I just got done watching Senator McCain’s “major” speech on the economy, and my first impression – especially considering that one of the Arizona Senator’s favorite lines of attack against Barack Obama is that he “lacks substance” – was: “that’s it?!” McCain spent most of his “major speech” scolding the irresponsibility of the banks and [...]
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Actually, at my caucus location, things were pretty hectic. But it was a great experience none the less, and literally a hundred or so new Democrats were registered to vote at my precinct alone (that voter-registrar training we did last year helped again!). Some of the new voters were high school students, other [...]
Last week, I wrote about who the GOP wants the Democrats to nominate. If you want to know my conclusion and reasoning you’ll have to read the post; however, I will help you out by saying the name of said candidate starts with a “C” and rhymes with “Lenten.” This week, I’ll turn to their [...]
In the wake of Hillary’s astounding victory (and by that I mean functional tie – 9 delegates for Clinton, 9 for Obama, and 4 for Edwards) in New Hampshire, one issue that seemed to help her was the electability factor. In the days following Iowa, Clinton garnered support by attacking Obama from the right, saying [...]
Merry Xmas UNO Dems & Frm. Prez. Renner… a Bright Idea Shines
Published by December 28th, 2007 0 CommentsI’ve been meaning to blog this for a few days…
An issue which former UNO Dems President Ryan Renner spent a lot of time working on, and which the UNO Dems adopted as a pet project a few years ago seems to have hit the big time in the recent Democratic Congress’ energy bill.
The [...]
Great Post From Jane Flemming: Young Voters Do Not Equal Unicorns
Published by October 8th, 2007 0 CommentsJane Flemming Kleeb is most famous in Nebraska recently for being Scott’s wife. Most people also know she was the brilliant Executive Director for YDA, and a few people know she is still currently the go-to-gal for the Young Voter PAC. But did you know she has a blog?
And this week [...]
James Dobson of Focus on the Family penned an op-ed for the New York Times today, stating in no uncertain terms that Rudy Giuliani would be an unacceptable choice for the religious right in 2008:
After two hours of deliberation, we voted on a resolution that can be summarized as follows: If neither of the two [...]
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