Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama

Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama, by Sarah Hallman

"WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton will end on Saturday her historic bid to become the first woman president but Barack Obama said he won't be hurried into a decision on whether to make her his running mate."

While Obama accepting Hilary as a running mate could certainly help to unite the currently divided Democratic party, I would completely understand if he chose not to. Hilary has spent the past months trying to make his life and reputation with the American public as bad as possible. It would seem kind of really forced and ridiculous for them to all of a sudden join together like they were the best of friends.
Politics has always been a two faced and sordid affair however so perhaps they will manage to pull it off. Only time will tell.

'Carbon Belch Day' promotes un-green actions

'Carbon Belch Day' promotes un-green actions, by Sarah Hallman

"Smoke cigars, do a partial load of laundry, drink bottled water, and feel no shame. That's what a campaign against a carbon trading bill is urging."

In a rebellion against the recent obsession with living a greener life some people have created the carbon belch. In this idea, instead of reducing your effects on the planet, there is a chosen day on which everyone involved will do all the most anti-green things they can think of.
While I understand the rebellious mature of this it does not change the fact that it is stupid and immature. If you don't want to do green things, fine, but don't go out of your way to reverse all the work people are putting into this. Plus no one will benefit from this, you'll both lose money and kill the planet the same time. So you will also be personally non-benefiting from this.

Obama clinches Democratic nomination

Obama clinches Democratic nomination, by sarah hallman

"Senator Barack Obama has claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, prevailing through an epic battle with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton"

It was announced that Obama has finally won the place of democratic candidate. The question I wish to ask though is, after all the fighting that occurred for this to happen is it even going to be worth it? The Democratic party is divided, how are we supposed to unite and win after fighting against each other for so long? Will we able to pull it together or will McCain win the election and make everything that has been done pointless?
I fear that it will be the latter.

Romney suspends presidential campaign

Romney suspends presidential campaign

Mitt Romney suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, saying if he continued it would "forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win."

"In this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror. This is not an easy decision. I hate to lose," the former Massachusetts governor said.

"If this were only about me, I'd go on. But it's never been only about me. I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, in this time of war I feel I have to now stand aside for our party and for our country."

Romney made the announcement Thursday afternoon at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

With Romney out, Sen. John McCain is locked in as the front-runner in the GOP race.

Romney had won 286 delegates through the Super Tuesday contests, compared with McCain's 697.

The crowd booed when Romney mentioned McCain, saying, "I disagree with Sen. McCain on a number of issues. But I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq, on finding and executing Osama bin Laden, and I agree with him on eliminating al Qaeda and terror worldwide," he said.

According to a senior McCain adviser, McCain called Romney and told him he "admired his speech today and that he was a tough competitor."

McCain also told Romney he looks forward to sitting down with him at the earliest opportunity. McCain did not ask Romney for his endorsement.

Hes done. thats it. game over folks. Now were stuck with McCain, who is a lot better in the race that Romney ever was. If the Democrats dont SHAPE UP NOW - its done, because Romney did what Clinton and Obama feared. he dropped out for the good of the competitor. He did what both of them are too greedy to do. they want power and they will fight till election day to get it.


Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*

Cheers, boos for McCain at conservative gathering

Cheers, boos for McCain at conservative gathering

Sen. John McCain Thursday told a conservative-rich audience that he has what it takes to unite the Republican party.

"I know I have a responsibility, if I am, as I hope to be, the Republican nominee for president, to unite the party and prepare for the great contest in November," McCain told the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Critics say he's too liberal to carry his party's nomination. Conservatives point to him breaking with the party on immigration, opposing the Bush tax cuts and co-sponsoring legislation on campaign finance reform.

The meeting is the nation's largest annual gathering of conservative activists, students and policymakers, according to CPAC.

The speech came just hours after McCain's chief rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, announced he was suspending his campaign.

[...]

The crowd responded enthusiastically when McCain said he would make the Bush tax cuts permanent. McCain voted against the president's first two tax cuts in the Senate.

