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It's the Economy, Stupid!

John McCain

Now that the Republican Convention is over, it is very clear now that only the Democrats seem to understand that it is the economic situation in the United States that will determine the eventual outcome of the Presidential Election. Every speaker at the Republican Convention took time to describe John McCain’s five horrible years in [...]

Sarah Palin – a potential dictator?

Bush, Palin and a very nervous McCain

As the week progresses and as more background information about Sarah Palin begins to appear in various newspapers and blogs, John McCain must be getting a lot more nervous about his choice of Palin as the Republican Party’s Vice Presidential nominee. Palin is not turning out to be just the beautiful “hockey mom from a [...]

Will Sarah Palin drop out?

Sarah Palin, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

Rumors are flying that John McCain’s choice for Vice President, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, will ask to be excused for personal and family reasons.  The rumors actually make sense, and if true, could have a major effect on the upcoming campaign. Barack Obama has made it clear that he and his campaigners will not make [...]

What was McCain thinking?

John McCain makes a point...

John McCain was always one of my favorites – even before he became a politician. How could you not like a good looking Navy pilot POW, even if he fought in an awful war like Vietnam? When I used to look at John McCain I saw someone who was handsome, intelligent, trustworthy and brave. He [...]

More homeowners face financial ruin

The Bush Administration and Congress continue to slog along, trying to come up with something that they hope will get the economy moving again. They finally understand that the core of our current problems continues to be the continuing collapse of the housing market after denying that the problem existed for almost all of the [...]