admin @ July 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
I was looking through the net today, trying to get back on pace with the Presidential election, and I ran across an interesting post by Andy Ostroy on the Huffington Post. Its title is Why Obama Must Become President.
The post is filled with problems. Problems about America’s racial past, our economic current, […]
admin @ June 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
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 […]
admin @ June 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
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 […]
admin @ May 27, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
Does anyone find it interesting that Senator Hillary Clinton, via husband former-President Bill Clinton, now claim that they have the most votes any Democrat has ever received before? The timing is almost laughable.
First the Clinton machine claimed that they would win with little trouble. The pundits agreed. Then in November 2007 Senator […]
admin @ May 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So Senator Obama has lost Kentucky. Big deal. Yes I realize the numbers work out to a 35% or 250,000 vote defeat. And I still don’t find it as an important loss. Let me explain why.
First is the fact that Oregon has yet to be counted into today’s results. Indications at this […]
admin @ May 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So in the 4th day of the start of the unofficial race between Senator McCain and Senator Obama the barbs are continuing to hit their marks. Of course the start of the race lies with President Bush.
It must be said that President Bush was wrong as he spoke overseas. A U.S. President […]
admin @ May 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
I almost feel bad for Hillary Clinton, almost but not quite. And I say this because in the Indiana primary Hillary holds a lead of 4 percentage points over Senator Obama with 88% of the votes counted at the time of this post. It’s sad because Hillary was expected to have a […]
admin @ May 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Before I continue to critique Senator Clinton, her lies and misconcieved half-formed plans I thought I might present her full conversation with Bill O’Reilly. This way I can just go over all the issues at once.
Indiana and North Carolina please keep in mind all my prior posts (which you can get from […]
admin @ May 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Well the first part of 4 videos on Bill O’Reilly and Senator Hillary Clinton is now done. It’s taking forever to get all the videos downloaded to YouTube.
Here is the first part of their conversation
Now here are my thoughts:
One of my biggest problems with what bill O’Reilly didn’t […]
admin @ April 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
In yet another display of racial insensitivity and polarizing commentary we have former President Bill Clinton making statements the other day. Now I want to make something clear up front, that every pundit I have read so far has avoided on this latest issue (and which could be applied to previous ones). […]
admin @ March 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
How rich do you feel if you are making $31,850 or more?
If you are like most families and individuals in America, I imagine that you don’t. In fact I would say most would feel relatively poor. Not because of a lack of luxury items or failing in a competition with the Jones’ […]
admin @ March 4, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So I was working on a couple of projects for clients and I was listening to a couple of pundits talk about the Democratic candidates. The specifics were that they were contrasting the positions of Senator Clinton and Senator Obama.
I wasn’t paying deep attention to the conversation, but after a bit […]
admin @ February 27, 2008 # 5 Comments
Written by Michael Vass
My initial impressions of the Democratic Presidential debate in Ohio are that this is turning out to be quite a match. So far Senator Clinton has been quite forceful in trying to make a stand on universal healthcare, and to a lesser extent Iraq. NAFTA was a sore point.
I found her whining […]
admin @ February 25, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
I love this line,
“Let’s have a debate about your tactics and your behavior in this campaign.” - Senator Hillary Clinton to Senator Barack Obama in a speech.
It’s only in politics where one candidate can complain about the actions of another while using racial attacks, smears, and religion (all indirectly) to attack […]
admin @ February 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So as the political parties work closer to deciding who will be their nominee a renewed call is circulating for a modified system for deciding the winner of the Presidential election. As is too well known, the popular vote in the nation does not decide who is President. The most notable example […]
admin @ February 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
When the attention of the nation turns to politics, there are few things that most would call inspirational that occur. Generally there are soundbites of this debate answer, or a bit of polispeak that is catchy from a speech. But one thing is certain, in this election cycle Senator Obama has definitely […]
admin @ January 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
How do you beat an African American Presidential candidate? This is not just a question that the entire Clinton political machine is working on or should be concerned with. Be assured, Republican strategists are paying full attention to some of the most effective and base tactics being used currently. And the future […]
admin @ January 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
What a day. 300 off the Dow Jones Index, an attempt by a couple of unions to change the course of the Nevada Caucus and Bob Johnson apologizes to Senator Barack Obama. What could possibly happen next?
Well the financial news is something that I expect every Presidential candidate to comment on. There […]
admin @ January 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
And the political games go on. It’s a toss up between religion and money. Seriously, that’s what the Presidential candidates are selling, and your vote is the purchase price.
On the Democratic candidate side we hear so much on how to fight the impending recession. There have been stimulus plans offered by Senator […]
admin @ December 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
I was speaking with a young former military man today, and the subject of the 2008 election came up. This man is 22, a former Navy Seal, and interested in what will happen to America in the near term. He also has no idea who to vote for.
Sometimes I forget that many […]
admin @ December 13, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Not long ago I created a list of Pros and Cons of the leading Democratic Presidential candidates. To be fair and to see the differences I have complied a Pros and Con list for the leading major Republican candidates.
I do not presume that this list is all-encompassing. I recognize that while I […]
admin @ December 11, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
The more I read the results of polls and surveys discussing the Presidential candidates, the more I think that you could prove the sky is purple, or that 9/11 was an inside job. Oh wait; there are some that actually think the former. There goes my point.
There are daily, weekly and I […]
admin @ December 10, 2007 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
For days now I have heard discussion and arguments about Oprah Winfrey. Is it a good thing that she is backing a politician, does it matter that the politician is Black, does it violate regulations and restrictions in the media? They go on with, can Oprah affect politics like she can book […]
admin @ December 6, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Having just heard the speech by Mitt Romney I want to share my early thoughts. I think that this was an impotant speech, and there will be no end of pundits discussion of what worked and failed in the speech. But from a comman man’s point of view, I have to say […]
admin @ December 5, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Experience. It is defined as to have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations. In politics it is the difference between the records of one politician and another, allegedly. In the political world, having secondhand or peripheral knowledge is equal to firsthand. And that is enough to get elected on.
Amazing isn’t […]