The reason for this blog is really to give me a place to write my musings as they come to me in no particular order and for the sake of my sanity as we endure the next 4 years of Obamamania.
I became a citizen on Sept 21st 2007 for the express purpose of being able to vote in the 2008 Presidential election. Looking back it was a lot of work and effort to have my vote nullified by some homeless guy in Columbus or wherever ACORN was able to dig up a warm body to go vote for Oblahblah.
I sure learned a lot along the way. I have paid attention to politics ever since coming here from Australia. This time at least I got a chance to pull the lever! I was glad to participate just not happy with the results.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Vetting of Obama's Cabinet
I know a lot have commented about this but I find it incredible that our President Select Obama has a vetting questionnaire that prospective White House and cabinet staff will have to submit to that he himself could not satisfactorily complete. There are many questions about all kinds of things from ACORN, Tony Rezko, BlagoGate, Birth Certificates, all of which would prevent him from taking a position in his own White House.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Thanks for nothing New Hampshire
I predicted back in March that Obama would be the winner in November. I prayed and hoped that McCain would pull it out of the fire but in the end he was no match for the power of the press and the Chicago machine.
So how was it that we ended up with McCain in the first place? He was nearly written off in late December until the crossover voters (again) in New Hampshire gave him a new lease on life and that was the beginning of the end for our 2008 hopes of keeping the White House.
So back to my original question, why is it that we let the libs and moderates in NH pick our candidate this time? In 2000 we saw W make better inroads in SC and he got enough on the Super Tuesdays to gain momentum and the rest is history.
So for my first voting experience (the Republican Primary in Ohio) I was left with either a crossover vote for Hillary (which I nearly did) or a vote for McCain. My guy (Fred Thomson) pulled out, he was just not on fire enough to make it happen. I liked his ideas and I liked his rhetoric. I ended up not even voting that time ( I had to work) bottom line, by the time the Ohio primary was run it was pretty much a done deal.
I feel like I was ripped off by New Hampshire and I ask again why did they get to choose the candidate?
So how was it that we ended up with McCain in the first place? He was nearly written off in late December until the crossover voters (again) in New Hampshire gave him a new lease on life and that was the beginning of the end for our 2008 hopes of keeping the White House.
So back to my original question, why is it that we let the libs and moderates in NH pick our candidate this time? In 2000 we saw W make better inroads in SC and he got enough on the Super Tuesdays to gain momentum and the rest is history.
So for my first voting experience (the Republican Primary in Ohio) I was left with either a crossover vote for Hillary (which I nearly did) or a vote for McCain. My guy (Fred Thomson) pulled out, he was just not on fire enough to make it happen. I liked his ideas and I liked his rhetoric. I ended up not even voting that time ( I had to work) bottom line, by the time the Ohio primary was run it was pretty much a done deal.
I feel like I was ripped off by New Hampshire and I ask again why did they get to choose the candidate?
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