I know the title statement is a bit of a hypocritical thing to say for a Ron Paul supporter, but I guess it just depends on what you want in the type of politician you’re voting for. People seem to have a hard time making distinctions between politicians: executives, legislators, commissioners, freeholders. I personally don’t [...]
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The primaries are stupid.
Don’t get me wrong – as an avid student of politics, I love the debates, the back and forth battles, and the daily polls that are often associated with the primary season. Like a sports fan would follow the progress and events surrounding his favorite team, I follow the success, failures, and [...]
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For those of you who missed it on CNN’s list of top stories the other day:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=999980124052&template=theme&theme=kilpatrick012008
Yes, that’s right. Another former “rising star” in the Democratic Party, another sex scandal. This time, it’s Detroit’s mayor (and Vice President of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors, as well as a speaker at the 2004 Democratic Convention), Kwame [...]
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New York Times’ sketchy report on John McCain’s affair with a lobbyist
John Edwards’ $400 haircuts
Washington Post’s news-breaking article highlighting Hillary Clinton’s suit dipping “into new neckline territory”
Barack Obama’s controversial pastor
Clinton “tears up” on the campaign trail
All that is well and good, but how about we start focusing on the issues now?
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Posted in 2008 elections, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance Reform, Conservatism, Democrats, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, candidates, national politics, politics on March 9, 2008 | No Comments »
John McCain is now the Republican nominee. It seems more and more likely that Barack Obama is going to be the Democratic nominee. The question at this point is: how did they get here? The answer, I believe is quite simple. In a time when many Americans are sick and tired of the perceived lies, [...]
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Posted in 2008 elections, College Republicans, Harvard, Ivy Republicans, John McCain, Republican Party, Republicans, national politics, politics, primaries on March 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Cambridge, MA – The Harvard Republican Club (HRC) congratulates Senator John McCain on effectively securing the GOP Nomination by surpassing the required 1191 delegates through his primary victories yesterday. The HRC looks forward to Senator McCain uniting the Republican Party as well as the nation in his campaign to win the presidency.
Senator McCain has set [...]
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Barack Obama has been running an idealistic campaign based on hope and change. People “looking for something to believe in” have been jumping on the Obama bandwagon lately, especially after his eight consecutive post – Super Tuesday wins. Many claim to see a winner in Obama, someone who can inspire and make America better for [...]
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Posted in 2008 elections, Conservatism, Election 2008, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Republicans, candidates, elections 2008, mike huckabee, national politics, politics, primaries on February 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In a surprisingly early announcement Thursday afternoon, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney endorsed GOP front-runner John McCain’s candidacy for the Republican nomination for President.
Since the start of the primary season, questions have circulated as to whether McCain can attract the base of the Republican party. Such questions were answered in part this Tuesday in the Potomac [...]
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After many weeks of being the target of conservative talk radio, John McCain may have the secret support of Rush Limbaugh. Today on his show, Limbaugh said:
“If I really wanted to torpedo McCain, I would endorse him, because that would send the independents and liberals who are going to vote for him running away faster [...]
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Or perhaps a better question may be, what does McCain’s success in the primaries mean? There are many theories / ideas out there, among them (note that these are, for the most part, not my own personal thoughts):
The death of Conservatism
The “religious bigotry against Mormons”
The rise of character versus issues as important in a candidate
A [...]
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