McCain leading against his party’s and personal interest
August 16, 2008
Excellent noting of Reagan as one of the greatest Presidents in American history. We are not hearing that enough. He would do well to repeat it and explain conservative reasons why that is a fact.
Overall answer was very weak. He talked about his support of Cap and Trade (not a very good example of Reaganism) as an example of going against party. Problem is, it goes against conservative principles too. Will he operate in a similar manner when President?
Good job admitting that changing his mind on domestic drilling was a necessary change of position. And solid defense of Nuclear power using the French example where they generate 80% of their electricity using nuclear power.
Nice quip that French President Sarkozy as a pro-American President proves that “if you live long enough, anything can happen.”
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August 16, 2008
Great job noting his first marriage was his greatest moral failure. It was sincere and a truly relevant answer. Excellent and nimble.
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August 16, 2008
It is important to note that Obama confirmed he would not nominate either Clarence Thomas or Antonin Scalia. He says that John Roberts “actions” confirm his “no” vote.
So, by implication, Obama will nominate a Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Contrast this with John McCain’s insistence he will nominate a Scalia and Thomas. Conservatives need to take note. Liberal nominees will be the rule of the day in an Obama administration.
One other point. Obama is the last person to criticize the “lack of experience” of Clarence Thomas. Obama has less experience running for President than Thomas did when nominated for the bench. Remember that Thomas had extensive experience in legal branches of the government prior to being nominated.
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August 16, 2008
He states to Rick Warren that religious freedom should be protected worldwide and that we need to show that example at home. One wonders if after stating earlier that he would require restrictions on religious speech for organizations that receive federal funding he would truly work to protect religious freedom here at home.
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August 16, 2008
Barak Obama completely skirted the question on abortion. He used the typical liberal religious pablum that he is personally and “convicted” religiously against abortion but stands for Roe v. Wade and wants to “reduce abortions” because that is something “we can all agree upon.”
The problem is that Obama has done nothing to promote the reduction in abortions because as with the rest of the far left, he believes in his heart that abortion on demand should be protected as the highest value superseding all other consideration in the abortion debate.
He was miserable in his answer on late-term abortions. Though he has stood firmly against the prohibition of partial-birth-abortions, he will allow some prohibitions of late-term abortion with the “health of the mother” exception. He knows such restrictions allow legislators to claim they are restricting abortion, but in practice, no such restrictions hold legally.
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August 16, 2008
We will be live blogging the Presidential candidate forum at Saddleback Church this evening. Click on the 2008 tab above to see it.
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August 16, 2008
Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union has an article in th Wall Street Journal today showing how we could lower taxes by allowing drilling in ANWR now. Using Congressional Reaserch Service numbers, he estimates that the federal government could bring in $2 trillion in extra revenue over the next 30 years.
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August 10, 2008
George Bush was convinced (apparently by West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall) not to call Congress back into session to write an energy bill. This is a strange twist on the effect of the “Lame Duck” presidency. Congress, it is true, will tend to ignore the policy priorities of an outgoing President when it has other priorities of its own, but shouldn’t the freedom from personal political consequence inspire principled action by that same President when no political price is to be paid by him at the polls?
That George Bush will not call Democrats to account for skipping town instead of coming up with an energy bill wreaks of “propriety” and “fair play” unduly given to congressional leadership which is guided by improper and self-aggrandizing political motives.
Read my lips, “No new energy policy for America.”
Sphere: Related ContentPresidential race up in the air
August 3, 2008
Excellent analysis of the current poll numbers for the Presidential race. It’s not in the bag for Obama according to Michael Barone
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August 3, 2008
Virginia Congressman, Eric Cantor, was asked for personal documents by the McCain campaign–a typical first step in the vetting process for choosing a Vice Presidential running-mate.
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