I Think Some Of These Political Pundit's Brains Are In A Fog - A Permanent One

"But the rap on Obama is that he is a fog of a man. We know little about him, and, for all my admiration of him, I wonder about his mettle." Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen

k.b.: Maybe I'm being naive but I believe that Barack Obama has nothing to hide. He's more intelligent than George W.Bush, he's more politically savvy than Bush, he works for the people of the country and not just his political party, not like Bush. I'm sure there is more to learn about Barack Obama and we will in the campaign. He's not hiding himself in some secret fog.

Democracy? Did You Mean To Say Theocracy?

Huckabee: Amend Constitution to be in 'God's standards'
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Tuesday January 15, 2008
The United States Constitution never uses the word "God" or makes mention of any religion, drawing its sole authority from "We the People." However, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee thinks it's time to put an end to that.

"I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution," Huckabee told a Michigan audience on Monday. "But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view."

K.b.: Huckabee is a nut case. I'll have a little Buddhist chant with my Constitution, please.

Bush: "I'm Sure People View Me As A War Monger"

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k.b.:Not at all, I view you as an asshole.

Get It Together Girls And Boys

McCain poses unique challenges to the Democratic Party. His reputation in the media as a political "maverick" and his streak of fiscal conservatism make him appealing to the country's independent voting block. His willingness to address global warming and crusade against special interests make him more than tolerable for some Democrats. And his vehement support for the Iraq war, and the surge that accelerated America's military involvement, obscure some of the consternation with which his fellow conservatives have traditionally greeted him.


"From the honest Democratic perspective," Tad Devine a Democratic strategist with D&D Media told the Huffington Post, "it is just a simple fact that should John McCain emerge as the consensus GOP nominee, he will be very formidable."Sam Stein
The Huffington Post



k.b: =I'm sure John McCain is a nice guy. I'm not voting for him but others will. Americans that want just the right combination of toughness, intelligence, humor, and safety. He came close in the 2000 primary race and some feel he has earned his chance at the Presidency. He started this campaign looking like a counted out wing-nut with his view on the war and other issues. As things change militarily in Iraq and Huckabee and Romney look and sound more foolish, he has a good shot and worse than that, independent voters like him.

Update: January 16, 2008
= Mitt Romney won Michigan last night but that may be just a home state fluke.
Obama, Clinton and Edwards seemed to push back, during the debate, at the media generated race/gender buzz.
Let's keep it up by staying on Democratic issues. The war, economy, health care, etc.

YES WE CAN<