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 @ 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 @ February 18, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
With the nominees of the political parties winding down, pundits and talking heads are starting to look around and question who will be Vice-Presidential matches. While many citizens may not consider the Vice-Presidency as overly important, in political circles it’s a big deal. Considering the fact that the Democratic nominee will eventually […]
admin @ February 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Voters have spoken. Mike Huckabee and Senator Hillary Clinton sadly weren’t the voices being called out by the najorities. In sweeping victories Senators Barack Obama and John McCain continued their momentum towards the nomination for their various political parties.
Most decisive was the victory by Senator Obama. In victories that were between 60% […]
admin @ February 12, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
Back in November 2007, amid the huge number of Presidential candidates and the multiple debates I found the need to decipher all the polispeak and misinformation that was being bandied about. In the process I found a site PolitiFact that verified many of the issues that I was questioning.
I presented many of […]
admin @ February 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So Mike Huckabee is definitely looking to prove me and many pundits wrong. His continued run for the Republican nomination gained some strength Saturday with a win versus Senator John McCain. Now the question that comes to mind is does this win mean he has a chance? Not really.
Mike Huckabee needs to […]
admin @ February 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So Mitt Romney has left the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. This has virtually ensured the nomination of Senator John McCain. Mike Huckabee is so far back in delegate counts, his rallying to a victory is beyond unlikely. So Super Tuesday has settled one half of the question on who will […]
admin @ February 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
The results are coming in and the news is troubling. Troubling because deception is taking the lead, that polispeak is gaining strength, that Senator Hillary Clinton has the delegate lead in the Democratic Presidential nomination race. As I stated earlier, I oppose Senator Clinton, and think that only Mestophilese might be a […]
admin @ February 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
It has been over a year in the making, and while there may not be fanfare I imagine some may have been waiting for this list. It is not an endorsement yet but it is one step away.
The following candidates are all people I would not vote for and reasons why. In […]
admin @ January 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Recently I was speaking about the endorsement of Senator Barack Obama by Senator Ted Kennedy.
I stated that
“The power of the Kennedy family is without question in American politics. They stretch from New England to California. They include Congressmen, Senators, and the Guvernator. Their supporters range in age from the pre-baby boomers to […]
admin @ January 30, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
The Republican Florida results are final, and Senator John McCain has won. This was not an overwhelming win. It was not a landslide by any means. But it does confirm several indications, and may well be a precursor to the events of Super Tuesday.
As I had expected, Rudy Giuliani is done. His […]
admin @ January 22, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
So Fred Thompson is out of the Presidential race for the 2008 election. No shock at all. Considering the poor 3rd place results in South Carolina, and the speech made by Thompson that same day, this is not a surprise. Though it is a bit of a shame as the ex-Presidential hopeful […]
admin @ January 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
It’s Saturday, and you are planning to go out. But the primaries in Nevada and South Carolina are ongoing. What do you do?
Many forgo the Nevada Caucus, and weather plays a part in the South Carolina Republican Primary. Such is the nature of Commitments and polling for a Presidential Race.
So what have […]
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 16, 2008 # 2 Comments
Written by Michael Vass
So we have another primary over and the results of Michigan are upon us. The Republican race is obviously split in multiple directions with no clear advantage to any one candidate.So far we have Mike Huckabee, Senatoir John McCain and now Mitt Romney each with a win (actually Wyoming was the equivalent […]
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 @ January 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Well the announcements are out. With 95% of the vote counted Senator McCain has been declared the winner having garnered 37% of the New Hampshire vote vs. the 32% for second place Mitt Romney. It’s a solid win and recovery for Senator McCain, who was considered all but lifeless back in the […]
admin @ January 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
So we continue to hear that Senator Obama is leading the Democratic candidates as the nomination for the Presidential election draws near. The further the day goes, the more we are hearing that the initial results from the midnight voting are proving more accurate.
Record turnouts, bolstered by unseasonably warm weather, are trending […]
admin @ January 8, 2008 # One Comment
Written by Michael Vass
And the hits just keep rolling on. At midnight on the 8th the first New Hampshire votes have been cast. And the results have come in some 10 minutes later.
17 citizens in New Hampshire gathered among huge crowds of reporters to vote for their choice of candidates for the Presidency of the […]
admin @ January 4, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
After the solid wins by Senator Obama and Mike Huckabee in Iowa yesterday, the one thing that can be sure is that increased scrutiny of their past is about to begin. To that end I am no different than most.
I was looking around and I did find some interesting facts. […]
admin @ January 4, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
This has been quite the remarkable night. You may not have heard this, but the Iowa caucus is over. More importantly is the advent of history that has occurred.
I realize it’s 2007, so many may not notice but an African American has taken the forefront in the Democratic race for the Presidency […]
admin @ January 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Written by Michael Vass
Well the Iowa caucus is here, and the Presidential candidates are in a flurry of action. Whether it is accusations of dirty tricks, readjustment of expectations or candidates running from town to town, there is no loss of activity in these first few days of 2008.
So far there have been quite a […]
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 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 […]