Last McCain/Obama Debate

If McCain says "my friends" or "I know how. . ." without ever explaining why! Mr. Wilson from Dennis the Menace.

Its not that this seems a little too convenient . . . but this seems a little too convenient

D.C. Madam hangs herself
I am not generally a conspiracy theorist. I like to think I am rational and do not invent conspiracies out of thin air. But this. . . hmm. A D.C. Madam hangs herself? While her death pretrial would have saved a lot more political butts, this does make you wonder.
It also begs the question. For a woman who threatened to commit suicide before returning to jail, why the hell did you run escort service that was even marginally questionable? Admittedly lucrative? Apparently even the threat of jail to those who are terrified of it is not enough to make criminals not commit the SAME crime. Maybe we do need to make punishments more scary, or give up all together for somethings, ie prostitution. Do we really think we are going to be the only states that stop the world's oldest trade, as ugly as it is? There are no conclusion in this, just more questions.


Police: 'D.C. Madam' Palfrey Hanged Self in Fla. - washingtonpost.com

I have seen the sign of the apoclypse

I just saw a climate control ad with Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson. Should we look for pigs flying and the three horsemen?

McCain is married to a beer heiress?

Holy cow, how did I not know that? Hmm. . . if you have to be related to someone who produces alcohol when simultaneously trying to win the vote of average Joe American, Budweiser would work for most people.
MSNBC
Yahoo! story

McCain and teleprompters

Yesterday CNN featured an entire segment devoted to the difficulty of speaking with teleprompters. All of which was directed favorably toward Sen. McCain and his obvious difficulty with it. The concluding statement followed the "give the guy some slack" theory. Once again I find it hard to do so. Why hasn't he learned this before? This isn't Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. McCain is no Jimmy Stewart. Or if he is, he is a well-seasoned (done to a turn, if you will) Washington fare, one that goes down a little too hard to be eaten many times over.

Although something must be said for a politician who consorts with unsavory politics for endorsements and the biggest story coming out of the press is his awkward speech style. Now that is PR.

A pot of frustrations, hoping for dialogue, wishing politics could be fixed easily

I wish politics could be fixed. I wish I could live in the Capital of the US and not feel increasingly more disgusted with the hypocrisy of a system that does change huge inequities between peoples, both racial, ethnic and financial. I wish I could believe that the politician I vote for this November would be someone who would be good for my country as well and its place in the world. I wish I could have political foresight that was as good as hide sight always is.

As you can imagine, this is my frustrations on "paper." My political meanderings. They may not be pretty all the time. They definitely tend to lean left of middle. But middle I remain. I am part of the proud "Swing voter" contingent, who is willing to split my vote simply based on issues, personality, and belief in the general veracity and character of the candidate.

I feel so frustrated with the Democratic party presidential race. I support Barack Obama. I am a young idealist. I like the fact that I can like Mr. Obama's ideals, his politics for the most part and his wife. I like the fact that unlike Hillary Clinton, I don't have to overlook his past and ignore some of the difficult family history and mess. I'm sorry, but the thought of Bill Clinton as First Man seems awkward. He seems to love the spotlight too much to give it up now entirely to his wife.

I have a history as a conservative Republican. I still identify strongly with many of those ideals. I believe that John McCain is a good man. I don't like the thought of him in the White House. Its a continuation in appearance, at least, of the Bush politics, even if it is more mellow. It would take some serious work to convince me that he isn't just "Bush light" for foreign and social policy. And frankly, a man who has been in politics as long as he has, and still cannot speak clearly and persuasively? This a judgment based solely on appearance, which I abhor, but how can you not reach the conclusion that the man unwilling or unable to invest in a better speech writer and a couple of toastmaster's classes doesn't deserve such a visible post?

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Tuesday March 25, 2008