The first thing that popped into my head after seeing the latest McCain-Palin video, appropriately titled “Ayers”, goes straight to the point. What type of America do you want to live in? Here’s the video:

Though the video is a relatively length 1:40, it barely scratches the surface in terms of the questions that Sen. Obama should be asked. A standard Obama defense is that he was only 8 when Ayers committed these acts of terrorism. That’s true but it’s an artful dodge. Sen. Obama wasn’t 8 when he started working with Ayers on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. Sen. Obama wasn’t 8 when Ayers hosted a kickoff fundraiser for Obama in 1995.

We know that Ayers’ ‘reforms’ weren’t reforms; they were plans for indoctrinating Chicago’s youth. Here’s a list of questions I have for that subject:

1. What specific projects did Sen. Obama work with Ayers on?
2. What was the budget for each of these projects?
3. What was the stated goal of these projects?

That’s just a partial list of questions regarding the Ayers/Obama relationship but it’s a list that the Agenda Media refuse to ask him. That’s before we start poking around in the emerging ACORN/Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/Franklin Raines scandal. (continue reading post »)

When I read this Politico article, the first thing I thought was that I wish her husband had said this during his debate. Here’s what I’m referring to:

“The day that Sen. Obama cast a vote to not to fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body let me tell you,” Cindy McCain said in introducing the GOP ticket. “I would suggest Sen. Obama change shoes with me for just one day. I suggest he take a day and go watch our men and women deploying.”

John McCain would’ve been justified in saying this. Though FactCheck.org says that this is misleading, which is itself misleading. Here’s the time that Sen. Obama voted against funding the troops:

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in House Amdt. to Senate Amdt to H.R.2206 )
Vote Number: 181 Vote Date: May 24, 2007, 08:26 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Motion Agreed to
Measure Number: H.R. 2206 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 )
Measure Title: Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 80
NAYs 14
Not Voting 6
NAYs —14
Boxer (D-CA), Burr (R-NC), Clinton (D-NY), Coburn (R-OK), Dodd (D-CT), Enzi (R-WY), Feingold (D-WI), Kennedy (D-MA), Kerry (D-MA), Leahy (D-VT), Obama (D-IL), Sanders (I-VT), Whitehouse (D-RI), Wyden (D-OR)

This U.S. News & World Report article puts that vote in perfect historical context: (continue reading post »)

According to Salena Zito’s post, Team Barry sent out an email ‘from’ Joe Biden that says that Sen. Biden “has heard ‘unspeakable’ things in this campaign season that are ‘deeply offensive smears.’ The email then says that McCain-Palin is running a ‘dishonorable” campaign and he and Barack are fighting back but they need my help.”

Frankly, that comes across as downright whiney. Wimpy fits, too. The email didn’t offer specifics on what the McCain-Palin ticket. That didn’t stop Ms. Zito from offerening specific examples of Sen. Biden’s habitual whopper telling. Here’s one such example:

Joe recently told voters he understood the threat posed by Afghan extremists because his helicopter was “forced down” on “the superhighway of terror.”

That super force? Snow.

Ms. Zito then compared the FMSM’s coverage of Sen. Biden’s whopper with their coverage of Hillary’s Bosnian tall tales:

When Hillary Clinton said this past winter that her plane had enemy fire problems in Bosnia the press had a field day with that whopper, Biden’s claim, well, not so much.

There’s a simple explanation for the differnt coverage Hillary’s whopper attracted and Biden’s. The FMSM is forced to take sides when it’s Democrat vs. Democrat. (continue reading post »)

This information makes me question the validity of the recent polling:

A major supporter of Hillary Clinton and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, on Monday said the Democratic Party has nominated “the worst candidate” while Republicans have nominated the best.

Lynn Forester de Rothschild helped open the Democrats for McCain headquarters on Main Avenue in West Scranton. About 30 supporters turned out to welcome de Rothschild and speak out for the Republican ticket.

“What it came down to was that I decided I love my country more than my party,” de Rothschild said, explaining her support of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin. “I’m really worried. I do not want (Obama) in the White House.”

De Rothschild, 54, said she sees Northeast Pennsylvania – specifically Luzerne and Lackawanna counties – as the key to winning Pennsylvania’s 21 electoral votes. And, she said, whoever wins Pennsylvania will likely become the next president.

