I know..the bios for Edwards, Obama and the other hopefuls have not been posted. But they will, don't worry. However, while I diligently work on those, make sure you pay attention tonight to the WMUR hosted Debate in New Hampshire. 8 Democrats will be going at it, and the main topic appears to be what to do in Iraq.
I suggest anyone that can to tune in to do so, as it'll give you all a first taste on what to expect.
Stay tuned.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Damon and Clooney for Obama
While it may not be as big as say the DNC coming out in support of Senator Obama, Matt Damon and George Clooney, in an interview given to Time Magazine said they like the charisma and politics of Barack Obama. The interview can be found here: http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1626512-2,00.html
With Hollywood actors comes Hollywood money. This could be a huge boom to an already booming campaign fundraising effort. As it stands today, Senator Clinton is leading total fundraising with Senator Obama closely behind. Senator Edwards is in third, and Biden in fourth, but those two are significantly behind the frontrunners.
With Hollywood actors comes Hollywood money. This could be a huge boom to an already booming campaign fundraising effort. As it stands today, Senator Clinton is leading total fundraising with Senator Obama closely behind. Senator Edwards is in third, and Biden in fourth, but those two are significantly behind the frontrunners.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Update
-Bios for Senator Barack Obama and former Senator John Edwards will be posted tomorrow, as well as a brief summary of the major players who have not declared, including Al Gore.
- During the day, reports kept cropping up that Fred Thompson, former Republican Senator, lawyer, actor and lobbyist, was ready to declare. Filing papers with the SEC entitled "Testing the Waters", it appears the Republicans have their Eleventh real candidate in the pool. He hasn't officially declared his campaign started and the I can feel the Republicans drawing up the Reagan analogies.
MSNBC wrote a good article, found here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18938109/
-I'll be up following the news...if any of our Democratic hopefuls does something newsworthy, I will post it.
- During the day, reports kept cropping up that Fred Thompson, former Republican Senator, lawyer, actor and lobbyist, was ready to declare. Filing papers with the SEC entitled "Testing the Waters", it appears the Republicans have their Eleventh real candidate in the pool. He hasn't officially declared his campaign started and the I can feel the Republicans drawing up the Reagan analogies.
MSNBC wrote a good article, found here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18938109/
-I'll be up following the news...if any of our Democratic hopefuls does something newsworthy, I will post it.
Joe Biden on YouTube
YouTube is normally the home of home videos showing politicians slipping up, whether it was George Allen's famous racial slur or President Bush's numerous speaking gaffes, however it is increasingly being used in a politically positive way. CNN broke this afternoon that Senator Biden had posted his own YouTube video, asking the users what they would do to break the power of the "Axis of Oil".
Link to the video can be found on Joebiden.com, or here at YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Dfj52L9SEk
Link to the video can be found on Joebiden.com, or here at YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Dfj52L9SEk
Democratic Presidential Candidates Part Two- Senator Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady, and junior Senator from New York, is clearly the front-runner for the Democratic Party nomination in 2008. The first woman to be elected in a statewide election in New York, as well as the first former First Lady to be elected to the Senate, Senator Clinton has broken down barriers while taking a prominent role in the Democratic Party. Married to former President Bill Clinton, Senator Clinton has been involved with D.C. politics for the last 15 years, and her influence has recently landed her on Time magazine's Top 100 most powerful people list. Due to her relative low rank on seniority, Senator Clinton does not chair any committees, but she holds influential positions on several, including the Committee on Environment and Public Works, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and finally Armed Services. She has used her influence on those committees to push through measures to increase the availability of high-speed Internet for lower income areas, as well as protect many New Yorkers from the nation-wide recession during the first few years of the Bush Administration.
Much like Biden, Senator Clinton has some skeletons in her closet to prohibit her from being the overwhelming favorite. In an age where political in-fighting has reached a high point, and the public as a whole is clamoring for a better approach to politics and government, Senator Clinton is probably the most divisive political figure in the Democratic party. Senator Clinton was not a member of the bipartisan Gang of 14, which was a neutral group made up of 7 Republicans and 7 Democrats who reached across party lines to stem the tide of the political bickering. If elected, many centrists and moderates fear that the lack of bipartisanship will inhibit actual work from getting done. Added to this is the baggage that plagued President Clinton during his terms in office, including the Whitewater scandal, the Impeachment process, her famous Right-Wing conspiracy quote, as well as problems that she has accrued during her Senate terms.
