Where are the leaders?

By Mike in Politcs Plus

President George W. Bush went out again this morning with another plea to Congress to pass this$700 billion rescue plan. He looked like a beaten man without any salesmanship skills. Perhaps if attacking Iran was on the agenda he would ...

Where is the leader?

By Mike in Politcs Plus

George W. Bush went out again this morning with another plea to Congress to pass this$700 billion rescue plan. He looked like a beaten man without any salesmanship skills. Perhaps if attacking Iran was on the agenda he would have ...

Time out?

By Mike in Politcs Plus

Timeout is what the Houston Rockets call when the Spurs get a 10 point lead, but to suspend your campaign because your presence is needed in Washington? I guess a political speech at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting this morning does ...

It's about time

By Mike in Politcs Plus

The administration via Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Barnake gave Congress a three-page ultimatum to pass this bill or the financial markets wouldl die. For extra pressure the administration sent Dick (Darth Vader) Cheney to twist some ...

Here we go again

By Mike in Politcs Plus

The last time President Bush said “Trust me we must act now” we entered into our worst foreign-policy ever.  Today Secretary Paulson is asking Congress for a clean $700 million bailout or the economy will collapse tomorrow. This weekend it ...

Selective memories

By Mike in Politcs Plus

The forum discussion titled "Bush was a good commander in chief" was for the most part uninformative and outright hilarious.  The loyal Bushies were in overdrive. The loyal Bushie’s memory of 9/11 starts on 9/12 after the horrible incident.  They're ...

You can put lipstick on a pig,but it's still a pig

By Mike in Politcs Plus

Yesterday John McCain's chief political strategist Rick Davis answered a loaded question I have been asking the local poster for about two weeks.  I kept asking, “How does John McCain's foreign and domestic policy different from George W. Bush?"  Chris ...

You can put lipstick on a pig,but it's still a pig

By Mike in Politcs Plus

Yesterday John McCain's chief political strategist Rick Davis answered a loaded question I have been asking the local poster for about two weeks.  I kept asking, “how does John McCain's foreign and domestic policy different from George W. Bush?"  Chris ...

Why I think Barack Obama will win in November

By Mike in Politcs Plus

Victoria is no different than the mood across the nation right now for Republicans.  They're gushing over Governor Sarah Palin; making that their primary reason for voting for John McCain.  Sure, votes are votes but a wonderful speech does not ...

No longer McCain's party

By Mike in Politcs Plus

The social conservatives are jumping for joy, because they have found their voice, in Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin.  The culture war is on, not your 1970's culture war, because this one is more about urban versus rural. Sarah Palin took ...