Message To The GOP – You Need To Start Over

In the wake of the 2008 elections, it has become painfully obvious that the Republican Party needs to wipe the slate clean, do a total house cleaning and start over; rebuilding the party around their young superstars. Where was the famous and much touted day of the election get out the vote power of the [...]

Palin And Sexism In The Aftermath Of The Election

I have been ruminating on this issue for the last couple of days. I knew it was coming, but I wanted to see just how it played out. The attacks on Sarah Palin are horrendously sexist and wholly unfair. The Rest Of This Article Has Been Moved To My New Blog – CLICK HERE

A Message To “Disaffected Dems” And The Republican Party

Barack Obama is right.  Now is the time for change. The American public rejected the hard right swing that was part and parcel with the Bush Administration and, blinded by rhetoric, swung far to the left…  but not the traditional Democratic left.  This is a new Democratic Party. In the wake of this election cycle, people should remember [...]

Through A Democrat’s Eyes: Why McCain and Not Obama Part 3 – Character

In the third and final part of my series explaining why this Democrat is voting for McCain and not Obama, the discussion will center around issues of character, encompasing not only personal character but social policy beliefs as well. Personal Character This is a very simple subject to discuss when it comes to John McCain, [...]

Guest Blogger CT: Be Careful When Puma-ing, You Might Get More Than You Bargained For

Note From Texas Hill Country – CT is a blogger and a dedicated Conservative Republican.  This is the story about how (s)he came to know the PUMA movement and subsequent impressions.  I found this very interesting, wonderfully written and asked if I could cross-post the article here.  CT was kind enough to allow me to [...]

Barney Frank Calls Republicans Racists!!!

The Democrats are throwing this word around too damn much… this is dangerous stuff and they are using these accusations as a wedge issue, but do not understand the possible repercussions. Here is the total line of BS… From the LATIMES Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that Republican criticism of Democrats over the nation’s housing [...]

Republican Party Files Complaint Against Obama For Illegal Fundraising

From WaPo A lawyer for the Republican National Committee today said the party will ask the Federal Election Commission to look into the source of thousands of small-dollar contributions to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama. The RNC is alleging that the Obama campaign was so hungry for donations it “looked the other way” [...]

Remember When Obama Loved Deregulation and The Republicans Way Back In April

As the mortgage crisis and the bailout negotiations unfold, Obama is on the stump making claims about how he was always for increased controls and wanted reform for Fannie and Freddie long ago.  How he saw the Republican economic model as fundamentally flawed… This comes from a post put up by Deja Vu on Capital [...]

Palin As Xena… Cutting Thru The Dems

This article is so good and so complete that it is difficult to get everything it’s about into a snippet…  I highly recommend you just go read the whole thing, but I will provide a few little tidbits for you. The Sunday Times UK Obama camp in panic as ‘Xena’ Sarah Palin scythes through support [...]

If You Are Looking For A Great Orator… John McCain Is Not It. BUT….

If you are looking for a great orator, the kind that makes your knees weak and has you screaming “hallelujah” to the rafters, the John McCain is not your guy… BUT If you listen to the content of his speech, to his words, they are chock full of wonderful reasoning and incredible insight. His speech [...]

Per FoxNews TV – McCain Raises $47M In August

John McCain raised $47 million in the month of August, the most he has raised so far…  and $10M+ of it since he announced the VP pick only days ago. With the announcement of at least 1 major Clinton backer switching to McCain (HERE) and his prediction that you will see many more making the [...]

Hillary Can’t Fix What Her Party Broke….

This is the best, most accurate and honest article I have read on the subject yet… From Froma Harrop on RCP …for Hillary’s angry backers, the issue is no longer what was done to her. It was about what was done to them. Democrats had turned on fellow Democrats, and although the arrows flew in [...]

Sarah Palin Is McCain’s VP Pick… Brilliant

CLICK HERE DAYTON, Ohio – Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain introduced his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, at a raucous rally Friday in Ohio, praising her “tenacity” and “skill” in tackling tough problems. Palin becomes the first woman to serve on a GOP presidential ticket and the first Alaskan to appear on a [...]

HuffPo – Why Hillary’s Folks Won’t Quit

I have not been a fan of the Huffington Post during this election cycle.  The Huffington Post, along with DailyKos and DU, lead the charge in the online attack against Clinton, at least perceptually. Since the end of the primaries, when the real numbers are coming in and critical votes came up, and Obama did [...]

BarackBook – Ouch.

This is pretty funny…  imaginative too.  I am shocked the GOP came up with something this clever. It is an info page on Obama and a few of his associates set up to look like facebook pages….  Check it out.  His associations are pretty amazing.  And not in a good way. http://www.barackbook.com/   Thanks to [...]

Alaska’s Republican Senator Ted Stevens Indicted

From the NYT “Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, the longest-serving Republican senator in United States history and a figure of great influence in Washington as well as in his home state, has been indicted on federal charges of failing to report gifts and income. Mr. Stevens, 84, was indicted on seven felony counts related to [...]