Further trying to separate himself from the liberal ideas he has been associated with, McCain detailed what he called "significant differences" between him and the Democratic candidates, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

McCain also asked the audience to forgive him for his absence from last year's CPAC, when he was the only major Republican candidate to reject an invitation to speak at the conference.

"I hope you will pardon my absence last year, and understand that I intended no personal insult to any of you," he said. "I was merely preoccupied with the business of trying to escape the distinction of preseason front-runner for the Republican nomination, which, I'm sure some of you observed, I managed to do in fairly short order."

Short order is right...if he keeps this up, with the Dems in a lockup, hes going to get the presidency for sure. Then all those stupid, ridiculous tax cuts STAY. I'm glad that people accuse him of being too liberal however, it shows that the country wont stay backwater forever, that we will progress from the old "we are GREAT" mentality to a "lets make ourselves worth looking at" mentality. even the so-called conservatives.

But seriously...Lets get the Dems straightened out so we don't get a giant wall built across the Mexican border. please? The world doesn't need another Berlin wall.

Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*

Democrats dread drawn-out, costly campaign

Democrats dread drawn-out, costly campaign

With Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York nearly splitting the delegate count in the race for the Democratic nomination, party leaders have a dilemma on their hands: a tie ball game heading into their convention.

"I think we're going to have a nominee by middle of March or April." DNC Chairman Howard Dean said. "But if we don't, then we're gonna have to get the candidates together and make some kind of arrangement, because I don't think we can afford to have a brokered convention. That would not be good news for either party."

That's because unlike recent conventions, when the party tickets were firmly established, Obama and Clinton could conceivably end up short of the 2,025 delegates needed to secure the nomination.

Heading into Saturday's contests, nine pledged delegates separated Clinton and Obama. Clinton has amassed 840 pledged delegates to Obama's 831. By contrast, Sen. John McCain has built a commanding lead for the Republican nomination.

The job of putting Clinton or Obama over the top could fall to superdelegates -- the nearly 800 party leaders who can cast ballots for the candidate of their choice.

[...]

One thing is clear: The longer the two senators go at it, the more it will cost them.

Seriously. The Democratic party has to get its act together! If McCain already has the republican nomination its a sure thing hes on the ballot. hes already gaining support for the final election! if Clinton and Obama don't decide this soon the party is brokered and nobody wins. or at least...nobody but McCain. Someone has to make a decision about who is running and the longer it takes, the harder its going to be to win

Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*

Clinton lent $5 million to her campaign before Super Tuesday

Clinton lent $5 million to her campaign before Super Tuesday

Sen. Hillary Clinton dipped into her own finances ahead of this week's Super Tuesday contests, lending her Democratic presidential campaign $5 million in late January, she disclosed Wednesday.

In another development, some senior members of Clinton's campaign staff have agreed to go without pay for a month, CNN has confirmed.

"We had a great month fundraising in January -- broke all records," the New York senator and former first lady told reporters.

"But my opponent was able to raise more money, and we intended to be competitive, and we were, and I think the results last night prove the wisdom of my investment."

Clinton won the biggest Super Tuesday prizes -- New York and California -- along with major Northeastern states New Jersey and Massachusetts and four other primaries in the South and West.

[...]

But because of the party's allocation system and Obama's larger number of victories in smaller states, her lead was fewer than 100 of the 1,500-plus delegates awarded to date.

Nice job Hillary. send 5 million into your campaign but let the people who are holding you up high suffer for it...not that any of them are poor or anything - theyre still donating valuable time to you though. i have no words for how much this is going to hurt her image - transforming her into just another washington fatcat.


Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*

Super Tuesday In Full Swing

Voters head to the polls from coast to coast on Super Tuesday

Voters coast to coast are heading to the polls in 24 states and American Samoa Tuesday in what could be a pivotal day for the Democratic and Republican White House hopefuls.

Super Tuesday is virtually a national primary day, and some of the biggest prizes of the primary season -- California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri and Georgia -- are up for grabs.

More than four-fifths of the 2,025 delegates needed to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination and more than 1,000 of the 1,191 necessary delegates on the Republican side are at stake.

