The Friday Presidential Race ‘BushWhack’ing

Another week down, another week of Florida, Michigan and Ms. Clinton whining...

• Sen. Obama gave a speech earlier this week that not only defined his candidacy, but also received props in conservative circles…he followed that up with a speech that not only railed against Bush, Sen. Clinton, Sen. McCain and Iraq… but took issue with all three of their foreign policies. (Obama has shown us a lot this week… with the Wright affair threatening to overtake his campaign, he responded with a calm and cool demeanor while also keeping pace on the issues. If he hasn’t shown you he’s ready to be CIC, then you just haven’t opened your eyes wide enough)
  

• Two contractors were fired and another one was disciplined after it was discovered that they had looked into the passport files of Sen. Obama... an act that was reminiscent of a breach of Bill Clinton's passport information during the 1992 presidential campaign... (this is just sad and pathetic, and if it was ordered or even suggested by Clinton or McCain, they should both be penalized or charged...). Now word is coming that Secretary of State Rice is apologizing for the incident...
  

• Despite her vote in favor of invading Iraq, Sen. Clinton won the endorsement of Rep. John Murtha… meanwhile, Sen. Obama got the endorsement of former presidential candidate and current New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson...
  


• A McCain staffer has been suspended from the campaign after it was discovered that he leaked the video of Rev. Wright in an attempt to smear Obama…


• Obama pledged to take an active role in the US oil market if elected president. I assume more of an active role than our current leader has, by which I mean; none.


• It seems McCain has a problem making multiple false claims that Iranian operatives are “taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back” despite there being absolutely no evidence at all to support it. The first time McCain screamed at a reporter but was then corrected in front of the cameras by his BFF Joe Lieberman, ewwww…


• Sen. McCain said earlier this week that; “The problem with Iraq, in my view, is that it was mishandled after the initial success.” (There is a kernel of truth in that statement, but McCain’s continuing touting of the surge and the war are portents that, if he gets elected, we will, in essence, be getting a third Bush term…NOOOOOO!!!!!)


• Kos says that Sen. McCain could keep immigrants in his corner solely because he doesn’t follow the gop handbook regarding the issue… good point…


• Having already been declared dead many, many, many times, Michigan and Florida are still trying to get their votes counted. (tough tatas, ya shouldn’t have broken the rules…). Sen. Clinton got in on the act (shocking I know) and urged Obama’s camp to make a decision on the Michigan re-vote…


• Clinton said this past week that she’s the only candidate that can end the Iraq war… (to which I respond; perhaps you NOT voting for it in the first place would have helped. Besides, both she and Obama would end the war – one sooner than the other – the only one that would keep us in Iraq indefinitely for 100 years or so is Sen. McBush…)


• A CNN poll released earlier this week shows that the majority of Democrats would prefer Sen. Obama nabbing the party’s nomination over Sen. Clinton… but remember, according to Clinton (and for that matter Dick Cheney) our opinions don’t matter…


• And have we mentioned? That the turn for the worse that the Democratic primary race has taken is giving McCain a boost in the Daily Rasmussen tracking polls? I still think the intra-party fighting remains the largest risk to us taking back the White House. If Clinton and Obama continue to go after each other, McCain will easily coast to victory. That’s why we need to make our opinions known that we DON’T support either candidate (but let’s face facts – Hillary has been much worse) if they sling insults, slanders, and allegations. Let’s keep in mind that we have one group to defeat in November; the gop…