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Illinois Senator Roland Burris Called to Resign From Senate

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:28:59 MST

Democrat Roland Burris, United States Senator from the State of Illinois, is under severe scrutiny once again over allegations that he had some untoward conversations involving "Quid Pro Quo" with former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich or some member of his (Blagojevich's) cabal.

Republicans in Illinois are calling for Roland Burris to step down and resign his seat as United States Senator. It seems to me that there is more here than meets the eye. Do not forget that Burris filled the Vacant seat of President Barack Obama. This point has never quite fully digested with Obama or any other Democrat from Ilinois.

The Republicans in Illinois may be doing some of the "heavy lifting" for the Democrats both in Illinois and Nationally. The Democrats were never pleased at having Roland Burris and would like to have a better candidiate to run for re-election. The Republicans see Roland Burris as a means to an end. The Republicans in Illinois are in need of a makeover and need to improve on their not so "Boy Scout" image. Hammering at Roland Burris helps in that matter.

So the saga continues. Will Roland Burris remain in the United States Senate? Will the Republicans be victorious in improving their image in Illinois? Will the Democrats be successful in getting Roland Burris to leave the United States Senate?

Time will tell. I do not see this issue going away anytime soon....................

Barack Obama Has Selected Joe Biden as His Running Mate in 2008

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:40:20 MST

Senator Barack Obama has remained true to his beliefs (well almost), to change the culture of Washington, naming Senator Joe Biden Democrat from Delaware as his running mate. Barack Obama probably would have selected Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia if recent occurrences in the State of Georgia, (not in the USA) formerly a part of the Soviet Union had not happened.

Foreign Policy experience is admittedly a weakness for Barack Obama. Senator Joe Biden has thirty five years of experience in the United States Senate. In addition Biden has been Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Biden has been criticized for saying exactly what is on his mind. Maybe this is not such a bad idea. Given the past nearly eight agonizing years of George W. Bush it will be refreshing to hear someone tell the truth, even if it is somewhat like hearing your Pastor on Sunday morning.

The Democratic National Convention gets underway in Denver, Colorado tomorrow August 25th. This Convention comes on the heels of the Olympics in Beijing, China and should not disappoint viewers with the hype and bombast.

The Clintons will be hard to keep off center stage. If Barack Obama and Joe Biden can corral Hillary and Bill Clinton and have them endorse the Democratic ticket without reservation then it will have been a successful Convention for the Obama-Biden ticket.

If Bill and Hillary Clinton do not decide to step up and enthusiastically support and endorse Obama-Biden without resertvation then John McCain will be all the more difficult to defeat in November.

Hillary Clinton And the Pennsylvania Primary

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:05:32 MST

Hillary Clinton is at the crossroads of her political career in Pennsylvania. All the cheap shots taken at Barack Obama will not improve Hillary's dubious positives in the eyes of the voters of Pennsylvania or for that matter anywhere in the nation.

Hillary Clinton,by virtue of all the various polls, has negatives that outweigh anything voters believe that is positive about Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton will most probably win in Pennsylvania not because of any intrinsic values that she possesses rather instead because of the support of Governor Ed Rendell. Rendell is without a doubt one of the most effective Democrats in the nation and of the same mold as Old Mayor Daley in Chicago ala 1968.

The Democrat's realize that any hopes they have of gaining back the Whitehouse in November are vaporizing before their eyes in Pennsylvania.

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Hillary Clinton Releases Tax Returns

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:42:16 MST

The Clinton's have finally released their tax returns for the period 2000-2006. Conveniently they released these returns on a Friday afternoon, the slowest news period, on the 40th anniversary of the assasination of Martin Luther King.

This release date was of course planned by the Clinton cabal. Just remember the Clintons never do anything without it being pre-planned and under the cloud of what is really going on here. The one year that has not as yet been released is 2007. Well, they are requesting an extension, quite legal.

To this point there has not been anything that has been reported by the media that would raise any eyebrows. Why then have they not released their returns at an earlier time? The Clinton's are of the notion that anything they decide to do is fine no matter who they trample or what law may be bent.

Hillary Clinton will be around until her donors stop providing donations or until more of those Super Delegates realize they can bail out and endorse Barack Obama. By staying in the race Hillary Clinton is doing more for the Republicans than anything John McCain has to this point said or done.

