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Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Preach, my brother, preach!
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Seriously, DC
Is anyone, ANYONE in Washington, DC paying their taxes and/or not involved in an investigation?
I mean, seriously. Come on, people. This is just embarrassing.
I mean, seriously. Come on, people. This is just embarrassing.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
One final thought on the elections
Well, for today at least, it's my final thought!
Two points we have to keep in mind here:
Two points we have to keep in mind here:
- It wasn't the Democrats that won the elections, it was Obama. Make that very clear. It's a very clear distinction, that it was the Dems who rode on Obama's coattails and got the momentum they needed to get a few extra seats in Congress. That is made very clear by the fact that the Dems were not able to get the clear majority that they needed to become filibuster proof.
- It was Bush who had made the Republicans become the big losers of these elections. I can't think of any one other President in the history of the United States that had become such a liability on his own party, that any association to him, however near or far, almost meant the kiss of death for the candidates in all races. It's true that there were a lot of Republican incumbents that made it back into Congress, but those mostly came from Republican country where being a Democrat is tantamount to being a leper. Bush's legacy will be as a highly divisive leader, whose ideas of empire building were squashed by Obama's historic run to the White House.
One other thing, and I heard that on NBC during one of the interviews they had, that electing Obama does not make America post-racial, it means that a black man is elected President. I think that there are still a lot of racial problems and tensions in America that will take years and generations to heal and resolve.. if at all.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO
YES WE CAN!!!!!
This is amazing!
Finally!
Now let's get to work. Let's fix this. Let's undo the damage done over the last 8 years.
Time to turn the page.
And, of course, time to PARTAY!
This is amazing!
Finally!
Now let's get to work. Let's fix this. Let's undo the damage done over the last 8 years.
Time to turn the page.
And, of course, time to PARTAY!
A note on the election coverage
I feel most comfortable with watching Brian Williams of NBC News than anyone else. I just did a quick channel surfing exercise and checked out ABC, CBS, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and even Fox News, but Williams gets my vote!
Gibson and Sawyer were almost fighting for more air time, Couric I still can't see her as more than the Today Show host, and the other channels had nutjobs from both sides and too many talking heads. Brian Williams shows everyone on NBC that "hey, I'm the top dog and everything flows through me, got it?"
Although, curiously enough, Fox News were the only channel at this time that called Virginia for Obama! Nobody else did but them, giving Obama 220 electoral votes, where every other network had him around 207.
Go figure!
Gibson and Sawyer were almost fighting for more air time, Couric I still can't see her as more than the Today Show host, and the other channels had nutjobs from both sides and too many talking heads. Brian Williams shows everyone on NBC that "hey, I'm the top dog and everything flows through me, got it?"
Although, curiously enough, Fox News were the only channel at this time that called Virginia for Obama! Nobody else did but them, giving Obama 220 electoral votes, where every other network had him around 207.
Go figure!
200
No, that's not the prequel to the movie 300.
That's how many electoral votes Obama has as of 6:30PM PST.
He needs 70 more to get to the magic number of 270. Between WA, OR, CA and HI, that's more than enough!
It's still early to celebrate, but the excitement is growing! Especially after Ohio went for Obama. 20 big electoral votes in a swing state. All fingers are crossed at this time.
That's how many electoral votes Obama has as of 6:30PM PST.
He needs 70 more to get to the magic number of 270. Between WA, OR, CA and HI, that's more than enough!
It's still early to celebrate, but the excitement is growing! Especially after Ohio went for Obama. 20 big electoral votes in a swing state. All fingers are crossed at this time.
I voted for.. Elmo??
My 15 month son got so bored with the election coverage on TV, that he almost put on a riot, so we decided to put on Sesame Street for him. So now I'm down to having to click refresh on the MSNBC site to see if there are any new updates.
It's 4:45PM in the Pacific Time Zone, and no new updates.
It's 4:45PM in the Pacific Time Zone, and no new updates.
Stock Market Hearts Presidential Elections
It seems Wall Street was energized today by the elections, all indexes closed up, some considerably so.
The Dow Jones is up 305 points.
Nasdaq is up almost 76 points.
The S&P is up 39.5 points.
It will be interesting to see how the markets react to the new President Elect tomorrow morning, but if Wall Street enjoys a good election day, let's have everyday be election day! God knows Americans love to vote.
