Category Archives: National News

Congress succesfully overrode the Bush veto of the Farm bill, in spite of a legislative glitch that actually left an entire bill section out of the submission to President Bush. That omitted section will be dealt with separately and likely … Continue reading →

John McCain finally rejected the endorsement of John Hagee, the anti-Catholic crackpot whose endorsement gave McCain nothing but political headaches after some of Hagees anti-Catholic statements had come to light. The new revelations of Hagee saying that the rise of … Continue reading →

Senator Barack Obama continued to move closer to the Democratic nomination with a split of the two primaries held last night. In Kentucky Obama was once again handily defeated by Senator Hillary Clinton. In Kentucky the results were: Clinton 459,145 … Continue reading →

Blog contributor Jim has sent along a link to a you tube video that I cannot help but post. It is an unflattering view of John McCain, but should raise some legitimate concerns. Thanks Jim!

Barack Obama’s candidacy has had plenty written about it over the past year. Whether it was about Obama’s initial strength among white voters (Iowa) or his subsequent lack of strength amongst whites, working class, etc (West Virginia) we have heard … Continue reading →

John Edwards yesterday finally delivered his long sought endorsement to Barack Obama, appearing with him in Grand Rapids, Michigan to deliver a speech announcing his support. The announcement helped to mitigate the negative publicity surrounding Obama’s big loss in West … Continue reading →

A special congressional election in Mississippi’s First Congressional District was won yesterday by Democrat Travis Childers. This district has been considered safe Republican, and the Democratic victory (the third straight Democratic special election victory) set off alarm bells within the … Continue reading →

Senator Hillary Clinton, facing long odds to secure the Democratic nomination, crushed Senator Barack Obama last night in West Virginia. The final tally: Clinton 239,062 67% Obama 91,652 26% Edwards 26,076 7% The race, with the demographics of West Virginia, … Continue reading →