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Archive for October, 2008

Chambliss: “The Other Folks Are Voting”?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Saxby gone wild?
HP-Via John Cole, the Politico reports on Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ candid assessment of what motivates Republicans in his state:
The Republican is outwardly confident, but there’s urgency in his voice as he tours North Georgia, trying to boost turnout in his predominately white base: “The other folks are voting,” he bluntly tells supporters. […]

A Better Definition of Health Care

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A resource is a stock or supply of money, materials, staff and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.
Health care is a mutual trust developed between doctor and patient and is aptly defined as the doctor—patient relationship. It does not fulfill the definition of resource, […]

A Look Into The Mind Of White Working-Class Voters

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A very interesting video all should watch!

McCain camp trying to scapegoat Palin

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Is this fair?
POLITICO-John McCain’s campaign is looking for a scapegoat. It is looking for someone to blame if McCain loses on Tuesday.
And it has decided on Sarah Palin.
In recent days, a McCain “adviser” told Dana Bash of CNN: “She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone.”
Imagine not taking advice from the geniuses at […]

Campbell Brown Rips Dole’s “Godless” Ad: Reclaim Your Dignity!

Friday, October 31st, 2008

What do you think?
Embedded video from CNN Video

“The US Has No Long-Term Economic Strategy”

Friday, October 31st, 2008

What is the strategy?
Politico-Why America Needs an Economic Strategy
The Harvard Business School competitiveness guru offers his prescription for long-term prosperity
With the U.S. election just days away, it has never been more important to consider what the next President must do to keep America competitive. In this time of crisis, Washington has focused on the […]

Fact Check: Palin’s Alaska spreads its wealth

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Is Palin a Socialist?
Yahoo-Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin summon antidemocratic images of a communist state to attack Democrat Barack Obama’s tax plan and his comment about spreading the wealth around. But in her home state, Palin embraces Alaska’s own version of doing just that.
Palin and McCain seized on a comment Obama made to Ohio […]

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Thursday, October 30th, 2008

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Conservatives plan secret post-election strategy session

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

What will be in the new plan?
Politico-Two days after next week’s election, top conservatives will gather at the Virginia weekend home of one of the movement’s most prominent members to begin a conversation about their role in the GOP and how best to revive a party that may be out of power at both ends […]

Oil’s ups and downs

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Will Americans forget about this issue?
USA-The price of oil has plummeted by more than half since it soared above $147 a barrel in July, and gasoline prices have tumbled almost as dramatically, from a high of $4.11 a gallon for unleaded regular in July to a national average of $2.67 a gallon on Monday.
So where’s […]

Our view on social responsibility: Anti-tax drumbeat promotes ‘not me’ nation

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Is the free lunch program over?
USA-Three decades of irresponsible rhetoric feeds massive deficits.
Hardly a day goes by when Barack Obama and John McCain aren’t vying to outdo each other in the tax cut department. Monday on the campaign trail was no different. Obama again promised to reduce taxes on about 95% of America’s wage earners […]

New rules require states, schools to reduce dropouts

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Take a bad idea NCLB and grow it? WOW no wonder Bush has no support!
AP) — One in four students quits high school, a grim rate that will have to improve under new federal rules.
Schools and states will now have to track and lift the graduation rates for all students, including minorities and students with […]

Christian right’s mailings depict disastrous future under Obama

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

How does this help McCain or the Christian right?
USA-Terrorist strikes on four American cities. Russia rolling into Eastern Europe. Israel hit by a nuclear bomb. Gay marriage in every state. The end of the Boy Scouts.
All are plausible scenarios if Democrat Barack Obama is elected president, according to a new addition to the campaign conversation […]

Obama Infomercial

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

What do you think?

New McCain ad offers ‘prebuttal’ to Obama’s 30-minute ‘TV special’

LYONS: Obama, the hoax

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Right now the internet is abuzz with rumors and speculation as well as plenty of experts who have stated in no uncertain terms things about Obama which would certainly disqualify him as a Presidential candidate. So what better way to put all the rumors to rest than to simply show his birth certificate and […]