What American Voters Want

February 5, 2008
I suppose I have never paid as close attention to a campaign as I have the current Presidential campaign; that is to say, not in such broad terms. In the past I generally looked and listened for the thing that was most important to me, which is the way the candidates say they [...]

So Clinton Wins New Hampshire Over Poll Predictions

January 9, 2008
The Facts
Leading up to the New Hampshire primary, every single one of the dozens of poll results had Hillary Clinton in second place at best by several percentage points behind Barak Obama. Some even had her in third place. Yet she came in first. Granted, just 2% over Obama, but a win still. [...]

Are Voters No Longer Concerned About Real Issues?

January 8, 2008
The Facts
For the past week the news media has been reporting more on the likability of the Presidential candidates and the fact that they are talking about change than they have about issues. It’s almost like the issues have become a non-issue, or taken a back seat at best. I have switched from [...]

CNN Election Center 2008

January 3, 2008
CNN has come up with a very good web page for those interested in some real facts about the Presidential candidates. There are many things I like about the site, but one of those things is it shows who their supporters and who their advisors are. Who supports and advises a candidate tell [...]

CNN Gives Presidential Candidates Unfiltered Air Time

January 1, 2008
The Facts
Today CNN spent a great deal of their air time constantly switching between candidates speaking live to their audiences. Much of it was without commercial interruption. No one was censored. In fact, the time was referred to it as “Candidates Unfiltered”.
My View
Frankly, I enjoyed listening to the candidates. Not that I agreed [...]

Mike Huckabee for President?

December 11, 2007
I have already gone on record for saying my vote has pretty much been split between the Democrats & Republicans over the past 35 years, depending on the candidate and what his platform consisted of. Therefore, I have not and will not make a decision this early in the campaign. But I am [...]

Ron Paul Gets Brothel Endorsement

November 26, 2007
The Facts
Ron Paul received an endorsement today from Dennis Hof, owner of a Nevada brothel. Ron Paul’s campaign said that Paul was a little uncomfortable with the endorsement, but he knows this is a democracy.
My View
Ron Paul does not need to feel uncomfortable about this. And if one single opponent or one single [...]

Obama Admits Using Drugs

November 20, 2007
The Facts
Barack Obama admitted to a group of high school students today that he used illegal drugs and drank alcohol when he was their age. He admitted that he made some bad decisions when he was young.
Mt View
I am not an Obama supporter however I have to admire his honesty in exposing this. [...]

Fred Thompson on Meet The Press

November 4, 2007
I like “Meet The Press” because the host always respectfully allows the guest to finish their response or comment, and the hosts’ objective is not to discredit the guest just because the guest disagrees with him. Fred Thompson was on the program today.  He expressed his views on several subjects, but the one [...]

No Criticism for Hillary

November 2, 2007
Strictly My View
I always figure I can get some “good” stuff on the Democrats if I watch Fox News, so I had them on today. During the “Big Story” with John Gibson he had several guest on to talk about different subjects. While they were on Hillary Clinton, they were discussing the latest [...]