The Dow Jones is up 305 points.
Nasdaq is up almost 76 points.
The S&P is up 39.5 points.
It will be interesting to see how the markets react to the new President Elect tomorrow morning, but if Wall Street enjoys a good election day, let's have everyday be election day! God knows Americans love to vote.
Still pretty slow
Little bits of news here and there are trickling in, but nothing of substance:
- Democrat Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, N.H., where the nation's first Election Day votes were cast and counted early today.
- A funny thing happened when Michelle Obama voted, Barack said that she took a long time to fill out her ballot, that he had to look and see who she's voting for!
Besides that, nothing much. Oh, that new buzzword, Hispanic, came up in yet another interview on MSNBC. Not sure why they are pushing that, must be a trend that they are seeing. Also, not sure what that means, but it basically is good news for Obama, since most Latinos turned against McCain when he turned against his OWN immigration policy to stick to the party line. Yep, that's a mavericky thing to do.
Not much going on
They are just showing video of people lining up to vote around the US. I guess that we should start hearing things in about 4 hours time when the first polls start closing on the East Coast. They are interviewing people and pundits on the news networks, which is very boring, so we've switched and are watching the Ellen show! Well, it's on, and I'm working on the laptop and so is my wife on hers.
GO OBAMA!
GO OBAMA!
The new "it" demographic
Apparently, in this election, the new "it" demographic is Hispanics. They may turn the tide for Obama in a lot of states including New Mexico and Colorado, states that normally vote Republican.
I don't know about that. Definitely the Hispanic vote is an important voting bloc, but I'm not so sure that they're the new "it" crowd. Well, we'll see. And if it's true, more power to them, especially if it means that they vote Obama!
I don't know about that. Definitely the Hispanic vote is an important voting bloc, but I'm not so sure that they're the new "it" crowd. Well, we'll see. And if it's true, more power to them, especially if it means that they vote Obama!
OK, here we go!
So, today's the day for Change!
The day of reckoning!
The elections are today. I will be online and posting some updates and news items and general thoughts throughout the day, so stay tuned!
Oh, and GO OBAMA!
The day of reckoning!
The elections are today. I will be online and posting some updates and news items and general thoughts throughout the day, so stay tuned!
Oh, and GO OBAMA!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Oh, that wacky Palin!
Yes, she is my favorite subject, why do you ask?
So, according to financial disclosure records, the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 on Palin's wardrobe. Clothes for her were bought from stores including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Barney's New York and Macy's. The entries also show a few purchases at Pacifier, a top notch baby store, and Steiniauf & Stroller Inc., and an additional $4,902.45 was spent in early September at Atelier, a high-class shopping destination for men.
Good to see the RNC putting clothes on the backs of the Palins! Now, here's the thing, based on the Federal Election Commission's rules, that kind of campaign spending, for personal use, is illegal. Which makes sense. However, those clever RNC spokespeople came out and said: "With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it’s remarkable that we’re spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses," said spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt. "It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after the campaign."
Didn't you know that? Those clothes were to be donated. Oh, silly us! Now I feel this small (you can't see it, but imagine my index finger and thumb are almost touching when you read this). And shame on us that we are talking about pantsuits and blouses. Didn't the Republican campaign just perfect the personal attack mode of operations during the elections? And this didn't come from the Democrats either. But I guess it's the elite liberal media, stirring controversy after controversy. Why do they do that, man?
The kicker in all of this is that all of the above expenses came out in the RNC’s September monthly financial disclosure report under “itemized coordinated expenditures,”which is a report that records expenses for things like direct mail, telephone calls and advertising. Those expenses do show up, but the report also has a new category of spending: “campaign accessories.” Does this mean that Palin is considered a campaign accessory?
Anyway, just in case you haven't heard, Palin the Alaska governor was in the habit of taking her kids along for state business, even if they weren't invited, and she just billed the state for their expenses. Conveniently, Palin just never bothered to point out that those expense reports she submitted included expenses incurred on her children and family. What a wonderful family woman. We should only hope to have more people like Sarah Palin.
So, according to financial disclosure records, the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 on Palin's wardrobe. Clothes for her were bought from stores including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Barney's New York and Macy's. The entries also show a few purchases at Pacifier, a top notch baby store, and Steiniauf & Stroller Inc., and an additional $4,902.45 was spent in early September at Atelier, a high-class shopping destination for men.
