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A Sit Down

Keeping your friends close and your enemies even closer (rivals). President-Elect Obama invited Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to his transition team’s headquarters in Illinois today to clear the air and move forward. In what began as a clearly awkward meeting, Obama’s official Change.gov website released the following statement: "We had a productive conversation today about the need to launch a new era of reform where we take on government waste and bitter partisanship in Washington," President...

A Campaign in Shambles – Top to Bottom

With the results in, Senator Barack Obama is the United States President Elect. History has been made in many ways. Obama, a candidate that represents change and hope, will become the United State’s first African American President when he is inaugurated on January 20th, 2009. He represents a younger generation of politics, one far more liberal and active than the old-school politicians of the past. President Elect Barack Obama is engaging and articulate with his promises of change. Perhaps his ...

Losing Ground

In the final day leading up to the general election, where polls open early tomorrow morning, both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama began their final push of an aggressive campaign that has spanned several states in the past 72 hours. McCain kicked off the final campaigning day this morning in Tampa, Florida, where he was greeted by a crowd of roughly 1,000 supporters. Nothing seems wrong with this picture, until it is given some perspective. There was just something missing this morning a...

Cheney's Endorsement a Final Detriment?

Dick Cheney came out this last Saturday to publicly endorse Senator John McCain’s quest to reach the oval office as Commander in Chief of the United States. But is this really what the McCain campaign needed? An endorsement from the man who has sat with George W. Bush for the last eight years, a man who has gone quail hunting and shot his own friend my mistake. Much like the comedic endorsement from George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live a couple weeks ago (portrayed by Will Ferrell), producer...

Where’s Joe?

With only days remaining until American’s go to the polls in what are expected to be record breaking numbers, both candidates are stepping up their game. Barack Obama has certainly used his campaign funds effectively, making his cause known, and his resolutions within reach. Carrying a significant lead into the final week of campaigning, Barack Obama has seen recent success in key battleground states. Colorado and Nevada are now both expected to award their electoral votes to Democratic Presiden...

Who's Left?

With the Presidential race coming to a close and elections nearing, where do major corporations, institutions, and news organizations place their allegiances? The majority, both conservative and liberal, have by in large endorsed Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat, but more importantly, a figure of hope, change, and a brighter future. A President for the people, for the country, Obama plans to put “Country First,” a slogan of John McCain, but an actual reality with Obama. The future is becoming cl...

Joe the Plumber

Average old Joe. A plumber, a business man, and a recent media phenomenon. Joe Wurzelbacher, better known to the American media as “Joe the Plumber” was, like many Americans, attempting to become politically involved and informed. With an election ballot creeping up on us faster than ever that will determine which direction this country is heading, it is important to stay politically affluent. Attending a site where Barack Obama spoke, “Joe the Plumber” was lucky enough to get some face to face ...

What is a Maverick?

Just thought this would be an interesting topic to answer. A quick Wikipedia search yielded a one line definition to the question, what really is a maverick? A maverick is an unbranded range animal, especially a motherless calf; it can also mean a person who thinks independently; a lone dissenter; a non-conformist or rebel1. So often referred to as a maverick by his political campaign team, including Governor Sarah Palin, is John McCain a maverick? Does he think independently? Is he a non-confor...

894th

Way to go John, you managed to avoid finishing last in your class in the Academy. 894th out of 899, congratulations. Your goofball, hellish attitude and fiery temperament towards your superiors should have left you with more insubordination demerits than acceptable to graduate, but you had your daddy and grandaddy there to bail you out, financially and politically. Let’s face it, you are no more competent than the W in office right now, and that is not saying anything to begin with. Do us all a ...