I admittedly haven't been paying much attention to President Obama activities. But this whole Daschle thing is pretty stupid. What I don't understand is why he continued to press for appointing Daschle even after he knew about his tax issues ( Read more... )

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Today we had a mock election, and it was a 9-1 for Obama. In addition, I made them name at least one reason why they picked their candidate. Key issues amongst K-5: the war in Iraq (7); who their parents voted for (1); abortion (1); and "Obama won't die as quickly"(1 ( Read more... )

Sarah Palin got a prank phonecall from "Nicholas Sarkozy". In reality, it was two Montreal DJs and not France's head of state ( Read more... )

Yahoo's political dashboard tool is pretty neat. You can compare previous state-by-state election results, predictions by political pundits, and even create your VERY OWN prediction map. I like having lots of information that's well organized. The only thing I don't agree on is Newt Gingrich's map. Come on, Michigan to McCain? Really? Also, who are ( Read more... )

Although it's probably wishful thinking, you have to think that voters will have the economy in mind instead of abortion when they go to the polls in just two weeks. I live in a small town in central PA, and my father has worked at a cabinet factory for over thirty years. Though he started out in the plant sanding cabinets, he has worked the office ( Read more... )

"Palin said she had been "annoyed" in her interviews with CBS News anchor Katie Couric and had been caught off guard when asked what newspapers and magazines she read and to name Supreme Court decisions she disagreed with - questions Palin appeared not to be able to answer ( Read more... )

Last night both candidates did what they had to, Palin looked like she wasn't a total moron with foreign policy experience because she lived close to Russia, and Biden didn't tear her throat out and give her sympathy votes ( Read more... )

Couric: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that ( Read more... )

Election time, yay! OK, so maybe it's not every year, but it sure as hell feels like it. After last week's Democratic Convention, I'm kind of conventioned out. Still, I watched Palin speak last night and I thought she did a good job. Even if I disagree with most of what she says. I think she did what she needed to do strategically speaking-- ( Read more... )