Much like her comments push the Right away, her politics have a way of separating herself from the middle. Out of all the candidates, Senator Clinton's main plank is her push for Universal Health Care. During her time as First Lady, she spearheaded the administration's push for Universal Health Care, and while doing much of the same during her time as Senator, will plan an even more comprehensive plan for the upcoming election. On foreign policy, Senator Clinton is for the force reduction in Iraq, and timetables for complete withdrawal. She is an ardent supporter of Israel, while also a supporter of Palestinian rights through a Palestinian government. Much like Biden, Obama and Edwards, she believes a crisis is occurring in Darfur, but unlike the others feels the involvement needs to be lighter.
Economically, she is a true democrat at heart, understanding that the burden of taxing must be bared in order to increase the common good. She has supported or sponsored legislation for debt and deficit reduction, as well as being an ardent supporter for reducing the National Debt. She hopes to roll back some of the more adventurous tax breaks and cuts the President has installed over the course of his terms.
Domestically, she supports the legal right for abortion while being against it principle, believing that the choice lies in the specific woman, not our government. She supports more rehabilitation in our criminal justice system, while stronger gun control laws need to be in existence. She is against gay marriage, but for civil unions that protect gay rights. She is one of the leading voices against violence in video games, and has introduced legislation attempting to limit the sale of violent video games to those over the age of 18.
Yesterday, Senator Clinton gave a speech at the Manchester Institute of Technology detailing her economic plans, the consumer market, global labor and other fiscal matters. A copy of her speech, entitled "Shared Prosperity" can be found on her official website, www.hillaryclinton.com. A link to the speech is here: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=1839
Unfortunately, I was unable to find Senator Clinton's current schedule, but as soon as does something, I'll let you all know.
Much like Biden, Senator Clinton has some skeletons in her closet to prohibit her from being the overwhelming favorite. In an age where political in-fighting has reached a high point, and the public as a whole is clamoring for a better approach to politics and government, Senator Clinton is probably the most divisive political figure in the Democratic party. Senator Clinton was not a member of the bipartisan Gang of 14, which was a neutral group made up of 7 Republicans and 7 Democrats who reached across party lines to stem the tide of the political bickering. If elected, many centrists and moderates fear that the lack of bipartisanship will inhibit actual work from getting done. Added to this is the baggage that plagued President Clinton during his terms in office, including the Whitewater scandal, the Impeachment process, her famous Right-Wing conspiracy quote, as well as problems that she has accrued during her Senate terms.
Much like her comments push the Right away, her politics have a way of separating herself from the middle. Out of all the candidates, Senator Clinton's main plank is her push for Universal Health Care. During her time as First Lady, she spearheaded the administration's push for Universal Health Care, and while doing much of the same during her time as Senator, will plan an even more comprehensive plan for the upcoming election. On foreign policy, Senator Clinton is for the force reduction in Iraq, and timetables for complete withdrawal. She is an ardent supporter of Israel, while also a supporter of Palestinian rights through a Palestinian government. Much like Biden, Obama and Edwards, she believes a crisis is occurring in Darfur, but unlike the others feels the involvement needs to be lighter.
Economically, she is a true democrat at heart, understanding that the burden of taxing must be bared in order to increase the common good. She has supported or sponsored legislation for debt and deficit reduction, as well as being an ardent supporter for reducing the National Debt. She hopes to roll back some of the more adventurous tax breaks and cuts the President has installed over the course of his terms.
Domestically, she supports the legal right for abortion while being against it principle, believing that the choice lies in the specific woman, not our government. She supports more rehabilitation in our criminal justice system, while stronger gun control laws need to be in existence. She is against gay marriage, but for civil unions that protect gay rights. She is one of the leading voices against violence in video games, and has introduced legislation attempting to limit the sale of violent video games to those over the age of 18.
Yesterday, Senator Clinton gave a speech at the Manchester Institute of Technology detailing her economic plans, the consumer market, global labor and other fiscal matters. A copy of her speech, entitled "Shared Prosperity" can be found on her official website, www.hillaryclinton.com. A link to the speech is here: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=1839
Unfortunately, I was unable to find Senator Clinton's current schedule, but as soon as does something, I'll let you all know.
Democratic Presidential Candidates Part One: Senator Joe Biden
It's a full year away before we know who our candidate will be in the November general election, but that hasn't stopped our presidential hopefuls from throwing their names in a hat. While the field might be considered large at the moment, it will only get bigger. So, who is involved in probably the most open race in the last 50 years? The next few posts will highlight the key players in the upcoming election.
