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Hillary As Secretary Of The State?
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 | Author: markross

Well, the buzz is that Hillary Clinton is going to be chosen by Obama as The Secretary of State. I think that if she is chosen, and excepts, that would be a good, safe choice for Obama; also I would respect him for reaching out to her. However, from her point of view, I can see the advantages and disadvantages of taking the position.
 
Mark
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Election Day Is Here
Tuesday, November 04th, 2008 | Author: markross

Well, here we go! Election Day is here.
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My Respects To The Obama Family
Monday, November 03rd, 2008 | Author: markross

I heard today that Barack Obama’s grandmother has passed away. Whether or not I am voting for him as our next president, I still feel for him and his loss. I’m sure that it must be a very hard time for him, and I’m sure that it would have meant a lot to him for his grandmother to have seen him become president of The US, if in fact, that comes to be.
 
Mark
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Down To The Wire
Sunday, November 02nd, 2008 | Author: markross

WOW!
By no means is this race over..
Most polls are showing, it looks as though we are going right down to the wire.
 
Mark
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McCain Started Out In The Center
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 | Author: markross

I had two thoughts that I have not really heard being raised, at all, during this campaign,
directly related to McCain.
 
1. John McCain does have a record of reform and crossing part lines, which is very appealing
to Independents like myself .
 
However, from the get go, The Republican party screamed and hollered that McCain was NOT a good choice for the conservative movement.
As a result, McCain pandered hard  (in my opinion) to The Republican base, which in effect, pushed him further from the center and more to the right.
Now, those same people are screaming for McCain to win, when in fact, they were integral to hand cuffing him, from the onset, instead of letting him be the man he truly is/was.
Now those same people may have hurt themselves as Obama may very well be their next president.
 
2. I can not help but wonder what effect it would have had “if” McCain would have pulled a Lieberman and registered himself as an Independent, which in effect, would have separated him from a lot of the un popular Republican policies over the last 8 years, while keeping himself firmly distanced from the policies of The Democrats.
 
If McCain is truly that moderate, then why does he not move to an Independent?
I think it would have been a great move for him, politically, and frankly, for the whole country.
 
Mark
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Possible Voter Fraud?
Friday, October 24th, 2008 | Author: markross

Well, Election Day is almost upon us. The race seems to be, once again, tightening up.
One can’t help but to wonder if there is going to be absolute chaos, as with the 2000 elections.
With all of this talk about voter fraud, It seems as though, inevitably, that this will become a real issue.
  
Mark
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Powell Endorses Obama
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 | Author: markross

In my opinion, here is a very good, case and point scenario:
 
Today, Colin Powell, a very reputable, well respected, black man and public servant to our country, endorsed Barack Obama. This may be very disheartening to some Republicans. However, as an American citizen, that is his right.
 
So, now that Colin Powell has put his personal choice out there, is it fair that people debate him on his choice and political view of how Obama may be the better leader? What will not be fair is if he is attacked on his personal life and character, in order for the other side to try to obtain some sort of headway politically. This is the kind of thing that I am seeing from the hard left. 
 
This Joe The Plumber guy simply asked a very legitimate question to Obama, while on the campaign stump; and now, he is being attacked very hard, on all different facets of his personal life.
 
So, my overall point is that if you are a public servant, then in my belief, policies and past affiliations are very fair and valid questions to ask, and to bring into question.
 
What is very hard for me to watch is the deliberate attacks on the candidate’s family and character.
I do not see how pulling a man or woman down, so viciously, with smears, will help their cause one bit; if anything it shows a desperate attempt to avoid otherwise important issues that can be, and perhaps, need to be examined.
 
This also has me wondering if some are not going to accuse Colin Powell of selecting Obama, based on race; I sure hope not.
 
Mark
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