In this third and final debate, the key issue was the economy, primarily the clarification of the tax plan of each candidate. The key was not those impacted among individual employees, but how businesses would be impacted, specifically small businesses.
Obama, while saying he will only increase taxes on those earning more than $250,000 a year, [...]
During the past two weeks, Obama made a wish, he said McCain should “say it to his face”.
The format of this third debate gave Obama his wish, and it was clearly a case where Obama will remember the adage, “Be careful what you wish for”, because he got exactly that. This format allowed [...]
This is a continuing series on the Primary Issues of the Presidential Election 2008. | Read Round One: McCain Versus Obama on the issue of Health care. | Round Two: Their take on the Iraq War. | Round Three: Obama Versus McCain on Free Trade. | Part One of Round Four on Natural Resources [...]
This is a continuing series on the Primary Issues of the Presidential Election 2008. | Read Round One: McCain Versus Obama on the issue of Health care. | Round Two: Their take on the Iraq War. | Round Three: Obama Versus McCain on Free Trade. | Part One of Round Four on Natural Resources [...]
In discussing the election with people we know lately, including liberals, the discussion has occasionally turned ugly. A troubling topic has come up many times, so we realized that this was more than just a passing thought. Many people honestly believe Obama will be assassinated if he wins the Presidency. Our first reaction [...]
By S Daniel Miller, Guest Writer
Obama attacked John McCain in a recent TV interview, saying “Say It To My Face”. What is amusing about Obama’s response is that it is, in and of itself, an attack. Obama has been running a negative attack on McCain from day one. For him to criticize [...]
Rainbows have been a sign of hope in fable from the Bible to legends of magic and leprechauns. There is always a hope that the person we elect will make a difference, and that the achievements of these great men will touch and benefit us all as a nation.
What was clearly evident in this [...]
During the Democratic primaries, Hillary Clinton became aware of an association between a known terrorist, Bill Ayers, and Senator Barrack Obama. She stated that this association could be used by the Republican party to discredit Obama if he became the Democratic nominee for President. As more news on this relationship comes to light, it appears she [...]
The candidates need to focus. We believe there is one primary cause of America’s current problems. It isn’t Wall Street. It isn’t Main Street. It isn’t corruption. Quite simply, it is dependency on foreign oil and natural resources.
This debate is normally relatively ignored. It is not considered important in general, and it usually does not draw much of an audience. This year was played up as being different.
We watched this debate, and from our vantage point, neither candidate made it worth watching. Biden was interrupting and off topic, focusing on attacking McCain [...]