“Barack Obama has never had the mandate of Democrats,” she said. “And Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi ignored the 18 million people that voted for Hillary Clinton. They can’t be surprised at the 5 million to 7 million Clinton supporters who are now supporting McCain.”

One organization – PUMA, which stands for Party Unity My Ass – has more than 5 million members across the country, she said. Jamie Brazil, a longtime friend of the Clintons and the Rodham family, is serving as national director of Citizens for McCain. Brazil accompanied de Rothschild on her Scranton visit.

Brazil and his wife, Dee, will be godparents to Simon Rodham, son of Tony and Megan Rodham at his baptism Oct. 12 in Scranton. Tony Rodham is Hillary Clinton’s brother. The Clintons will attend the post-baptism brunch at the Brazil home in Scranton.

Last election appoximately 120 million votes were cast. When you factor in the steadfastness of Hillary’s supporters, it’s fairly certain that these PUMA’s are very likely voters. This must worry Team Barry.Technorati Tags: Hillary, Lynn Rotschild, PUMA, Barack Obama, Likely Voters, Polling, John McCain, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

I predicted this last night that Sen. McCain would clobber Sen. Biden for his whoppers. My prediction was just vindicated. Check this video out:

Alot of the Obama Media Corp. is saying that Joe Biden did what he needed to do last night. They’re probably right. He didn’t dare speak the truth about Sen. Obama’s agenda.

Ace of Spades has the rundown of Biden’s whoppers:

JOE BIDEN’S 14 LIES TONIGHT

1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted “the exact same way” as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY.

2. AHMEDINIJAD MEETING: Joe Biden lied when he said that Barack Obama never said that he would sit down unconditionally with Mahmoud Ahmedinijad of Iran. Barack Obama did say specifically, and Joe Biden attacked him for it.

3. OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING: Biden said, “Drill we must.” But Biden has opposed offshore drilling and even compared offshore drilling to “raping” the Outer Continental Shelf.” (continue reading post »)

The first thing that struck me was Sen. Biden’s opening answer. Here’s Gwen Ifill’s question and Sen. Biden’s answer:

IFILL: The House of Representatives this week passed a bill, a big bailout bill, or didn’t pass it, I should say. The Senate decided to pass it, and the House is wrestling with it still tonight.

As America watches these things happen on Capitol Hill, Senator Biden, was this the worst of Washington or the best of Washington that we saw play out?

BIDEN: Let me begin by thanking you, Gwen, for hosting this.

And, Governor, it’s a pleasure to meet you, and it’s a pleasure to be with you.

I think it’s neither the best or worst of Washington, but it’s evidence of the fact that the economic policies of the last eight years have been the worst economic policies we’ve ever had. As a consequence, you’ve seen what’s happened on Wall Street.

If you need any more proof positive of how bad the economic theories have been, this excessive deregulation, the failure to oversee what was going on, letting Wall Street run wild, I don’t think you needed any more evidence than what you see now.

Sen. Biden’s talking points failed him badly. In fact, staying ‘on message’ caused him to open with a whopper. “Excessive deregulation” didn’t have a thing to do with the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac crisis. Nothing whatsoever. Saying that it was caused by Bush administration policies is another whopper.

I’m not saying that I agree with all of President Bush’s economic policies but the crisis was set in motion when Bill Clinton signed into law a bill that penalized banks that didn’t grant enough mortgages to people who were bad credit risks. That had nothing to do with President Bush. In fact, it had to do with a bill that Sen. Biden likely voted on.

Reading through the transcript, something else jumped out at me. Here’s Gov. Palin’s answer to the same Ifill question:

You know, I think a good barometer here, as we try to figure out has this been a good time or a bad time in America’s economy, is go to a kid’s soccer game on Saturday, and turn to any parent there on the sideline and ask them, “How are you feeling about the economy?”

And I’ll bet you, you’re going to hear some fear in that parent’s voice, fear regarding the few investments that some of us have in the stock market. Did we just take a major hit with those investments?

Fear about, how are we going to afford to send our kids to college? A fear, as small-business owners, perhaps, how we’re going to borrow any money to increase inventory or hire more people.

The barometer there, I think, is going to be resounding that our economy is hurting and the federal government has not provided the sound oversight that we need and that we deserve, and we need reform to that end.

