Archive for the ‘2008 Congressional Races’ Category
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Tags: anh cao, barack obama, cao, change, congress, culture of corruption, john fleming, joseph cao, louisiana, new-orleans, paul carmouche, republican party, william jefferson
Posted in 2008 Congressional Races, Ethics | 2 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 [...]
Tags: bad democrat, bad republican, congress of corruption, culture of corruption, extra marital affairs, family values, mark foley, obama, tim mahoney, william jefferson
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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 [...]
Tags: culture of corruption, democrat party, family values, hush money, kos, mark foley, nancy pelosi, patricia allen, tim mahoney, trish, william jefferson
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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 [...]
Tags: afghanistan, al-qaeda, barack obama, clinton, iraq, obama doctrine, osam bin laden, pakistan, russia, Scott-Ott, terror, terrorism, terrorist, the wall, war
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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 [...]
Tags: barack obama, David-Obey, demand, democrat, drilling, harry reid, nancy pelosi, oil price, poll, production
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