So, now that we've gone back and forth from camp Hill's emails to Powers to Ferraro to Wright and saw an expectation from the MSM, the blogs and the general public for candidates to stand up to surrogates who say mean things, I think we need to take a good, hard look at John McCain.

First, he stood back and laughed when a woman on the campaign trail called Hillary a "bitch," and now he's shrugging his shoulders helplessly as his colleague says that an Obama presidency would please the "radical Islamists."

Don't get me wrong, I am completely sick of the "who's racist now" back and forth, but why is it that the GOP just gets a pass on junk like this?  Is racism only bad if it's expressed by a Democrat?  Is the GOP just the whole nation's "uncle you don't always agree with" and we are too helpless and too polite to expect more?  What does it say about a presidential candidate that he's not even willing to acknowledge that statements like these about his senate colleagues are hitting below the belt and condemn the comments? 

For a candidate who claims he's a maverick and is willing to stand up to the establishment, it seems like McCain's been spending a lot of time on his ass when it matters.  Maybe the moderate Repubs and Independents (or any "values voters" for that matter) who see him as a viable option should give his character another look.

The website for the national UCC has posted a rather lengthy article in support of Rev. Wright and the Trinity UCC congregation.  I found it to be an interesting read - especially when it would be very easy for church leaders to distance themselves from Rev. Wright's comments. 

Enjoy!

Okay, I know this notion is way out in left field. But I figure, I'm new and I haven't had my coffee yet, so what the heck. Here's my thinking -

The Universe (God, whatever) wants Obama to win.

I know! Insane! But this is what led me here...

Ohio voted for Hillary - that night they were hit by a massive snowstorm that shut down parts of the state and killed about 5 people.
Tennessee voted for Hillary and that night were hit by
a huge tornado complex that killed a dozen people.
New York voted for Hillary and now they're down a governor.

And now...CNN (and their news brethren) give Obama a hard time about Rev. Wright and hours later their building is targeted by a tornado...in DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.

Freaky stuff.

There are more examples...like New Jersey voted for Hillary and they're still New Jersey.

Ask Texas - they knew what would happen, so they pulled out a caucus to save themselves. If they hadn't done that it would have been rampaging wildfires for days.

So either Obama is being backed by the Universe (in a Soprano-esque sort of way), or Obama IS the Universe and chooses not to use his powers to actually influence the events that involve him.

Think about it.


(And before anyone starts posting mean stuff...it's a joke. Except the part about CNN. I think someone did that on purpose. FOX and MSNBC should take note. I'm getting my coffee now).

I'm sure this has been posted before and I missed it...but for the others who also missed it, here you go!

Apparently, a Hillary donor (and member of the Finance Committee) made a donation on her Visa.  No big deal.  Then she found over $3000 in unauthorized charges on her bill - which lead to $400 in bank fees.  When she asked for her money back she was told she'd be donating in the future anyway so she should leave the money alone. 

One thing this article doesn't mention that I spotted on the original blog (linked at the end of the article), is that the first donation plus the stolen $3000 totaled up to more than the FEC limit for campaign donations - so now the police report for the unauthorized charges, the Visa bill and the emails refusing a refund have been sent on to the FEC. 

Way to run your campaign there, Hillary!  And this is the person who should be running the country?  What if you sent in your tax return for a refund and were told, "well, you'll be paying this eventually so let's leave it where it is."

The link is here

What it doesn't say is how many of these initiatives were actually funded.  I can point to a couple that were supposed to go to initiatives in my area that still haven't materialized.  But on the whole (just skimming the list), they seem like worthy causes.

More importantly, where are HRC's earmarks?  Where are her tax returns?  Where are her White House documents?  What is she hiding from us?  Why should we vote for you when you won't stop hiding and lying?

The link is here

What it doesn't say is how many of these initiatives were actually funded.  I can point to a couple that were supposed to go to initiatives in my area (the transportation center in Downtown Normal, for example) that never materialized.  But on the whole (just skimming the list), they seem like worthy causes.

More importantly, where are HRC's earmarks?  Where are her tax returns?  Where are her White House documents?  What is she hiding from us?

I just read this article featuring the (apparently now famous) quotation from James Carville that, Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with a great "Alabama" in between.

I've been to Pennsylvania once or twice, but don't know the first thing about its demographics or political leanings.  But, the article (and recent chit-chat a la Ferraro) makes me wonder two things:  1) Is the Pennsylvania electorate typically considered to be racist, and 2) If so, is it possible that HRC and her campaign are letting the Ferraro mess hang around in order to get the racist Penn. vote?  After all, I don't think Pennsylvania (or the grand expanse of "Alabama" within Pennsylvania) has the huge AA turnout that SC has, so the controversy won't have the same outcome in Penn that it did in SC. 

I'm asking this just to learn more - like I said, I don't know the first thing about Pennsylvania other than what I've seen from the turnpike, so I'm curious to hear what others think.  Mostly I want to know - if 1 and 2 are true, does this bother anyone in Pennsylvania to be played like this?  I'd be really offended if a politician changed up his/her rhetoric on the assumption that I'm a racist and it's what I want to hear...to what extent do folks think it will work (if in fact Pennsylvania is full of racists, which I'm NOT saying it is)?