Tuesday's results are more likely to be decisive in the contest among GOP nominees Sen. John McCain of Arizona, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee than the Democratic contest due to how the GOP allocates delegates.

This article is now out of date and changed - but, the results are currently in and it is clear that McCain has won the Republican vote - which is odd considering before he seemed to be the flounder in the water and his running was all but expired. The Democrats are split near evenly along Obama and Clinton with Obama winning the popular in the majority but Clinton winning several important states, including California
Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*

GOP contenders fight for Florida

GOP contenders fight for Florida

The Republican White House hopefuls have their eyes set on Florida, while the Democratic contenders are looking ahead to next week's Super Tuesday contests.

The Democratic Party stripped Florida of its delegates as a way of penalizing the state for moving its primary from mid-March to early January.

After the sanctions, the party's major presidential candidates agreed not to formally campaign in the state.

The Republicans barred half of Florida's delegates to the convention, leaving the GOP candidates fighting for the 57 delegates still at stake.

Florida has a closed primary, meaning only registered party members may vote in their own party's primary.

Recent polls show Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a tight race for first.

Really now...did they have to do that? just because they weren't ready to vote down there yet? I don't think it personally matters anyway - the GOP wont win this year hopefully...not with the embarrassment Bush has caused them. Not much to say at all with the elections quickly arriving at our doorstep.
Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*

Thompson Urges Immigration Action

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-10-23-thompson-immigration_n.htm

Republican Fred Thompson said Tuesday the government should yank federal dollars from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants.

In his first major policy proposal, Thompson challenged presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney by criticizing "sanctuary cities" where city workers are barred from reporting suspected illegal immigrants who enroll their children in school or seek hospital treatment.

"Taxpayer money should not be provided to illegal immigrants," Thompson said at a roundtable discussion that included Collier County, Fla., sheriff Don Hunter.

Thompson has argued his rivals are soft on illegal immigration because Giuliani, as New York mayor, sued the federal government to keep his city's sanctuary policy and because Romney tolerated sanctuary cities as Massachusetts' governor.

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The former Tennessee senator also called for stronger laws forcing employers to verify that workers aren't illegal immigrants, for a more rigorous system to track who is coming in and out of the country and for increased prosecution of "coyotes," smugglers who bring illegal immigrants across the Mexican border.

Calling for stronger border security, he said: "A small amount of nuclear material could do a lot of damage in the wrong hands. It makes you wonder why a terrorist would bother going through an airport or a port ... when we have an open border."

"In 1996 we passed a bill, I was in the Senate, that outlawed sanctuary city cities. Mayor Giuliani went to court to defeat that law," Thompson said.

Its official. Thompson is a moron. Anyone thinking about voting for this "man" is clearly out of their mind. 22% of crime by illegal immigrants? is he crazy? Does he not realize that EVERY "AMERICAN" CITIZEN is or is a descendant of an immigrant. There cant be such a thing as illegal immigration in that sense if everyone has come here through one mean or another
Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*

Ron Paul, Loser Again

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/01/ron-paul-loser.html

As he did in Iowa, Paul, despite raising the most money of any Republican presidential ....

candidate in the fourth quarter -- nearly $20 million -- (and another $600,000 this month) and despite the vociferous support of many young supporters, once again finished in the back of the GOP pack

[...]

Despite his enthusiastic supporters. Despite all the hand-painted signs and chants. Despite the long hours handwriting letters to voters in other states. Despite the yard signs that bloomed everywhere like winter dandelions.

Despite his millions of dollars. Despite his growing political infrastructure in other states. Despite his book. Despite the 1,400 meet-up groups nationally. Despite all the positive publicity surrounding his being snubbed by Fox News for the Sunday night debate and his second appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Despite all of his advertising in the Granite State, which seemed fertile soil for his less-government approach.

Paul lost. Again.

Well. isnt that all the proof this takes...first he gets ten percent in Iowa, now getting 8% in the New Hampshire primaries...i for one thing his long shot campaign is just about to loose its final wing. sucks for him honestly...but it just goes to show you - cash means very little.
Yours Truly ~~
()_BOB_)~~*