Archive for the ‘2008 Congressional Races’ Category

Who won this election anyway?

December 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

The election of 2008 was running pretty good for John McCain for a while.  He had chipped away at Obama’s lead for a while and gotten a good boost from the publicity of the national convention and his choice for vice president.  Then, a couple of things seemed to totally derail his entire campaign.  I [...]

Death of the Republican Party?

December 7th, 2008 | 2 Comments

The death of the Republican Party might be a little premature.  Anh “Joseph” Cao defeated William Jefferson in New Orleans.  This particular district has an 11% Republican registration.  If Obama was a factor at all in the general, it was his lack of an endorsement that killed any enthusiasm Jefferson might have been able to [...]

When Republicans go bad

October 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Everyone remembers Mark Foley.  Mass media went nuts over his “issues” in 2006.  Some even say Foley single handedly cost Republicans the House.  So, what does the 21st century’s most “disgraced” Congressman do?  He endorses Obama.  Most political pundits are completely ignoring this endorsement.  The Obama campaign hasn’t released any statements on Foley either that [...]

Pelosi’s Culture of Corruption – Tim Mahoney

October 14th, 2008 | No Comments

Several years ago, Mark Foley was pretty well busted doing things that just weren’t terribly ethical.  Nancy Pelosi and a lot of Democrat bloggers went flying off the deep end.  Pelosi went so far as to demand an inquiry into how many Republicans new about Foley’s activities and did nothing about it.  Of course, no [...]

Scott Ott and the Obama Doctrine

July 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Scott Ott has been one of my favorite authors for quite some time.  Here is yet another reason why: …..Sen. Obama, a man who aspires to be our commander in chief, tells us that a nation called Afghanistan is where this threat dwells. Yet, he says, it does not dwell in Iraq. He tells us [...]

HOW Democrat obstructionism affects you directly

July 25th, 2008 | No Comments

It’s one thing to go around shouting about how Nancy and Harry and the Democrat leadership are failing this country in a time of economic crisis.  Now, I’ll show you exactly how it works: House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey abruptly shut down his committee indefinitely rather than allow Republicans to offer an amendment to [...]