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Grand Slam "No way,no how,no John McCain" The Hillary Factor and why Excellent Choice Nuance v Steadfast Start the real campaign Glad to be back Vacation bound....Destination...Chicago Do negative ads work? Will be vice presidential choice influence your vote? October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 John Edwards & Barack Obama went straight for the jugular in going after Hillary. They attacked the vote on calling the Iranian Revolutionary Council a terrorist organization. Saying it will give this president the excuse he needs to go to war with Iran. Hillary’s inconsistent answers were exposed on social security and at the end of the debate she agreed with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's controversial plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants but then a minute later started backtracking. Now Bill Clinton was a master at being evasive but her facial expressions and demeanor showed she is no Bill Clinton. Will this debate change the numbers? I don’t know. I think what was really exposed last night was status quo positions of the front runner. How can my party complain about the secrecy in the Bush Administration if Hillary does not turn over all her documents? I understand it gives the other candidates an unfair advantage, because she will be the only candidate required to do this. But if this lack of transparency is going to stop, someone has to take the lead. The other is lobbyist money; Hillary has out raised all the candidates of both parties in lobbyist money from Wall Street, defense department, and insurance and drug companies. Some might see it as success but really it business as usual. Somehow we must have a leader to take us to public financing because these lobbyist have too much influence. I am getting suspicious as to why the Bush Administration is getting their way on the latest NSA spying bill. Did the telecommunication lobbyist have something to do with it? I don’t know. This may sound like a slam on Hillary but it really isn’t, it just exposes some of her weakness in a primary. Great leaders learn form mistakes and they don’t usually repeat them. Constructive criticism will only make a person stronger. 
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Where are all the Republicans going?
Trent Lott announced his retirement yesterday and Dennis Hastert left today. The GOP insists that the 17 house members and 6 senators are just individual choices and has nothing to do with their minority status. Whatever the reasons, losing two key senators like Trent Lott and Pete Domenici has got to hurt. The GOP is seeking candidates with deep pockets because they are almost broke. Compare the two parties. Monies for House seats Senate seats GOP & nbsp; $2.6 million $9.5 million Democrats $29 million & nbsp; $23.4 million That’s a huge hole to climb out of since the GOP has 21 senate seats to defend. Right the Democrats goal of turning states like If I had to guess the reason for the current demise in the Republican Party, it would be perception. Their house leaders John Boehner and Roy Blunt are still closely associated with http://www.washingtonpost.c... All the GOP has to do is go back to their fiscal conservative roots and I am pulling for them because divided government works. 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
Mike
on Nov 28, 2007 at 08:55 AM
Hello RiverboatI don’t hide my bias but I am very much in favor of fiscal restraint, I have admired the way the GOP kept a tight hold on the purse strings in previous administrations. I have said total dominance by any party will lead to scandals; I am for checks and balances. If a Democrat wins the presidency, I hope they put a Republican in either the State Department, Department of Defense or the Treasury Department because we need opposing voices. posted by
Riverboat
on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:37 AM
"All the GOP has to do is go back to their fiscal conservative roots and I am pulling for them because divided government works." Mike, was this part of your post? 'Cause if it was, you're one of my new best friends. It's what I've been screaming for the last six years. That's how long it took for Bush to find which drawer his veto pen was put in as his Republican majority was running up a bill unheard of under DEMOCRATIC rule. I thought the Republican party was supposed to be the party of restraint and adherence in the principles of federalism.
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