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I have heard this asked over and over and have never got and answer. What has he done in his political career that makes you think he would be a good president not pie in the sky talking points but tell me something he has championed that makes you yea buddy that's the man for me. I'm voting for McCain basically for 3 reasons his Pro Life voting record, He is strong on National Defense & he is...

The media started talking recession over a year and a half ago. We have yet to hit it, but most people beleive that we are in a recession because we have been told that it is coming and are being told at how awful things are right now. Public perception is more important than the truth and the off party is always going to make things seem worse than they really are. What gets me ...

Just a thought. I had a good feeling some way Hillary would tank Obama's campaign if given the chance, some way some how. While Hillary didn't give a great endorsement today I think she actually has now officially given more praise to the Republicans' VP then she ever has for Obama. Now I know that she can not publicly support McCain/Pilan but it sure would open the door for her to run again in...

Maybe this is how Palin and McCain plans to balance the budget? Quote: Republicans in Congress this June united to defeat a proposed windfall tax on oil companies, deriding it as a bad idea that would discourage investment in U.S. oil exploration. Things worked out far differently in the GOP stronghold of Alaska, a state whose economic fate is closely tied to ...

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Of those among us who were planning to hold their nose and vote for McCain to keep Obama out, does the Palin VP pick change your outlook any?

What do you know and/or feel about the rumors Minnesota Govenor Tim Pawlenty may be McCain's VP choice? I read a little bit about him balancing the Minnesota budget. However, I don't know much about him.

Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits By MATTHEW L. WALD When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing. That is a ...

Alittle long, but very interesting! Video Portrait Of Barack Hussein Obama.

Quote: Bob Barr’s presidential campaign has recently learned of an action by the McCain campaign and the Pennsylvania Republican Party to have Barr removed from the state’s ballot, this despite McCain’s promise in the 2000 election that he would, “never consider, ever consider, allowing a supporter of [his] to challenge [his opponent]’s right to be on the ...

Maybe this is how Palin and McCain plans to balance the budget? Quote: Republicans in Congress this June united to defeat a proposed windfall tax on oil companies, deriding it as a bad idea that would discourage investment in U.S. oil exploration. Things worked out far differently in the GOP stronghold of Alaska, a state whose economic fate is closely tied to ...

Quote: Bob Barr’s presidential campaign has recently learned of an action by the McCain campaign and the Pennsylvania Republican Party to have Barr removed from the state’s ballot, this despite McCain’s promise in the 2000 election that he would, “never consider, ever consider, allowing a supporter of [his] to challenge [his opponent]’s right to be on the ...

Of those among us who were planning to hold their nose and vote for McCain to keep Obama out, does the Palin VP pick change your outlook any?

I have heard this asked over and over and have never got and answer. What has he done in his political career that makes you think he would be a good president not pie in the sky talking points but tell me something he has championed that makes you yea buddy that's the man for me. I'm voting for McCain basically for 3 reasons his Pro Life voting record, He is strong on National Defense & he is...

I mean nothing. T

The media started talking recession over a year and a half ago. We have yet to hit it, but most people beleive that we are in a recession because we have been told that it is coming and are being told at how awful things are right now. Public perception is more important than the truth and the off party is always going to make things seem worse than they really are. What gets me ...

Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits By MATTHEW L. WALD When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing. That is a ...

By John Poirier WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California's attorney general is reviewing a request by former employees of IndyMac Bancorp Inc to investigate whether a New York senator triggered the bank's collapse by releasing confidential information. At issue is a much-publicized letter that Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, sent in June to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) and Office of ...

Poythress heads to Jekyll Island for a little sun, and to announce for governor Friday, August 22, 2008, 05:01 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution We’ve picked up word that David Poythress intends to become the first Democrat to formally enter the 2010 race for governor on Monday with an announcement before a Jekyll Island gathering of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia....

Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent' By E. J. DIONNE JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES LEAD: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., fighting to salvage his Presidential campaign, today acknowledged ''a mistake'' in his youth, when he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., fighting to ...