Obama White House Already Beginning To Take Shape

Less than forty-eight hours after Senator Obama became President Elect Obama, we are already getting a glimpse into what an Obama White House will look like. Coming in as the man Obama will look to to make sure that all the trains run on time is Congressman Rahm Emanuel who didn’t take very long at...

I Told You Republicans Wanted Obama 4 Prez

Say hello to Wayne Gilchrest, the only elected representative from either party to endorse the opposing party’s ticket.  Gilchrest, a “maverick” (I want to shudder at the mention of the word, but it seems that at least for this guy the title still applies), endorsed Obama today during an...

Building the Foundation

One of the unique and clear advantages of the internets in general — and blogging in particular — is the potential for bringing attention and support to candidates in races which otherwise would be fought and won or lost in relative obscurity. This helps us as well as the candidates. We’re...

I Know Who I Want To See Giving The Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

Before I take one step further, let me clear the air on Chuck Hagel.  Outside of foreign policy, I could not disagree with him more on just about every issue with perhaps the exception of immigration.  Outside of that, Hagel is anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-equal opportunity, anti-most everything I tend to...

The Republican Defections Continue

As I eluded to on Friday with this video of Chuck Hagel, we are beginning to see the moderate old-school conservatives disavow themselves from this extremist new version of the party. Lincoln D. Chafee, who lost his Senate seat in the wave of anti-Republican sentiment in last November’s election, said...