We Need Our Neighbors Help

Virginia is a battleground state this election, for the first time in a while a local state is going to actually have some major impact on the election. Obama needs to flip places like Virginia and Colorado in order to make up for points he will probably lose in Ohio and possibly even Florida. So can he take Virginia? Personally, I think he has a great shot in VA, there's a reason the last two governors have been democrats, VA is trending more and more liberal, especially in Northern Virginia. Just think what will happen if Obama can energize even a fraction of the black voters in places down south like Richmond. These are voters that have been largely untapped by the democratic party for years and Obama is going heavy at them right now. Anyway, just something to think about.

John McCain Just Doesn't Get It

Here's a summary of the speech if you missed it: Lie about the agenda of an Obama administration for the first half and talk about being a war hero for the second half. I admire what McCain has done for this country, up until about 2001 he was a great politician with real stances and agendas that help real people and he served the country admirably. Unfortunately now he is just another company line man out for self. I find it funny how he has completely ripped off Obama's call for change, unfortunately the rhetoric doesn't match the reality in his case. McCain has been offering us the same support of George W. Bush style politics for years now, the same style of politics that has sent America into a $9 trillion debt financing a war Obama spoke out against from day one. McCain is claiming Obama is going to raise taxes for working American's. That is a lie. Its a stone cold lie. Obama offers tax breaks, big ones at that, to those most in need, including seniors and impoverished working parents. Those making over $200,000/yr will see increased taxes, thats it. On top of that he is lambasting Obama for his stance on foreign oil, as he has, as has been well documented, supported more [offshore] drilling, as opposed to Obama's plan to wane the country off of its oil dependency. For years McCain and his colleagues have been voting against alternative energy solutions and offering huge tax breaks for oil companies, all of a sudden you're going to help us? Who are you kidding. John McCain, you are no maverick, you are just another mud-slinging, out for self politician. Period.

They Did It Again Last Night

So far, this convention has been a smashing success. Last night, we had three incredible speeches coming first from Bill Clinton, who says he will campaign hard for Barack Obama to win this next election. He went after the issues, he talked about why Obama is the right candidate and he talked about why McCain is the wrong candidate. His best line however, was when he dispelled the myth that Obama is too inexperienced, by drawing back to memories of when he ran for president and was called too "young and inexperienced", yet brought the nation into its best sustained economic period in U.S. history. John Kerry came next and delivered a strong, heart-felt, endorsement of Obama. But, finally, Joe Biden, not to be upstaged made an incredibly touching and real speech about why he and Obama are the right choice. He drew upon example after example about McCain's misjudgment and undeniable support of Bush, he discussed the 95% agreement in which McCain votes for a Bush policy, further dispelling the notion which paints McCain as a maverick. It was a great night for the Obama campaign, but tonight, at Mile High stadium, this could be the defining moment in the last 10 years of politics. Obama hits the stage and if you're not watching, then I don't know what your deal is, but you are going to miss out. I can promise you that.

Thank You Hillary

That was perfect. Great, great speech tonight, if people call you out for being overzealous or too boisterously enthusiastic F them. If they say that was robotic or fake F them. You covered all of the bases, you urged that we elect Obama, you stressed the importance of uniting as democrats, and most importantly you murdered McCain and his striking political resemblance to Bush. You went on an absolute tear down the stretch of that speech, it was perfect. Now, if only you would have your top advisers stick it out and stay for Obama's acceptance speech. Even so, you were conscious of urging your bitter supporters of the importance of electing Obama and you mentioned voting him, by name, time after time. That was a homerun. Plus, Chelsea was looking good out there...

Hillary Should Guide Her Supporters

On the heels of a recent McCain ad quoting Clinton during the primary race, as she called Obama inexperienced incapable of guiding a nation, a CNN poll shows that 27% of former Hillary backers are now committed to voting for McCain. Clinton has released a statement showing her displeasure over the advertisement, but that is simply not enough. If she was truly as devoted to the democratic party as she claims she is, we need a grandiose speech endorsing Obama 100%. Enough with the bitterness, you lost, you weren't picked as vice president, now be an adult and get over it. One can only blame Hillary so much though, how is it that over a quarter of those who were ready and willing to vote for Clinton would flip flop and vote for McCain, when Clinton and Obama, legislatively speaking, were mirror images? In other words, rather than vote for the candidate who has a seemingly identical political agenda to Clinton, you vote for someone with a radically different agenda. Call it what you want, but I'll call it racism. Part of me hopes McCain wins and the country continues to torpedo, so all of these so-called democrats (Clinton included), will realize what a disservice they did this nation.

Democratic National Convention - Day One

Starting today, everything counts. The DNC is in Denver, Colorado this year, Colorado by the way, a state Obama hopes will swing his way come election time. Looking at polls anytime before now would have been like making assumptions based on an NFL pre-season game, but this is week one of a grueling stretch that all comes down to the election in November. The odds on favorite differs depending which poll you look at, but for my money Obama appears to be in the lead. That can all change in a matter of hours, though, and predicting a winner at this point would be without ponit.

News from the McCain camp of a VP nominee should come soon, but from all indications it appears to be Mitt Romney. Romeney would be a fine choice for McCain because he fills in all the voids that McCain may leave and addresses the issues that many republican voters have with McCain. Romney is a hard right conservative, who leans especially right on most social issues, including gay marriage, immigration reform, and abortion. He is generally considered strong when it comes to conservative economic policy and is stride for stride with McCain on Iraq.

It's Biden Afterall

According to CNN.com, Barack Obama has selected the Delawarean Senator, Joe Biden, as his running mate for this coming election.

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The longtime Democratic senator was long considered a likely choice for vice president, but the buzz surrounding him intensified after he returned earlier this week from a two-day trip to the Republic of Georgia after Russian troops invaded.

Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, brings years of experience that could help counter GOP arguments that an Obama administration would be inexperienced on foreign policy.

Biden abandoned his own White House run after a poor showing in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. He also ran for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination but dropped out after charges of plagiarism in a stump speech.

My general reactions to this are well known, I've blogged on Biden as a potential candidate from day one I thought he would be a great choice. With the way things have fallen into place recently, though, I think Clinton might have been a better choice. If Biden can attack McCain on foreign policy and do so tastefully, with carefully chosen words, he will be a great asset to Obama in this election.