Good to see the RNC putting clothes on the backs of the Palins! Now, here's the thing, based on the Federal Election Commission's rules, that kind of campaign spending, for personal use, is illegal. Which makes sense. However, those clever RNC spokespeople came out and said: "With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it’s remarkable that we’re spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses," said spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt. "It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after the campaign."
Didn't you know that? Those clothes were to be donated. Oh, silly us! Now I feel this small (you can't see it, but imagine my index finger and thumb are almost touching when you read this). And shame on us that we are talking about pantsuits and blouses. Didn't the Republican campaign just perfect the personal attack mode of operations during the elections? And this didn't come from the Democrats either. But I guess it's the elite liberal media, stirring controversy after controversy. Why do they do that, man?
The kicker in all of this is that all of the above expenses came out in the RNC’s September monthly financial disclosure report under “itemized coordinated expenditures,”which is a report that records expenses for things like direct mail, telephone calls and advertising. Those expenses do show up, but the report also has a new category of spending: “campaign accessories.” Does this mean that Palin is considered a campaign accessory?
Anyway, just in case you haven't heard, Palin the Alaska governor was in the habit of taking her kids along for state business, even if they weren't invited, and she just billed the state for their expenses. Conveniently, Palin just never bothered to point out that those expense reports she submitted included expenses incurred on her children and family. What a wonderful family woman. We should only hope to have more people like Sarah Palin.
Friday, October 17, 2008
The Candidates' Speeches at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner
The two presidential candidates last night made speeches at a charity dinner, where historically, they are supposed to be funny. Here they are. I personally liked Obama's more than McCain's, and not just because I'm clearly biased towards Obama! But Obama made fun of himself, whereas McCain made fun of Bill Clinton! Doesn't make any sense!
I give it a 6 out of 10
I give it an 8.5 out of 10
I give it a 6 out of 10
I give it an 8.5 out of 10
Friday, October 10, 2008
McCain: Shameless. Palin: Classless
This is beyond belief.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mccain10oct10,0,7557571.story
Apparently, at a McCain rally in New Mexico, someone from the crowd shouted, referring to Obama, "he's a terrorist," and McCain didn't flinch. On the same day, at a Palin rally in Florida, someone shouted from the crowd, again referring to Obama, "kill him." Again, Palin didn't flinch. The whole McCain campaign didn't flinch. Then again, the whole Republican Party didn't flinch.
It is despicable. Not only that McCain and Palin supporters actually do think those thoughts and are not ashamed to share them out loud, but those thoughts were aided by the McCain/Palin campaign and their personal, nonsensical attacks on Obama. Who else, other than McCain and Palin in their speeches referred to Obama as "palling around with terrorists" and as "not one of us?"
And nobody apologized. Nobody, from the candidates themselves to campaign aides and PR folks, admonished those ralliers who yelled those vile and hate-filled shouts. Why would they? They stoked that fervor. They flamed those fires.
What happened to McCain promising to run a clean campaign based on issues and not character? I guess that's one more "mavericky" thing that McCain did not follow up on. How many people are disenchanted with McCain? Forget Palin. She's a nutjob, who I would hope would crawl back into Alaska after they lose the elections in November, never to be heard from again (unless after getting arrested because some scandal or something like that). But McCain?
I have to admit that I liked that guy. Liked. I was literally on the fence before the VP announcements. I leaned more towards Obama after the Biden pick, which was brilliant. He gave Obama the kind of boost of reassurance I was looking for. And then McCain picked Palin, and when I read all the things about her and heard her speak at the RNC and the later interviews, I lost all faith in McCain. He sold his soul to the devil (aka Rove) to get to the White House.
What a shame. How the heroes have fallen.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mccain10oct10,0,7557571.story
Apparently, at a McCain rally in New Mexico, someone from the crowd shouted, referring to Obama, "he's a terrorist," and McCain didn't flinch. On the same day, at a Palin rally in Florida, someone shouted from the crowd, again referring to Obama, "kill him." Again, Palin didn't flinch. The whole McCain campaign didn't flinch. Then again, the whole Republican Party didn't flinch.
It is despicable. Not only that McCain and Palin supporters actually do think those thoughts and are not ashamed to share them out loud, but those thoughts were aided by the McCain/Palin campaign and their personal, nonsensical attacks on Obama. Who else, other than McCain and Palin in their speeches referred to Obama as "palling around with terrorists" and as "not one of us?"
