Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Wednesday's are generally meant for political reflections on the ole blog. I didn't last week so let's get back into it with a few (completely insignificant) nuggets.
--Does anybody besides me find it interesting that Mitt Romney's favorite book is Battlefield Earth? Now, I love Scientology as much as ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
At this point we have looked at the top three Democratic contenders for the 2008 nomination.
We've looked at the top 3 Republicans.
We've spun through the list of Republicans who are basically throwing money at a lost cause.
You can access those discussions here.
Barring the inevitable late entries by Gingrich, Thompson and ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
For previous discussion on candidates click here.
I was going to continue with individual entries but at this point there is such a steep drop-off between the top three in each party that I just don't have a whole lot to say about each of them. And with the recent ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 18 Comments »
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
For previous analysis and discussion click on the individual names: Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Guiliani, John Edwards, and John McCain.
Again, another week passes without any changes to the field. I thought I would be in the market for a new candidate to support but for now the campaign ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 55 Comments »
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
For the entry and discussion on Hillary, click here. (50)
For the entry and discussion on Rudy Giuliani, click here. (40)
For the entry and discussion on John Edwards, click here. (62)
For the entry and discussion on John McCain, click here. (18)
(Noting the comment totals, I must ask: does this mean the ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 28 Comments »
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
For the entry and discussion on Rudy Giuliani, click here
For the entry and discussion on John McCain, click here
For the entry and discussion on John Edwards, click here
As we continue along we jump back across the aisle to the Dems. Rumors of more candidates jumping into the saturated Republican ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 51 Comments »
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
For the entry and discussion on John McCain, click here.
For the entry and discussion on John Edwards, click here.
(Note: I've been chided for this not being an in-depth analysis of where the candidates stand on the issues. I haven't intended it to be. I just want to do ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 40 Comments »
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
For the first entry on John McCain and the subsequent discussion click here.
Since last week's entry the pool of candidates has actually decreased by one. Tom Vilsak, we hardly knew ye.
But, moving over to the other side of the aisle, let's look at another front-runner who has experience with ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 64 Comments »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Yeah, I know it's still a long way until the '08 elections. But this one is intriguing to me on several levels:
1. It's the first presidential election since 1988 that I'm not a card-carrying member of the GOP.
2. It's the most wide-open field in my lifetime with no one ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 21 Comments »
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
I know it's way early in the game and that with our nominating process such as it is that the initial question is "who can be nominated" not "who can be elected." But I want to commit some time on Wednesday in the coming months to breaking down the ...
Posted in 2008, Politics | 46 Comments »