Hillary Clinton's Visit With Jay Leno

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:21:15 MST

Hillary Clinton made the time in her busy schedule (tongue in cheek) to visit Jay Leno last night. She was in Los Angeles trying to get some donations from her Hollywood pals. Hillary's creditors want to be paid! It is not a surprise that Hillary Clinton brought up the issue of her "big fib" regarding her trip to Bosnia in 1996. There is no other person quite like Hillary Clinton. She has no shame, even Jay Leno appeared to be startled and finally responded with a lame joke about "snipers in Los Angeles".

Hillary must not realize how obvious she is to the guy and gal on main street. I have seen some poor guests on Leno's show, but none of them can come close to Hillary Clinton when it comes to disingenuousness.

Hey Jay, if you want to improve your ratings you need to do better than Hillary Clinton. At least when David letterman had John McCain on his program it was funny............

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Barack Obama Guest On Hardball with Chris Matthews

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:05:48 MST

Senator Barack Obama spent an hour with host Chris Matthews on MSNBC Hardball today at Westchester College in Pennsylvania.

One constant was the way Chris Matthews conducted himself on HIS show. Make no mistake Chris Matthews always lets his guests (Obama) know that it is his show. Chris Matthews first and the guest afterwards. Lets face the facts, having Barack Obama as a guest was a coup for Chris Matthews. Ratings for his MSNBC Hardball are typically in the basement of the ratings pool.

That being said, Barack Obama was articulate, cogent, steady, unruffled and looked very Presidential. There was an aura of calm from Obama that was evident throughout the show. It is my sense that this is the type of person I want in the Whitehouse at 3 am or any other time making critical decisions that may involve my life or that of my loved ones.

Barack Obama handled questions from the Westchester College students and from Chris Matthews. The range of topics included, Gay Marriage, Education, Healthcare, Iraq, Rev. Wright and most important from my point of view, the realization that Barack Obama has an intellect and knows who is handing him a "snow job".

It was clear to this soul that Barack Obama was on to Chris Matthews knowing that Matthews was in fact using Barack Obama to his (Matthews) own ends.

Well, all & all Barack Obama proved once again that he is the right person to hold the highest office in the land.............

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Bill Clinton Loses His Composure With California Super Delegates

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:37:21 MST

Bill Clinton was his alter ego last week when meeting with some California "super delegates". Comments from attendees said Bill Clinton showed up with "bags" under his eyes (can't keep up the pace forever) and nearly had a total breakdown excoriating Bill Richardson.

Rachel Binah, a former Richardson Delegate and now a Clinton Delegate, commented to Bill Clinton about the horrible way James Carville made the infamous "Judas" comment referring to Bill Richardson endorsing Barack Obama.

Bill Clinton went "ballistic" shouting that Bill Richardson had several times told Bill Clinton he would stick with Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton then went on to state that the media was treating Hillary Clinton unfairly. A comment from another delegate present stated that it was "very, very intense", not at all like Bill Clinton...........

When Bill Clinton cooled off, he told everyone to "chill out", I suppose he was talking to himself!

When Delegate Rachel Binah returned to her home there was a message waitng for her from the Democrat State Party Chairman Art Torres, expressing aplogies from Bill Clinton.

Word reached back to Bill Richardson in New Mexico who commented that he never made any such guarantee to Bill Clinton to support Hillary Clinton.

Bill Clinton is as bad an example of a former President as only Bill Clinton can do. Well, How many more Super Delegates are being coerced by the "Clinton Cabal"?

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Hillary Clinton Campaign Not Paying the Bills

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:02:00 MST

The Hillary Clinton Campaign has over $8 million dollars in unpaid bills. Some of these debts go back to the Iowa Primary. In fact some of the Event Contractors the Clinton Campaign did business with are passing the word that Hillary Clinton's people are a bad risk and are deadbeats.

The more time that goes by the more apparent it is that "Clinton Donors" are putting their checkbooks away. If the Clinton campaign paid off all their current old debts they would be minus $4 million in debt as a campaign entity.

Barack Obama's campaign currently has approximately $650,000 in debts to be paid, leaving Obama $31 million in his campaign checking account that can be used in the primary campaign.

How Hillary Clinton continues to function without paying vendors is quite the miracle. Maybe Bill Clinton can make some deals to pay off Hillary Clintons's campaign debts.............

