Day: March 1, 2008

Differences In The Democratic Candidates–Part 2

A continuation of the the look at the candidates.

HILLARY CLINTON

  • GOOD
  • Supported putting heating fuel assistance for low income in stimulas bill
  • BAD
  • Didnt show up to vote against immunity for telecoms’ illegal spying on Americans
  • Has failed to release personal financial information
  • Favors healthcare individual mandates that would help insurance companies and banks but not citizens
  • Would require reporters’ metaphors to be approved by her communications director. Check David Shuster for details
  • Wrote critically in his books of the New Deal and the New Left while praising Bill Clinton
  • Has most number of foreign lobbyist contributors
  • Is even more popular with Pentagon contractors than McCain
  • Is most popular with K Street lobbyists
  • Is only First Lady to come under criminal investigation
  • Is running the dirtiest campaign
  • Has received most funds from oil industry
  • Has received most funds from health industry
  • Once almost got indicted
  • Has the most number of business partners(3)who went to prison
  • Got White House travel office head indicted on false grounds
  • Made a bunch of money on a highly suspicious cattle futures trade
  • Helped prepare legal papers for project later target in criminal probe
  • Had most number of fundraisers involved in criminal activities
  • Gave most number of evasive answers (250) to congressional inquiries
  • Was involved in a resort land scam
  • Submitted the largest false campaign finance report
  • Supported Bernie Kerick to be head of Homeland Security
  • Involved in rightwing religious group, the Fellowship
  • Had most number of fundraisers with criminal problems
  • Deliberately increased ethnic conflict in campaign
  • Opposed cluster bomb ban in civilian areas

Bloomberg—Again?

OMG! This guy wants media attention than Nader! and I call Nader a media whore. What does that say for Bloomberg? Here is a guy who is not sure what side of the political spectrum he wants to sit on. He has been a Democrat and a republican and now an Independent. He left out the green Party and libertarian. Give him time he will come around, no doubt.

First he was not running for pres, then he was and now he is not. Sounds like this guy would make the perfect replacement for Bush. The only thing he is sure of is he has more money than God and can do whatever he wants.

Bloomberg is now saying that he will nor seek the presidency, but that he will work for an independent approach to government and that he will push a bi-partisan approach to solving the problems of the US.

Ok, cool, but what does that mean? Who will he put his wealth behind? Who will help him make more money and get more media attention? Those are the only questions that need to be asked and need to be answered.

The War Heats Up

Recently at a press conference, Pres. Bush has challenged the allies of the US to send more assistance to Afghanistan. Actually he is asking for more combat troops. The resurgent Taleban is becoming a major problem for the country. The US cannot send too many more combat troops to the country; they are needed in Iraq. There is some success there and he needs to keepp the pressure on. His legacy is at stake and that is far more important than fighting the people that actually gave us 9/11.

But the question now is, just how receptive will the allies be to sending more troops to Afghanistan? Everyone of our allies is having war problems . I think his calls will fall on deaf ears. Bush is hanging himself slowly with a rope of his own making. Could not happen to a better person.

Political Sniping-101

The primaries draw near the sniping becomes intense. One of the newest is Clinton going after Obama for something that he wrote in one of his books where he says the he is a blank canvas for those around him to project onto. Clinton found fault with this saying that he is an empty vessel and she is a full one with all the knowledge and experience needed….for day one! (BTW, I suggest that that term be quickly eliminated from the vocabulary……it is annoying as much as 24/7 is).

I did not see her comments as something good. It sound like she was saying that her ideas were the only good ideas and that it will always be done her way. That she will do what she wants and that there would be NO input but hers.

Hillary—–Hillary the experience thing has not worked in the past and it is not playing well now. Finding fault with hope and change is not working. Making the whole campaign about YOU is not working. The people are looking for more than you experience. Your experience just keeps you looking like part of the problem not part of the solution.

And now you are trying to find a “Daisy Ad” from the 1964 campaign. Please stop! You are not looking presidential. You are looking desperate and that you will say and do anything to win. You appear that you are what it is all about, not the people and their concerns. Please stop!

Political Quote Of The Week

I have bitched about the media and its lame attempts at educating the populace. The following quote is by actress Tallulah Bankhead, at least she saw the absurdity of the media.

Television could perform a great service in mass education, but there’s no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds. – Tallulah Bankhead