And nobody apologized. Nobody, from the candidates themselves to campaign aides and PR folks, admonished those ralliers who yelled those vile and hate-filled shouts. Why would they? They stoked that fervor. They flamed those fires.
What happened to McCain promising to run a clean campaign based on issues and not character? I guess that's one more "mavericky" thing that McCain did not follow up on. How many people are disenchanted with McCain? Forget Palin. She's a nutjob, who I would hope would crawl back into Alaska after they lose the elections in November, never to be heard from again (unless after getting arrested because some scandal or something like that). But McCain?
I have to admit that I liked that guy. Liked. I was literally on the fence before the VP announcements. I leaned more towards Obama after the Biden pick, which was brilliant. He gave Obama the kind of boost of reassurance I was looking for. And then McCain picked Palin, and when I read all the things about her and heard her speak at the RNC and the later interviews, I lost all faith in McCain. He sold his soul to the devil (aka Rove) to get to the White House.
What a shame. How the heroes have fallen.
Friday, October 03, 2008
The VP Debate
Did you watch it last night?
I do have to say I was a little bit disappointed that Palin didn't crash and burn! She did OK, considering her recent TV interviews. However, the debate showed that she is very new to this kind of stage, and that she's still not ready for the White House,
Sen. Joe Biden came off as a polished, veteran politician, not afraid to reach across party lines or to make hard decisions, and that he's well connected. He knows people, which is important in getting things done.
Palin cam off as a newbie. She wanted to appeal to Main Street America, and she started things off by asking if she can call Senator Biden "Joe," which, to me, sounded too rehearsed. But, the idea was that she wanted to show the voters that she's one of them. That she's an "Aw, shucks" kind of gal. That might be cute when running for mayor of a small town or even the Governor of Alaska, but not in a Vice Presidential debate.
And the winking! What's up with that? Did anybody notice it? She kept winking to the camera when she thought she was making GREAT points! That irritated me! All I kept thinking was, when she's meeting with heads of state, is she going to be winking like that too? When she meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, is she going to be winking at him like that too? Let's keep the winking, during a national Vice Presidential debate, to a minimum, shall we?
Sen. Biden had a plan, to pin McCain to Bush. Which is true in so many ways. He kept to the plan. Even later, when Palin said that he was too focused on the past (which is a dumb thing to say, since the past consists of too many mistakes made by her own party's government that all ensuing governments should learn from), he stuck to the point, and made sure to leave an impression with the voters that McCain equals Bush. I think he succeeded.
At least now we know that Palin can actually make a coherent sentence or two. But it's still not good enough.
Sen. Biden won last night. Hands down.
I do have to say I was a little bit disappointed that Palin didn't crash and burn! She did OK, considering her recent TV interviews. However, the debate showed that she is very new to this kind of stage, and that she's still not ready for the White House,
Sen. Joe Biden came off as a polished, veteran politician, not afraid to reach across party lines or to make hard decisions, and that he's well connected. He knows people, which is important in getting things done.
Palin cam off as a newbie. She wanted to appeal to Main Street America, and she started things off by asking if she can call Senator Biden "Joe," which, to me, sounded too rehearsed. But, the idea was that she wanted to show the voters that she's one of them. That she's an "Aw, shucks" kind of gal. That might be cute when running for mayor of a small town or even the Governor of Alaska, but not in a Vice Presidential debate.
And the winking! What's up with that? Did anybody notice it? She kept winking to the camera when she thought she was making GREAT points! That irritated me! All I kept thinking was, when she's meeting with heads of state, is she going to be winking like that too? When she meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, is she going to be winking at him like that too? Let's keep the winking, during a national Vice Presidential debate, to a minimum, shall we?
Sen. Biden had a plan, to pin McCain to Bush. Which is true in so many ways. He kept to the plan. Even later, when Palin said that he was too focused on the past (which is a dumb thing to say, since the past consists of too many mistakes made by her own party's government that all ensuing governments should learn from), he stuck to the point, and made sure to leave an impression with the voters that McCain equals Bush. I think he succeeded.
At least now we know that Palin can actually make a coherent sentence or two. But it's still not good enough.
Sen. Biden won last night. Hands down.
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