1) Rather than exercise her power responsibly by calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to address Americans’ concerns about gas prices and energy independence, [Nancy] Pelosi has dismissed oil and gas drilling as a “hoax”—even as she reportedly encourages vulnerable Democrats to embrace drilling to bolster their electoral prospects. In 2006, she blamed a Republican congress for high gas prices. In power for 19 months, Madame Speaker now blames the Republican minority for gas prices that have nearly doubled.
2) “In my opinion, the choice could not be more clear: between one candidate, John McCain, who’s had experience, been tested in war and tried in peace, another candidate who has not,’’ Mr. Lieberman said. “Between one candidate, John McCain, who has always put the country first, worked across party lines to get things done, and one candidate who has not. Between one candidate who’s a talker, and the other candidate who’s the leader America needs as our next candidate.’’ Quote from Joe Liberman the Democratic nomination in 2000 for VP
3) On the Dems convention:
“You are required to volunteer.” That would normally be a splendid example of an oxymoron, but it also describes the process for those who want to see Barack Obama speak at Invesco Field as he accepts his nomination. Instead of simply throwing open the doors to the public free of charge, as the Obama campaign publicly proposed, tickets get distributed on a pay-in-kind basis:
“I got a call that if I want the tickets I have to volunteer two shifts of three hours apiece — for one ticket. If I want two tickets, then it’s four shifts of two hours apiece,” said Berenice Christensen.
Even without the campaign-finance issues, this looks very much like a bait-and-switch by Obama. The entire point of the Invesco address was to welcome everyone for free, perhaps because they wanted to ensure that the place was filled to capacity. Now, with everyone excited about attending this free event, Obama suddenly tells them that they can’t get a seat unless they work for him first.
Like most of Obama’s plans, nothing is free. We’ll pay one way or the other for every supposed giveaway in his policies. And in the end, he wants everyone working for him, while tossing hosannas at his feet and giving him the best optics he can possibly get.
One last thing: Obama didn’t require Germans in Berlin to work for him in order to cheer him at the Tiergarten. Why does Obama treat Germans better than Americans?
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In my last issue of Newsweek magazine, (I cancelled due to not wanting to continue contributing to the almost errotic love affair between Barak Obama and Newsweek.) there was an essay on the last page that blasted McCain for not communicating via email. I was not sure whether the article was serious or subtle humor because the author tried to compare Obama and the use of email with Lincoln and his use of his latest technology known as the telegraph. The author inferred that Lincoln's use of the latest technology was necessary for him to be a successful commander-in-chief; and since Obama uses email, he would be the better choice for our commander-in-chief. Now let me get this straight, I have a mental picture of Lincoln sitting at his desk with a code key and tapping out the Morse code to the generals in the Union army. Do ya think maybe he wrote the message and handed it to someone else to key the message? Do ya think maybe McCain would also let someone else send the message to his generals. But where I really get lost in the logic is that Obama would be a better commander-in-chief because he can send email but has never served in the military. So now who do I want facing down the baddest guys on the planet – a junior senator who can send an email or a guy who has been there and done that?
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