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Barack Obama 10 point lead over Hillary Clinton in latest Gallup Poll

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:47:26 MST

Barack Obama has extended his lead over Hillary Clinton in the latest Gallup poll just posted on Sunday March 30. What is significant about this latest Gallup Poll is that the numbers show Barack Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton and outside the statistical margin of error.

It continues to "boggle the mind" to see that Hillary Clinton continues to defy logic and not withdraw from the Presidential race. Should Hillary Clinton not win in the Pennsylvania primary by at least a 15 point margin over Barack Obama it will be all but over for Hillary Clinton.

It is my sense that the momentum Barack Obama has nationally will be carried over to the Pennsylvania Primary with Obama doing much better than previously predicted. I have Clinton winning in Pennsylvania over Barack Obama by 52-48 % . This 4 point win for Hillary Clinton will be her final undoing.

With the Backing of Governor Ed Rendell, the most powerful Democrat in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton should win by at least 15 points. That will not be the case................

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Democrats Will Not Have Party Torn Apart By Hillary Clinton

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:36:22 MST

The Democrats have an opportunity this year to regain the Whitehouse and add to their margins in The Senate and House. The fundamental difference this year is that the Democrats have before them a charismatic, unifying candidate, Barack Obama.

The more people see Barack Obama the more they see that he is likeable and reasonable. On the other end of the "room",180 degrees opposite of Obama, the Democrats have Hillary Clinton. To many people having Hillary Clinton as the 'Standard Bearer' for the Democrats is akin to the sound of a piece of broken chalk "screeching" along the blackboard. That is a sound that many of us shudder to think about!

Hillary Clinton is the most polarizing candidate in the last century. I can not think of anyone from any political party that comes close to her ability to alienate people. No, not Nixon or even George Wallace.

The Democrats have "pussy footed" with the "Clinton Cabal" for more months than any resonable person would have given to ANY other candidate. Even those high level supporters in the Clinton camp realize the game is over for Hillary Clinton.

The only reason those supporters are still with Hillary Clinton is first, out of some sense of loyalty and second, not wanting to be excoriated by the likes of George Carville. I ask you, is that the way one gains loyalty or is it fealty?

Offers have been "run up the flagpole" having Hillary Clinton run for Governor of New York State in November 2008. After the Eliot Spitzer episode and now the already weakened Governor Patterson, it may be an option for Hillary Clinton. Naturally Hillary Clinton would never acknowledge she has a desire for that to happen. The Party elite would offer the New York Governor's job to Hillary Clinton as a dignified option and a natural fit for New York State. I do not see this as reality.

The real pont here is that the Dem's are sending a message to Hillary Clinton to get out of the race. If Hillary had any real chance to be President, the New York Governors job would never have been promulgated.

In addition, the Democrats at the National level realize that the local and State Democrat candidates feel they have a better chance to win in local races with Barack Obama and his "coat-tails" at the top of the Democrat ticket, not Hillary Clinton.

It is only a matter of time for Hillary Clinton. The problem long term for the Democrats is that the longer it takes to rid themselves of the Hillary Clinton candidacy, the less likely the Dem's will make it all happen in November 2008.

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Hillary Clinton About to Ride off Into the Sunset of Politics

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:54:15 MST

There may be an unintended consequence for Hillary and Bill Clinton to not seeing the handwriting on the wall and withdraw from the race for the Democrat nomination for President.

Hillary Clinton has since Bill Clinton was President been planning her ascent to the "throne", I mean the Presidency. The path was nearly like a super highway until Hillary Clinton ran into a road block, Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton needs to call for a "tow truck" and "hook" herself up and get her "rig" off the Highway. Well, that will probably not happen..............

What this nominating process may result in, is the Clinton's riding off into the sunset of Politics. I realize this is a longshot! However, look at what Hillary Clinton could wind up doing. Hillary Clinton could realistically become Senate Majority Leader. Hillary Clinton never wanted that job. Hillary Clinton could certainly remain a United States Senator from New York State. Hillary only wanted that job as a path to the oval office. So................

Hillary Clinton will be bitter, mad as hell and not giving a dam about campaigning for Barack Obama. This attitude will be the undoing of the Clintons. There are many high level Democrats that cannot wait until Hillary Clinton gets out of this race one way or another. The point here is many of her current supporters cannot wait to "jump ship"!

By the time of the next election cycle 2012, Hillary Clinton will be an afterthought. There will be many new up and coming women in the Democrat party that will be better suited to be the first Woman President!

