Archives: 2008 October

One of my favorite conservative bloggers, Dr. Bruce of Faith and Facts happened to say something in a post today I found myself in a bit of disagreement with:
I am praying that over 150,000,000 people will register and vote in this election season. The opportunity to vote is both a right and a privilege. [...]

Same thing when you apply for a any job. Even if you are well qualified for a job, they always ask for references before they hire you.

For these politicians, if the public has questions about their character they should come clear with no lies and explain themselves before they lay out their plan.

Now that John McCain is running for president in 2008, Vietnam experience is no longer a political issue…

If liberalism had an ideology that would sell – that people would embrace having thought it through, then liberals wouldn’t embarrass themselves with these double standards, the appeals to emotion, and the endless internal inconsistency and self contradictions that follow. If the media weren’t heavily biased the left would be called to account for their dishonesty and inconsistency.

…these people in the wishy washy, fence sitting, uninformed (yes, I said uninformed) middle are the ones who decide elections. Republicans and conservatives don’t, Democrats and liberals don’t, 3rd party wackos sure as hell don’t, the people who can live through at least a year of campaigning, primary season, conventions, with 24/7 cable and network news coverage, daily front page headlines in the paper, blogs, web sites, radio - these people who still haven’t picked a side are basically the ones who decide the elections….

Obama is preemtively countering all scrutiny of his past elbow rubbing with angry extremists, unrepentent terrorist bombers, and other radicals by launching a new ad and talking point campaign that goes something like: “we have to talk about the economy, and only the economy, because talking about anything else is just trying to change the subject and a distraction.”

And the economic crisis does not make the question of Obama’s judgement and character and integrity any less important, in fact, it makes it more important. People need to know what kind of power hungry scammer they’re turning the keys over to….

The real news is that this isn’t in the news. Why isn’t this all over the front page?

This is encouraging. Why? Because the election isn’t going to be held today, it will be held a month from now. A lot can and undoubtedly will happen between now and then. Also because these numbers don’t reflect the bounce Palin will have scored in the VP debate.

Obama is entitled to his beliefs, but we need to know what shapes his agenda, his philosophy, his ideology - these are the things that will directly influence how he would make decisions in the Oval Office.

She definitely exceeded my expectations. And my expectations were high. Besides holding her own, stating the positions clearly and effectively, and connecting, I thought she had Biden on the run by the end.