [...]