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Written by VASS - political commentary
Once again President Obama will stand before America and define his vision for the nation in the coming year. Once again, grand promises will be made. The question that stands at this moment is if the State of the Union Address will be about the re-election of President Obama, or [...]
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 [...]
Obama supporters ask, ‘What could President Obama have done differently on economy’?
Written by VASS - political commentary
This was essentially the question that Bloomberg View’s Jonathan Alter and the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein asked recently. It’s not a new question, and supporters both famous and common have asked it many times. The core of the question implies that all that could have been done was done. But [...]
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 [...]
Reviewing our consideration on 2012 Presidential election
Written by VASS - political commentary
On April 6, 2011 we looked at the landscape of the nation and determined what the potential outlook for a re-election of President Obama may be. Since then we have re-evaluated the Republican candidates looking for the nomination and a chance to challenge President Obama in 2012. Thus we believe [...]
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 [...]
Gov. Perry racist, or was it just MSNBC?
Written by VASS - political commentary
There are a lot of tricks in politics that politicians use to get elected. Some are dirty tricks, some are evasion. When the news media is doing their job, they bring out the truth for the public to see. But when news organizations have a vested interest, the public doesn’t [...]
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 [...]
The hurdles to an Obama-Biden re-election in 2012
Written by VASS - political commentary
It may be early, but the re-election process has started. Which means that political strategists are looking to emphasize the benefits and deflect the negatives of anyone who seeks the presidency in 2012. Currently all the attention is being focused on the growing field of Republicans. But that does not [...]
Sober facts that the Obama Administration wants you to ignore
Written by Michael Vass
Like most Americans, we were relaxing for most of the day enjoying the holiday. After puttering around the yard and recovering from the recent storms that knocked out power lines and caused havoc in the Central New York area (and many other regions across the country) we started to clean out some [...]
Things to consider for 2012 Presidential election
Written by VASS - political commentary
While it is early, have no doubt that there are many issues and factors that are being weighed by all the candidates and President Obama for the 2012 Presidential election. As we enter further into the 2012 election cycle more of these factors will come to bear, and the television [...]
Racial politics in the 2012 Presidential election
Written by VASS - political commentary
In one of the first moves to secure his re-eletion bid, President Obama is going to the National Action Network convention. It’s a move that is deliberate, and indicative of the situation in which the President finds himself.
National Action Network is the national organization headed by the media proclaimed “Black [...]
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 [...]
