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Written by VASS - political commentary
The Keystone XL pipeline project was, in a manner, a dare. The project was started under President Bush, is focused on fossil fuel, and Republicans love it. When it was placed before Democrats, they balked, insisting on EPA review. It got 2 of them, and was place before President Obama. [...]
And then there were 5
Written by VASS - political commentary
Jon Huntsman has dropped out of the race for the 2012 Republican Presidential Nomination. The news to be formally announced Jan 16, 2012 was released late on Sunday. Huntsman is expected to shift his support to frontrunner Mitt Romney, adding to the support and probability that Romney will win the [...]
New Hampshire Primary results - shock & awe it was not
Written by VASS - political commentary
How might the descroption of the New Hampshire Primary go? There of course were the winners and losers. Beyond that, the yo-yo of Republican candidates trying to sit alongside Mitt Romney once again changed the rankings.
The latest series of dance partners with Mitt Romney was lead by Rep. Ron Paul. [...]
Caucuses and Primaries: what are they and why have them
Written by VASS - political commentary
With the results of the Iowa Caucus in place, the official race for the 2012 Presidency has begun in ernest. From this point forward every candidate is in a battle to claim caucuses and primaries, with the resulting political influence and donations that come with these victories. The net winner [...]
Iowa Caucus: A war of attrition
Written by VASS - political commentary
“The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men
Gang aft agley” - Robert Burns poem, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough
In 2010, depending on the month you choose, any one of 6 Republican candidates looked to be the defining leader of the Republican race for [...]
High Tech Lynching… really now.
Written by VASS - political commentary
In politics there is no lack of over-the-top language and inferences. A decision to try to balance the budget was reportedly called an act of terrorism by Vice President Biden. Discussions on the national debt ceiling caused President Obama to get on television and frighten seniors with a threatened end [...]
Perry ranch proof of racism? Or opportunistic political diversion?
Written by VASS - political commentary
There is no question that the media in the nation (generally) dislikes Conservatives and prefers President Obama for the 2012 Presidential election. By and large, the news media has bestowed preferential treatment on President Obama and his ideology since the 2008 election campaign. But the question now should be, how [...]
Video - Republican debate, the end for Rep Ron Paul and Gov. Rick Perry?
Written by VASS - political commentary
There are a lot of things that can happen on the campaign trail. Statements are made that make or break campaigns. Momemtum reverses, and apparent winners lose as underdogs sail by. But in each case, if you look back in time, you can sometimes see the telltale moment that signals [...]
The CNN/Tea Party Republican Debate
Written by VASS - political commentary
Continuing our efforts to catch up to the latest news and events since the floods in Upstate New York occured, we look at the CNN/Tea Party Republican debate that took place on Monday Sept 12, 2011.
The debate was an extraordinary improvement from the politically biased questions and Perry based ratings [...]
The best comments and answers by the Republican nominees at MSNBC debate
Written by VASS - political commentary
The following video contains what we believe are the best performances of each of the 2012 Republican candidates during the MSNBC/Politico debate. Due to issues from the severe flodding in the Binghamton area, the last 15 minures of the debate were not included in the video. Even so, we believe [...]
The MSNBC 2012 Republican Debate - or the ‘all about Perry show’
Written by VASS - political commentary
The thing the news media was flying before the debate was that the MSNBC/Politico Republican debate was going to be defined by only 3 things: Mitt Romney, Gov. Perry, and any arguements between the 2 current frontrunners. Since the debate ended, the news media has focused almost exclusively on: Mitt [...]
Initial thoughts on the Republican FOX/Examiner debate
Written by VASS - political commentary
Like many people we were unable to see the Republican debate like tonight. We are watching it via Tivo, and will provide videos of our thoughts of what are the highlights for the candidates. But until then we well share what wer are thinking at about half way through.
Newt Gingrich [...]
How do the Republican Presidential candidates rank right now
Written by VASS - political commentary
With the Fox News/Washington Examiner debate about 24 hours away, and the critical Iowa Caucus just 5 days away, we thought it might be of interest to look at how the announced Republican candidates for the 2012 Presidential election are doing. We are not considering Texas Gov. Rick Perry, nor [...]
Review of the New Hampshire Republican Presidential debate 2011
Written by VASS - political commentary
So Monday was quite the day. President Obama finally admitted the failure of his economic programs to date, and introduced 2 new ideas to help the downtrodden economy. The 7 (currently) candidates for the Republican challenge to President Obama met up in New Hampshire to debate. Things are cooking now.
In [...]
Review Republican 2011 presidential candidates on taxes
Written by Michael Vass
Since Tim Pawlenty presented is plan for a new simplified tax code today, we felt that it would be fair to present a bit on the past views of some of the other contenders for the 2011 presidency.
The following are statements, on the 2008 election trail and in general, that we believe [...]
Tim Pawlenty tax rate proposal
Transcript of speech on June 7, 2011 as per Wall Street Journal
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Early review of the current Republican presidential candidates for 2012
Written by VASS - political commentary
With the 2012 election drwing closer, and the primaries to determine his Republican opponent even sooner, we thought it would be worthwhile to look at the field and get some facts on the candidates. This will likely change by the end of the summer and again by December, but we [...]
Checking some facts on potential presidential candidates
Written by VASS - political commentary
From time to time we like to check out how close to truth some of the statements made by various politicians tend to be. While on a more local level we have been able to check out comments (see Rep. Maurice Hinchey during the 2010 mid-term elections), on a national [...]
Should Herman Cain run for President?
Written by VASS - political commentary
Herman Cain is drawing quite a bit of attention lately. One of the reasons, beyond his success in business and personal acheivements, can be seen in his speech today at the Conservative Principles PAC in Des Moines, Iowa.
We are providing the full speech he made - unedited - for [...]
The national budget - in real numbers
Written by VASS - political commentary
Ask anyone to envision $1 trillion dollars and you will likely get a blank stare. It is quite likely that any such mental image would be akin to a sea of money, with a depth and breath of unknown dimensions. Which is not too far from the truth.
Given such an [...]
Who is leading the race for President among the Tea Party
Written by VASS - political commentary
As the election season continues to move forward, more and more of the names to be watching for are aligned with the Tea Party. This group of American citizens that have been maligned by the media and top Democrats (from the local Press and Sun newspaper in Binghamton, to former [...]
Leadership or politics - with homes in the balance
Written by VASS - political commentary
Mortgage forclosures are a problem. The sub-prime fiasco led the nation into a crisis that remains as problematic today as it was during the Presidential election of 2008. The only difference today is that the problem has expanded far from just sup-prime mortgages into all aspects of the housing markets. [...]
The other Black man for President
Written by Michael Vass
Herman Cain is a name that the majority of the nation would say they have never heard of before. But if you were to take an honest and open poll based on the following information what might be the answer: A Black man, from the South, with a radio show.
If you [...]
Pledge: Great campaign gimmick or answers for America?
Written by VASS - political commentary
Let’s assume that for just a short period of time we all can discuss politics without becoming partisan. That means looking at the facts without interpetation, and realistically evaluating the potential of promises made by politicians. If we can do that, what does the Pledge to America actually become - [...]
Presidential election levity
Written by Michael Vass
You know what? I’ve been following the Presidential election everyday for 2 years now. It’s been serious and informative. It’s been important and annoying. And I am tired.
So for a brief moment of complete levity I present the following videos. Because sometimes we all need to relax from the stress this election [...]
