Sarah Palin the shocking photo!

I had this photo sent to me by email so I have no idea where it came from. Obviously it's a photoshoped but one could hope! I do believe she's taken a beating by the press. You know the same ones who overlook Obama's lack of experience. The difference is Obama is on top of the ticket and Sarah is the #2. On the other hand she's stolen a lot of thunder from Obama's campaign and it's starting to show in the polls. The sludge the the dems are throwing will not stop. I believe they are in panic mode. It's 2004 again when Kerry failed to successfully squash the Swift boat debacle. Democrats were caught by surprise by the Palin pick and still haven't fully recovered. Do they regret not picking Hillary. Hate to be in her shoes. She came so close to be shunned by Barack. Now another woman could possibly be VP besides her. IfI was a Hillary supporter(I am not!) I'd be furious. So far I believe she's held up under the pressure and has revived McCain's stagnant campaign.

Obama: The One ?

This is a pretty nifty ad by the McCain camp. I personally don't buy the Obama crap anyway.




Here's the one featuring Britney and Paris:

Half - votes?

The Democratic Party puzzles me. Why should Obama get any votes in Michigan if his name wasn't even on the ballot. I don't know all the ins and outs of the process but it just doesn't make any sense. This I believe will come back and bite them come November. I'm no Hillary fan but I'll take her side on this issue. Vote's should be counted 100% percent. I'm not sure if I'd be to happy to know that my vote was only worth 50%. If I was a Democrat voter(only an if) in Florida or Michigan I'd be outraged. It's looking better for a "President McCain" in January.

Obama shocked!

I think many of us can agree that the Reverend Wright's comments and views are "Outrageous" and Appalling". Now Barack Obama it seems has come to a similar conclusion yesterday. It's as if he suddenly became aware of his outrageous antics and conspiracy theories. The guy is a loon. Anyway Barack's response reminded me of this scene from "Casablanca".

Personal Politics

While doing some afternoon channel surfing I came across in interesting news bit on either CNN or MSNBC. It featured a ten year old asking the current Presidential candidates some standard questions about the environment and graded them afterward. McCain and Hillary both took the time to answer the youngsters questions. Barack apparently was a bit busy but the kid got a shot with his wife Michelle which she answered for him.

I didn't think much of it until I came across this article by Providence Journal columnist Mark Patinkin about recent visits by Obama and Clinton before the primary vote this past week. They both spoke at the same venue so it was perhaps a fair comparison. Obama apparently had good organization and had a large and enthusiastic turnout. The downside was that he pretty much gave the staple stump speech and left the state soon after. Hillary in comparison though speaking to a smaller crowd and was a bit disorganized. On the other hand she was apparently a bit more energetic and more personal. She even made a tour of state after which to small state like Rhode Island can be a big deal. Let's face it on a national scale this state is usually a blip on the map.

The connection or question here is Obama becoming sort of "Rock Star" candidate to busy for the little people. "All politics are local" as the old saying goes. Could this be Baracks weak point? In case you missed it Hillary carried the state by a wide margin.

Rock the vote

Tomorrow is primary day here in Rhode Island. Yes I do plan on voting tomorrow. Though I do plan on voting for John McCain the Democratic race is interesting to say the least. I still don't understand quite the appeal of Obama. Granted he may be a great orator but I do feel he lacks serious experience to be taken serious as an actual President. Though I'm no fan of Hillary I would think that she would be the more intelligent choice. I do also worry of a match-up of Obama vs. McCain in November. I know McCain would probably have Obama for breakfast in almost any debate. Remember that Nixon was thought to have won his debates with Kennedy also but lost. I'm sure there are those that compare Obama to JFK. Kennedy was a decorated WW2 veteran served both a U.S. Representative for at least 5 years and one full term as U.S. Senator(See Wikipedia). I do think that surpasses Obama's experience. As the late U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen said to Vice Presidential candidate Dan Quayle "Senator, Your no Jack Kennedy". Neither is Barack in my opinion.

One radio commentator made an interesting comment today. It was Jay Severin of Boston's 96.9 Wtkk actually advocated voting for Hillary. If one knows Jay you know that he absolutely loathes the Clintons with a passion. His point was that to really mess up and disorganize the Democrats you should vote for Hillary. I guess the idea would be that it would cause them to fight amongst themselves more than against the Republicans. Hows that for strategy?

Well whatever your choice may be please vote tomorrow if it's your turn. I know I will be.

Obama the new JFK

I thought I'd check out Obama's website today just to see what this guy was all about . At the top we get this quote:

I'm not asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I'm asking you to believe in yours". - Barack Obama Website

When I first saw that I immediately thought of another Democrat many years ago saying:

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." - President John F. Kennedy

Sound familiar? It's obvious Barack has done his homework in what resonates with voters. It seems to me that he empowers his followers which makes them feel a part of something bigger. Which kind of explains his massive following. Question is does he have substance behind the words? Does Hillary have a chance? Does McCain have what it takes to beat this guy? Though I believe in McCain I think it's going to be a tough one.

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