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Senator Bob Casey Of Pennsylvania Endorses Barack Obama

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:48:59 MST

Democrat Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has, today, endorsed Barack Obama for President. This endorsement is significant for a couple of reasons.

First Senator Bob Casey is a "Super Delegate". This means one more Super Delegate in the Obama column and one LESS Super Delegate in the Hillary Clinton Column. Incrementally Barack Obama is edging ever closer to being EVEN with Hillary Clinton in total Super Delegate count. Hillary Clinton has not gained in the Super Delegate count since "Super Tuesday".

Second, Hillary Clinton is expected to win in Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton has Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and his Political Machine in her corner. It appears that anything less than a twenty point win for Hillary Clinton will be equated to a hollow victory. If Barack Obama can keep Hillary Clinton in a single digit victory margin, it will be thought of as a win for Barack Obama.

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Senator Patrick Leahy Tells Hillary Clinton to Withdraw as Candidate

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:34:51 MST

Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat from Vermont has gone on record as telling Senator Hillary Clinton to stop campaigning and withdraw as a candidate. Senator Leahy made these comments on Vermont Public Radio on Thursday.

It is important that Senator Leahy made this statement as it will return the focus to the fact that Hillary Clinton cannot win the nomination by the process set forth by the Democrat National Committee. Hillary Clinton will only win the Democrat nomination for president if she goes around the "rules" and ultimately destroys the Democrat party.

Hillary Clinton will not withdraw voluntarily. When and only when some of the Democrat Party Leaders gain a "backbone" and go to her and tell her "it is over" will she then get it.

Barack Obama will be the Democrat Party Nominee. Hillary Clinton knows this, she will however never acknowledge it!

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Hillary Clinton Can Only Win Nomination by Subverting the Process

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:52:41 MST

Hillary Clinton is second to Barack Obama in "Pledged" delegates, "Popular" vote, number of "Primaries" won and yet one would think that Hillary Clinton was leading in each area. Hillary Clinton will not bow out of the Democrat race for President. I have stated this repeatedly in prior essays.

The problem for the Democrats in the "macro" sense is that their reputed leader, Bill Clinton, is not available to referee the nomination process. Bill Clinton is the prime conspirator, along with Hillary, to subvert the nominating process and have the Democrat "super delegates" reject the will of the voters and line up in lock step behind Hillary Clinton.

The longer the nominating process continues the more likely John McCain will win in November. The idea of a "redo" in Florida and Michigan has lost a lot of traction within the democrat camps in both states. The big reason against a "redo" is money................no one wants to pay for it. Everyone is pointing their finger at the other guy.

So, the dilemma for Hillary Clinton is how does she subvert the will of the people (the voters) and wind up not losing the Whitehouse to McCain in November?

The Democrats need to have Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi and ,yes the emasculated, Howard Dean step to the plate and tell Bill and Hillary to back off. Can this happen? Yes, it can. The bigger issue is will the Democrat party allow the Clinton's to do greater damage to the party over the next generation by splintering the African American vote, heretofore the most solid group opf Democrats?

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The Democrats are losing their Opportunity to Regain the Whitehouse in November 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:32:52 MST

Hillary Clinton will not willingly withdraw from the race for the Whitehouse. Geraldine Ferraro will continue to portray Barack Obama as an unworthy candidate. The net result will be the total fracturing of the Democrat Party and John McCain winning in November.

If you think this is not possible, stay tuned! The latest chorus of intrigue between Hillary Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro and the Clinton Campaign "Cabal" is intentionally being purpertrated on the American voters as part of Hillary and Bill Clinton's strategy to get Hillary Clinton the Democrat nomination, no matter the cost to the Democrat Party and more importantly to the United States.

Barack Obama won in Mississippi yesterday with 61% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's 37%. The latest information from MSNBC tells the vewer that 24% of Hillary Clintons vote total were Republicans crossing over and not voting for John McCain, already the Republican nominee.

Barack Obama obtained a 100,000 plus margin over Hillary Clinton. If you take away approximately one quarter of Hillary's votes, the Republican segment, Barack Obama would have picked up more delegates and expanded on an already big lead in the popular vote.

John McCain and the Republican Party, by every measure, should lose by double digits in November. If Hillary Clinton is not persuaded to withdraw from the race immediately the Democrats will wind up beating themselves and giving the Republicans another four years.

So...............Someone out there in "Democrat Land" tell Hillary to take a "Hike"!

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