I know it's hard to do since most people tuned into the VP debate hoping either one or the other would do well or fall on their face.  Most tuned in having plenty of preconceived notions about the nominees.  But if you can put the partisanship and expectations aside, I think you would see the outcome as more of a draw. Neither looked like a fool.  Both misspoke at times but there were no huge gaffes that I have heard of.  But people have plenty of influences in their opini...

There is so much spin around the whole bail out deal it's dizzying!  The Dems tried (and largely succeeded) to convince people that they had a deal done until McCain brought it to a screaching halt.  That has been debunked but after hearing about some of the earmarks the Dems are trying to put in their "deal", I would call McCain a hero if he had thrown a wrench in the works. One of the most scary provisions was a 20% earmark for ACORN (if you don't know what ACORN is, PLEASE e...

McCain just announced that he is postponing his campaign, most importantly, including the presidential debate slated for Friday, in order to go back to Washington and do what he can to help find a solution to the major financial crisis.  He says that he would rather lose an election than not do what he can for the country.  He just might indeed lose the election in my opinion.  What about all the people who have been planning and investing in the debate that is now hosed d...

From the Mount Olympus type setting of the DNC,  Obama looked down upon his subjects and accepted their appointment of him as their nominee.  It was quite a spectacle.  Plenty of celebs were everywhere.  The hype was palpable. What a show!  But that is all I see coming from the Dems, show and no substance.  They are for the things that are good and against the things that are bad.  Obama is going to tell us what we should and shouldn't do because we can't be...

I know there are plenty of Harvard and Yale experts out there saying that their analysis says that raising the minimum wage causes no harm to anyone, but real life experience says otherwise.  I was just at my local Lowe's and when it came time to check out I discovered that my only option was self serve.  There was one attendant and this was on a Saturday! I asked if self serve was my only option as it appeared to be and the lone attendant said that since they cut back on the minimu...

FEMA is under investigation for not having verified information before awarding emergency funds to claimants.  It bothers me deeply that the agency was so sloppy but it bothers me more that so many scumbags stole money from truly needy people during a time of absolute disaster.  It just shows the absolute absence of respect for others and the absence of self respect and pride. My grandparents came from the great depression.  They believed in taking care of their own and wo...

Isn't getting drugs from Canada actually outsourcing US pharmaceutical jobs?

I recieved this in an email from a dear friend.  I already checked it out on snopes.com so I figured I would share it.  It articulates, from a well experienced military member, the character deficiency that I loathe in Senator Kerry.  I cringe every time I hear someone say that Kerry was brave for giving his Senate testimony when he returned from the war. Here you go: Bring it on, John > by Oliver North > > August 27, 2004 > > "Of course, the president ...

I am sickened by the thought of so very many uneducated dolts deciding who will run my country.  You have to take a test in order to drive a car.  Why not have a test in order to vote?  I propose we come up with a basic knowledge requirement to be passed in order to cast a vote. I don't think an IQ test would be the way to go.  I am just asking that citizens be required to do their homework when it comes to deciding who will have control of such a powerful position.  ...

The left seems to respond to the word "Halliburton" like my mother-in-law responds to the word "fart" (it is what she considers the "f" word).  I ask this, what other establishment could and would do Halliburton's job?  I am not defending overcharges or any other conduct.  I am simply curious as to what the options would be. I often wonder how many people howling "Halliburton this or Halliburton that" even know what Halliburton does.  I also think you have to be out of you...

During a card playing get together with some neighbor friends this weekend a couple of heated political discussions got going.  One thing that one of the teachers (pro-Kerry thanks to No Child Left Behind) said really irked me and I wanted to hear the insider perspective.  The topic was who the military wants as Commander and Chief.  She said our military wants Kerry and many others said Bush.  She said that polls only show Bush in favor with the military because our soldiers...

I recieved an email today and couldn't find anything on Urban Legends regarding this so I am hoping someone out there might know.  The email warned that if Kerry is elected we will have to pay for secret service ....um, service at all of Kerry's homes (that would be 5) for the rest of his life.  Is this true? I was aware that Presidents have secret service agents with them at all times and that they are protected by them for the remainder of their life but I didn't know that they we...

I can't say what happens everywhere but I will share what I have observed here in suburban Detroit.  I do a lot of driving around due to the fact that I have two young boys.  I see a lot of bumper stickers during my local taxiing.  My observations are as follows: I see Kerry/Edwards signs mostly on tiny beatup foreign cars.  I see Bush/Cheney signs on American vehicles (mostly SUVs and trucks) and the only hybrid I have seen in this area has a W in '04 magnet on it....

I don't know how others out there are feeling but I think I am going to have to go in political "time out".  The inundation of he said/he said has taken its toll.  Terms like neo-con, fascist, and leftie have lost all meaning.  I need a break! I have felt a responsibility to educate myself on the political issues at hand and learn as much as possible about the candidates.  I feel I am learning nothing except possibly media bias at this point.  I think I am going to go...

I remember hearing the other day one reporter (can't remember who) commenting that Kerry's testimony in the 70s regarding the atrocities committed by soldiers in Vietnam included him speaking with some weird accent he didn't have when they were growing up together and he hasn't had since.  Tonight, I was listening to the TV in the background while Bush and Kerry spoke to crowds wishing Clinton a speedy recovery regarding his heart surgery and heard something I couldn't believe- Kerry uttere...