I recently posted about the mess the Senate is trying to make with the foreclosure crises here. You will see a great quote from Senator Jim Bunning, a Kentucky Republican. “I do not think the people back in Kentucky sent me to Washington to bail out speculators, Wall Street executives and people who drained the [...]

U.S. Senate Panel Reaches Agreement on Anti-Foreclosure Measure The U.S. Senate Banking Committee tentatively agreed on an anti-foreclosure measure that would have Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac foot part of the bill for a federal program to insure mortgages for struggling borrowers. In other words, LET THE BAILOUTS BEGIN!!! Your tax dollars will now be [...]

President George Bush made the following remarks before the Israeli Knesset. “Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along. We have heard this foolish delusion before, as Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator [...]

If Clinton Wants VP, Obama Can’t Stop Her — Real Clear Politics — By Bob Beckel — Does Hillary Clinton want to be the Democrats vice presidential candidate? Probably. Could she get on the ticket by dropping out before the last states vote on June 3rd? Definitely not. Does Barack Obama want her on the [...]

John Edwards is expected to do exactly what everyone knew the creepy little ambulance chaser would do, wait until someone had the Democratic nomination locked up, and then endorse that person. As was expected, he is trying to become the VP yet again. Read More

Welcome to the May 11, 2008 edition of carnival of political punditry. I normally don’t make comments regarding the articles that are posted, but I think I will go ahead and give it a go this week. Some of them are so far out there, or so interesting, that I wanted to speak up. This [...]

10 reasons why McCain could win the White House — thestar — For many voters, the Republican nominee is viewed as true war hero and the one to best defend country. Howard Dean surveyed the Indianapolis ballroom, a crowd of almost 2,500 Democratic faithful including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and offered a warning. “The [...]

This is from the Tax Foundation There has been considerable debate in recent weeks over what the federal government should do about the higher price of gasoline. Each of the three presidential candidates has put forth a proposal. Barack Obama would impose a windfall profits tax on U.S. oil companies based upon the price per [...]

The Clintons were the saviors of the Democratic Party not long ago. Will they now be the Party’s downfall? Eight short years ago, President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton were on top of the political world. The Clintons left the White House with their party ready to canonize them into political sainthood. Hillary [...]

The timing of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy is starting to make me wonder who really went out of their way to bring it to light. Let’s be honest about a few things, then I will explain. Things haven’t looked all that great for Republicans lately, and in turn, for John McCain. People from both [...]