Now, John McCain thankfully has been the one representing reform. Two years ago, remember, it was John McCain who pushed so hard with the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform measures. He sounded that warning bell. (continue reading post »)

I took a spin around the internet tonight to see what people thought. First, here’s what the McCain camp said:

“Tonight, Governor Palin proved beyond any doubt that she is ready to lead as Vice President of the United States. She won this debate, putting Joe Biden on defense on energy, foreign policy, taxes and the definition of change. Governor Palin laid bare Barack Obama’s record of voting to raise taxes, opposing the surge in Iraq, and proposing to meet unconditionally with the leaders of state sponsors of terror. The differences between the Obama-Biden ticket and the McCain-Palin ticket could not have been clearer. The American people saw stark contrasts in style and worldview. They saw Joe Biden, a Washington insider and a 36-year Senator, and Governor Palin, a Washington outsider and a maverick reformer. Governor Palin was direct, forceful and a breath of fresh air.” –Jill Hazelbaker, McCain-Palin 2008 Communications Director

You wouldn’t expect Team McCain to say anything but blowing things about Gov. Palin’s performance so this isn’t a surprising response. Nonetheless, I think it’s a pretty accurate summation. Her reply that you have to walk the walk, not just talk the talk was a great one-liner. Her rebuke on what Gen. McClellan said was a sharp response, too. She proved that she’s absolutely competent.

Here’s what Roger L. Simon of Pajamas Media said:

I actually had some sympathy for Joe Biden tonight (who we all know thinks John McCain is better than Obama anyway – he’s said so, as Palin was correct to point out). He was an aging fellow (like me) forced to debate a young and much more charismatic woman who was easily his equal. You could see in his body language that he knew it.

I didn’t watch the debate so I’ll take Roger’s word that Biden’s body language said that he knew she was doing well.

Earlier tonight, I called Hugh’s ‘postgame wrap’ and said that people wouldn’t buy that John McCain doesn’t support the troops like Biden tried convincing people of. Here’s what Hugh wrote about tonight’s debate: (continue reading post »)

Robert Novak has posted something at Townhall.com about Sen. Obama mocking Sen. Obama’s definition of a tax loophole. Here’s what Mr. Novak posted:

How would Barack Obama pay for the $800 billion that John McCain claimed in the first presidential debate Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss., that his Democratic opponent would spend if he were elected president? Obama replied, by “closing tax loopholes.”

Obama was no more specific in the debate, and tax experts doubt that structural changes without increasing taxes can raise anything close to that amount of money.

My office asked the Obama campaign for the details, and it responded with a 19-page single-spaced paper on the candidate’s “tax plans.”

In fact, there was precious little about tax policy in the paper, which amounted to a repeat of Democratic campaign oratory that can be heard in 30-second speeches before both houses of Congress daily on C-SPAN. (continue reading post »)

Soren Dayton has posted a video of the voter fraud scheme that Ohio’s Democratic Secretary of State and the Ohio legislature have put together. Here’s that video:

Here’s what The NextRight is reporting:

Early voting is taking place in Ohio. Through the end of the week, people can register and vote on the same day. The Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner argues that they are merely “casting their ballot” rather than “voting” so the fact that Ohio statute requires 30 days between registering and voting would not interfere. (continue reading post »)

Following Monday’s vote on the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout, two things should be clear to the American people: Barack Obama is a sideline watcher and Nancy Pelosi cares more about playing hyperpartisan politics than she cares about doing what’s right for the American people.

When John McCain jumped into the mess last week, 4 House Republican were on board with the bailout. When the final tally was counted yesterday, 65 Republicans voted for the bill. John McCain’s jumping into the fray meant another thing: House Republicans got a seat at the table, allowing them to negotiate into the bill some meaningful provisions that would’ve protected taxpayers to a certain extent. John Boehner worked hard to get Republicans on board. That’s the picture of leadership.

By comparison, Barack Obama wanted to stay away in the worst way. He only returned to Washington because President Bush invited him. That isn’t the picture of leadership. The minute the meeting ended, his jet was winging him away from Washington. He didn’t lift a finger over the weekend. Yes, he stayed in touch with Secretary Paulson but he didn’t call House Democrats urging them to vote for this bill.

He essentially voted present again. That’s unacceptable, especially considering the fact that this was supposedly the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. In my opinion, there’s two reasons why he isn’t interjecting himself into this crisis. (continue reading post »)