Barack Obama or Hillary,that is my question?

By Mike in Politcs Plus

I started out supporting John Edwards, but I can see he is not going to get the Democratic nomination. Lately I’ve been going back and forth between Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama. I became aware of Mr.Obama when he gave the ...

Half-Truth,spin,gossip, or just outright lies

By Mike in Politcs Plus

I have come a long way from trusting everything in the print media, to double sourcing just about everything I read. Jayson Blair and Judith Miller of the New York Times  made me a big-time skeptic. With this new 24/7 ...

Media please

By Mike in Politcs Plus

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for freedom of the press, but this election is about the candidates, not the pundits.  We don’t need Chris Matthews or Bill O’Reilly trying to be the story. I was disappointed with Tim Russert ...

Stunned

By Mike in Politcs Plus

My world was turned over upside down last night, because the polls,media ,and I were flat wrong.  57% of the New Hampshire electorate are women, and they said “No you don’t” and showed up in droves to vote for Hillary Clinton. ...

The week end New Hampshire debate

By Mike in Politcs Plus

What a weekend Tivo to the rescue.  All my passions, Houston Rockets ,NFL playoffs, three presidential debates and a Bill O’Reilly meltdown.(More on this later)as a bonus……on at the same time. The Democrats. The ABC debate seemed like a cordial event, ...

On to New Hampshire

By Mike in Politcs Plus

The Iowa primary is over, but.. it left its mark.   Joe Biden and Christopher Dodd  dropped out, of the presidential campaign. Biden, knowledge of foreign policies, and Chris Dodd’s expertise in the domestic issues.  never did get them into ...

Political Correctness

By Mike in Politcs Plus

Today,political correctness (PC) is a tool that social conservatives like to use as a license  not to offend.  They seem to blame society or the left for holding them back. The way, the term political correctness is being used today, ...

Are we inviting a holy war?

By Mike in Politcs Plus

I have noticed some of the posters are echoing sentiments of the past and injecting scriptures as if to say “God is on our side” then they wonder why people call them hateful.  The other side is not any better ...

How America Decides by Mark Halperin & Amy Sullivan

By Mike in Politcs Plus

This poll is from this weeks Time magazine. Most Important qualities Republican Democrat strong leader 27% 25% Strong morals 39% 12% Good judgment 21% 33% experience 5% 8% cares about people 5% 17% Most important when choosing a canidate Republican ...

The Illegal Immigration hysteria

By Mike in Politcs Plus

The lack of an honest dialogue is the number one reason; we cannot pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The slogan “I’m for immigration, legal immigration” is a prime example.  I can say, “I am against drugs, illegal ones”.  We ...