Archive for the ‘Barack Obama’ Category
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
In the debate over which Democratic candidate he should endorse, John Edwards has finally given in. And in the most predictable fashion, he has chosen Sen. Barack Obama. During his official endorsement speech Edwards said, "…the Democratic voters have made their choice, and so have I."
The aforementioned ...
Posted in Barack Obama, 2008, John Edwards | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Clinton's proposal to suspend the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal gasoline tax for the summer -- an idea belittled by most economists and rejected by Obama as a political gimmick -- proved to be a winner in West Virginia. Voters supported the gas tax suspension by an almost 2-to-1 margin. Those voters who ...
Posted in Energy Policy, West Virginia, Barack Obama, John McCain, 2008, Hillary Clinton | 4 Comments »
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Win or lose in November, this Associated Press piece raises some interesting questions about the meaning of the Obama phenomenon:
The entire nation and countless foreigners are absorbing a moment that had seemed decades away, if possible at all. Smart strategists and rank-and-file voters ponder how Obama rose so far so ...
Posted in Barack Obama, 2008, Politics 2.0, General | 1 Comment »
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I know that I’m a bit late on this, but I can’t resist commenting. Barack Obama has [finally] separated himself from his former father figure-pastor-confidant-spiritual advisor. In a speech that came approximately two months later than it should have, Obama called Reverend Wright’s media hoopla nothing ...
Posted in Barack Obama, 2008, Republicans, Democrats | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
"Now the two Washington candidates in the race have been attacking me lately because I don't support their idea of a gas tax holiday. We're arguing over a gimmick that would save you half a tank of gas over the course of the entire summer so that everyone in ...
Posted in Energy Policy, Barack Obama, 2008, Fiscal Policy | 6 Comments »
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Some in the mainstream media (such as Chris Matthews) will say that Barack is much more in his element on the basketball court than in the bowling alley. A true statement, somewhat racist, both or neither?
Posted in Barack Obama, mainstream media, 2008 | 1 Comment »
