admin @ August 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Well now we have a race. Senator McCain has just announced his Vice President and it has caught everyone off guard. His choice – Sarah Palin the Governor of Alaska.
You may not be familiar with this Governor, I wasn’t either. So I watched her speak and looked up some information on her. […]
admin @ August 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
I listened intently last night as Senator Barack Obama accepted the nomination at the Democratic National Convention with some 70,000 democrats looking on. If Senator Obama didn’t want to look like a celebrity, this was not the way to do it. But as the first African American to reach this history making […]
admin @ August 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
There is no question that Bill Clinton is a great speaker. So there was no shock in the fact that he spoke well at the Democratic National Convention. The overall thing that impressed me though was that Bill Clinton did was Hillary could not; he gave reasons to believe Senator Obama would […]
admin @ August 27, 2008 # 2 Comments
Written by Michael Vass
Finally the question is over. Senator Hillary Clinton has spoken at the Democratic National Convention. And she has made her position clear.
As completely expected, Senator Clinton started her speech with her stated support of Senator Obama. Not a surprise, but it’s just so telling that she has said something that her husband […]
admin @ August 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
I previously have highlighted how I think Nancy Pelosi is a problem for Senator Barack Obama. Last night she spoke at the Democratic National Convention. I present her speech
I’ve listened to the speech a couple of times, and I think I was right. Speaker Pelosi was a horrible speaker. Her reading from […]
admin @ August 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Looking forward to Senator Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight I am wondering what will be said, just like every other pundit out there. My interest is based on a simple set of facts. Senator Clinton went a long way to damage the chances of Senator Obama winning, from his inexperience to his race. […]
admin @ August 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So the Democratic National Convention has started with some strength and emotion. There is no question that Michelle Obama had a powerful speech. Not that anyone should have expected less.
For those that missed it here is the speech she made.
No matter which candidate you might want to vote for you have to […]
admin @ August 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
As the Democratic National Convention is about to start I want to step back and address a question I am often asked. Why am I not a supporter of Senator Obama?
I have been asked that by dozens of White Americans that presume I must be for Obama because he is Black. I […]
admin @ August 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So the Democratic Presidential ticket has been revealed. It’s Obama – Biden for 2008. Has this pick really done anything to help Senator Obama win the Presidency and become the first Black President? Has this improved the confidence of the nation in selecting these men as our leaders?
No. At least by me.
I […]
admin @ August 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
To even be fairer to Senator Biden than I think he deserves, I’ve decided to look around and see what he has said directly. I won’t bother with comments that are purely passionate polispeak, but his statements on substantive issues. I’m looking for his comments on taxes, national security, energy, international policy, […]
admin @ August 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
With all the questions floating around about which politician should be the Vice-President for the Presidential candidates, I wanted to take a stab at who I thought made sense. Now to be fair, most of the potentials being bandied about by pundits are not well known names to me. Then again I […]
admin @ August 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
This is written in response to comments of Ken Jackson, questioning my views of Senator McCain due to his voting record, found in the post Senator Obama overseas - polispeak and votes
Ken,
Thank you for you response. I must say that I enjoy well-informed thought out comments.
While I must admit that it was […]
admin @ August 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Now I’ve discussed my thoughts on how Senator Obama and Senator McCain answered questions about taxes and Darfur, but there were other observations from the Saddleback Civil Forum.
On of the most obvious things I noticed in comparing the 2 Presidential candidates was the amount of expirence they had. While Senator Obama had […]
admin @ August 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
There is a lot of review and commentary on the Saddleback Civil Forum today. And I don’t doubt that we will see even more about it in commercials in the near future. But I have some further thoughts about the event as well.
I already mentioned that my first 2 questions from the […]
admin @ August 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So just a few quick thoughts about Senator Obama’s comments at the Saddleback Civil Forum.
There were 2 items that stood out in my mind. Darfur and taxes. I am passionate about both and have written a great deal on each subject. So his answers were very important to me.
In terms of taxes […]
admin @ August 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
And here goes Strike 3 for the Democratic National Convention. The often discussed and well-rumored submission of Senator Hillary Clinton’s name for the nomination ballot has now been confirmed. The Democratic Party looks weaker and more dysfunctional by the day.
I’ve already noted the problems that will be created once House Speaker Nancy […]
admin @ August 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
On August 25th on thing will be very clear, Senator Barack Obama will be looking to shore up the women’s vote. That’s the first night of the Democratic National Convention, and all the stops are being pulled out.
Senator Obama will have his wife and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speak on this first […]
admin @ August 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So we are in day what 6 now of the John Edwards sex scandal. Almost every angle of this story has been covered by the media by now, except one. One particular aspect of this case kept bugging me until today I noticed what it was.
The bias of the major news media.
Forget […]
admin @ August 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Does anyone remember the old cartoons where a boomerang is thrown away and when it returns it hits the thrower? You may not recall the cartoon, but if you want to see it in reality all you will have to do is watch the Democratic National Convention.
The boomerang is Senator Hillary Clinton, […]
admin @ August 6, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
Senator Obama better be careful, his campaign is forgetting a basic rule of modern pop culture – too much is as bad as too little. I’m speaking about the non-stop media blitz that has been Senator Obama in the media since February. It’s starting to have a negative effect.
According to the Pew […]
admin @ August 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Energy, crude oil, and more energy. The Presidential race has taken yet another turn of late, ignoring the issues of last month and rolling on the bandwagon of the latest issue pushed by pundits and the news media in their quest for ratings. The 24-hour news cycle continuing to seek the latest […]
