Friday, March 06, 2009
I know the solution to our economic troubles!!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Dems vs. Reps: Culture of Corruption?
Tom Dashle having tax problems and now it is learned that he has recently accepted over $200,000 in speaking fees from the health care industry. Does Obama not see this as a potential conflict of interest in Dashle being nominated to be over helath care for the U.S.?
Pres. Obama has made a rule about not hiring lobbyists but apparently breaks that rule in hiring two former lobbyists, Giethner as Treasury Secretary, and William Lynn as deputy defense secretary.
Tim Geithner as Treasurer who also has tax problems. Can we really trust him to do the right thing?
And, while not the White House:
Senator Dodd getting a sweet deal from Countrywide while being chair of the Senate Banking Committee and refusing to relase information that he said he would. Apparently the Senate Ethics Committee is investigating.
House Ways and Means Committee Chair, Charles Rangel, still has his chairmanship despite serious potential ethics violations and an ethics invesitgation.
I'm sure the Republicans have issues too but I want Obama to walk the talk. If he truly wants an ethical, bipartisan administration then he needs to show some leadership.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
McCain vs. Obama: Your wallet
Friday, October 17, 2008
McCain vs. Obama: Why I don't want to vote for either
McCain:
- What was he thinking in choosing Palin? McCain's best argument over Obama was experience. Palin has less experience on a national level than Obama. That takes McCain's argument away. I wonder about his judgment and her ability to step in as president if needed.
- I want an articulate president.
- Negative ads - purposely distorting the truth.
- I was hoping he was the real deal but I think he is looking like a standard politician. Go to the left to get the party's nomination and then switch to the middle for the general election. Lots of earmarks. Shady real estate deal with a convicted felon. Not being truthful about his relationships with others [Once a little controversy comes up about an associate, he distances himself. For example, I believe he knew Rev. Wright for 20 years. I would have respected Obama if he had just said that he didn't agree with the Reverend's extreme positions but that the Reverend and his church do a lot of good. Instead he throws Wright under the bus and claims he didn't know of Wright's views.]
- Government is not always the solution. I do not want a stronger federal government but Obama leans that way.
- Too simplistic perhaps in suggesting taxes won't go up for most because he will tax the rich and the corporations. A tax on corporations just gets passed on to us.
- Negative ads -purposely distorting the truth.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Obama vs. McCain on the issues
| Issue | Obama | McCain |
| Roe v. Wade | ||
| Nuclear power | ||
| Drilling for oil | ||
| Greenhouse cap-and-trade | ||
| Stem cell research | ||
| Same sex marriage | ?? | |
| Iraq | ||
| Affordable health care | ||
| Voluntary public service | ||
| Gun control | ||
| Patriot Act |
Saturday, October 04, 2008
McCain vs. Obama: Freddie/Fannie
As a side note, Fox News has been running a story on their web site about Barney Frank being guilty of confliuct of interest. His lover/partner, Herb moses, was an assistant director of Fannie Mae from 1991 to 1998 while Frank was on the House Banking committee. CNN.com has yet to pick up this story. From the FoxNews.com article:
Although Frank now blames Republicans for the failure of Fannie and Freddie, he spent years blocking GOP lawmakers from imposing tougher regulations on the mortgage giants. In 1991, the year Moses was hired by Fannie, the Boston Globe reported that Frank pushed the agency to loosen regulations on mortgages for two- and three-family homes, even though they were defaulting at twice and five times the rate of single homes, respectively.
Three years later, President Clinton’s Department of Housing and Urban Development tried to impose a new regulation on Fannie, but was thwarted by Frank. Clinton [former president] now blames such Democrats for planting the seeds of today’s economic crisis.

