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Sarah Palin's TrooperGate=McCain's Watergate?

Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential candidate

We could be on the threshhold of a major political scandal similar to Dick Nixon’s infamous Watergate break-in. It may not bring down the government and halt the business of Washington for months like Watergate did, but it could very easily either upset John McCain’s quest for the Presidency or result in the impeachment of [...]

Lies are still lies, no matter how many times they're told

Sarah Palin and John McCain check their script.

I continue to watch the evening news, barely able to believe my eyes and ears. The two Republican candidates for the highest offices of our country are openly lying to us – and they know it. Every night the news channels show John McCain and Sarah Palin out on the campaign trail giving the same [...]

Doing God’s will – American style

George Bush and Jesus

Is America really a Christian nation? Can we say that we are truly favored by God over all other countries? While you’re coming up with answers to those questions, try this answering this one with a straight face: Are carrying on a war in Iraq and building a natural gas pipeline in Alaska (according to [...]

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 [...]