Cue Lloyd Bentsen
Region: AlaskaDan Quayle: I have far more experience than many others that sought the office of vice president of this country. I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. I will be prepa... more
Views: 813The Mile-High Milestone
Region: ColoradoA signature Stevie Wonder hit struck the perfect introductory note for this historic evening: “Signed Sealed and Delivered.” And we were. So was Barack Obama. It struck me while watching everybody boogeying to ... more
Views: 664Is This the Day America Started Growing Up?
Region: ColoradoAn awful lot of childish behavior has been on parade on the campaign trail this year. Well, yeah, pretty much every campaign season we see that, but this year has seemed even more juvenile than usual. Are we getting ... more
Views: 800Tears and Bookends
Region: Colorado8 25 08 Tears and Bookends By Mary Lyon What a great opening night! And what an historic journey the Democratic National Convention highlighted in its kickoff. It was a night of Great Democratic Bookends. The eveni... more
Views: 902Obama Wants US Presidency And Powerful Democratic Senate Majority
Region: United StatesNot long ago, David Plouffe, the campaign manager for presumed Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, had outlined a new electoral map. According to Plouffe, while victories in Florida and Ohio would guarante... more
Views: 482DOJ Discriminated Against Liberal & Dem. Applicants, New Audit Finds
Region: United StatesAs if the images of United States President George W. Bush, the Bush administration, and the GOP could not be tarnished enough, a new audit shows that they can. Yes, their images could be tarnished further and broken into ... more
Views: 556Ohio Will Work Vigorously For Obama, Says Strickland
Region: United StatesIt was not long ago when Democratic Governor of Ohio Ted Strickland had removed himself as a possibility of being a VP running mate to presumed Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. However, Strickland said ... more
Views: 721The Benediction of Big Al
Region: California6/17/08 The Benediction of Big Al by Mary Lyon Now we know Barack Obama is the heir. Al Gore has now stepped forward to give his endorsement. It was not, however, quite the triumphant return to the political stage tha... more
Views: 906'Rape Joke' Causes McCain To Cancel Fundraising Event
Region: United StatesToday, presumed GOP nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona was supposed to have a fundraiser at the home of Texas oilman, Clayton Williams. However, a joke made by Williams had caused McCain to call off the fundraiser. Rec... more
Views: 753DNC Strapped For Cash For Its August Convention
Region: United StatesAs the Democratic contest went on for all the contests, it was Senator Hillary Clinton of New York that ended up with the debt of $20 million; presumed Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois continues to raise... more
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