Archive for June, 2008

Taxes: the real Presidential candidate issue

Written by Michael Vass
With all the attention being place on oil and energy in the past few days I thought I’d take another look at taxes. One of the least popular issues that every Presidential race focuses on. And consistently the public has the same request, lower taxes.
For 2008, the ‘election of change’ [a dumb [...]

Senator Obama to travel to Iraq and Afghanistan

Written by Michael Vass
Senator Obama has finally declared he will be going to Iraq and Afghanistan prior to November. Finally. It took long enough.
Senator Obama is known for his opposition to the Iraq war. It’s been one of the most critical points in his candidacy. The war is unpopular (now) and many seek an end [...]

The challenges to a Senator McCain Presidency

Written by Michael Vass
Politics is an amazing arena. It’s the only business in America where lies, misperceptions, misspoken statements, and polispeak are valued assets and critical winning strategies. And that’s true of every political party and elected official from local government to the highest office.
I mention this because of a conversation I had with a [...]

Senator Obama is the Democratic Presidential candidate

Written by Michael Vass
With great joy I can now say that Senator Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
As of 5:37pm the total delegates and Super Delegates reached 2123 in a surge as many formerly supporting Senator Hillary Clinton abandoned her. There is no question that comments from Senator Clinton [...]