Senator Joseph Biden: The senior Senator from Delaware, Senator Biden is currently serving his sixth term in office. In the 110th Congress, Senator Biden serves as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a committee that he has had a long presence on. He also chairs the Senate Sub-Committee on Crime and Drugs, while being an active member of the Sub-Committees on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security, Immigration, Human Rights and Anti-Trust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Senator Biden is probably most famous for his work during his time as the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, where he chaired two Supreme Court nominations, those of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
Controversy has plagued Senator Biden over his numerous attempts at the Presidency. During his 1988 campaign, reports were leaked that Senator Biden had plagiarized a speech made by an English Parliament member, and while Senator Biden had correctly cited that person on most occasions, the one time he did not was caught on video. This was a blow that Senator Biden could not recover from, and he eventual gave up and the nomination went to Michael Dukakis. In 2004, he floundered and could not make a serious run against Senator Kerry, and while some had thoughts of a Kerry-Biden ticket, Biden withdrew his name from all considerations. The Senator has also made several gaffes that has hurt his image, including an off the cuff comment towards the Indian-American community. Through this all, Biden has persevered, and will be a force in the 2008 election.
His politics have been defined as a centrist Democrat. However, his actions push him more to the left. He is probably the most outspoken leader in the opposition of the President's current policies in Iraq. As Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, he has actively tried to find solutions to the complicated problem of what to do in a foreign country. He is for a decrease in oil consumption, along with an increase of funding for research and development of energy and climate changing products. Senator Biden is for assisting the current Health Care System, not creating a new one. He believes that the states have come up with creative and innovative systems that are working, and with the national government's assistance, those can help more so than the federal government. However, he does point out that our health care system needs to be a top priority, as with the ever increasing global job market, companies spend too much on a bad health care system, which will cause them to lose stature on a global scale.
On the civil rights side, Senator Biden's work in the 90's put 100,000 more uniformed cops on the streets, which helped if not caused the crime rate to go drastically down. His Violence Against Women Act was a groundbreaking legislation which established national hot-lines, clinics, and assistance to women who had some criminal act forced upon them. He is not the strongest supporter of Abortion, has he voted with the ban on partial birth abortions, but he is strong for his support of Roe vs. Wade. Senator Biden supported legislation that gave 100 million dollars for education and assistance on teen pregnancy, including contraceptive availability and use. He is for intervention in Darfur to assist in the grievous acts of genocide that are occurring there. He is for embryonic stem cell research, and is an active supporter for increasing the research into that field.
That is a brief overview of Senator Biden. For further information, Senator Biden's official campaign website is www.joebiden.com.
Currently, Senator Biden is in Iowa campaigning throughout. Today he is scheduled to deliver the Keynote Address at the Black Hawk Democratic Party event in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The event starts at 6:00 P.M and is located at Olsen's Boat House off of Center Street.
Senator Joseph Biden: The senior Senator from Delaware, Senator Biden is currently serving his sixth term in office. In the 110th Congress, Senator Biden serves as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a committee that he has had a long presence on. He also chairs the Senate Sub-Committee on Crime and Drugs, while being an active member of the Sub-Committees on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security, Immigration, Human Rights and Anti-Trust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Senator Biden is probably most famous for his work during his time as the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, where he chaired two Supreme Court nominations, those of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
Controversy has plagued Senator Biden over his numerous attempts at the Presidency. During his 1988 campaign, reports were leaked that Senator Biden had plagiarized a speech made by an English Parliament member, and while Senator Biden had correctly cited that person on most occasions, the one time he did not was caught on video. This was a blow that Senator Biden could not recover from, and he eventual gave up and the nomination went to Michael Dukakis. In 2004, he floundered and could not make a serious run against Senator Kerry, and while some had thoughts of a Kerry-Biden ticket, Biden withdrew his name from all considerations. The Senator has also made several gaffes that has hurt his image, including an off the cuff comment towards the Indian-American community. Through this all, Biden has persevered, and will be a force in the 2008 election.
His politics have been defined as a centrist Democrat. However, his actions push him more to the left. He is probably the most outspoken leader in the opposition of the President's current policies in Iraq. As Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, he has actively tried to find solutions to the complicated problem of what to do in a foreign country. He is for a decrease in oil consumption, along with an increase of funding for research and development of energy and climate changing products. Senator Biden is for assisting the current Health Care System, not creating a new one. He believes that the states have come up with creative and innovative systems that are working, and with the national government's assistance, those can help more so than the federal government. However, he does point out that our health care system needs to be a top priority, as with the ever increasing global job market, companies spend too much on a bad health care system, which will cause them to lose stature on a global scale.
On the civil rights side, Senator Biden's work in the 90's put 100,000 more uniformed cops on the streets, which helped if not caused the crime rate to go drastically down. His Violence Against Women Act was a groundbreaking legislation which established national hot-lines, clinics, and assistance to women who had some criminal act forced upon them. He is not the strongest supporter of Abortion, has he voted with the ban on partial birth abortions, but he is strong for his support of Roe vs. Wade. Senator Biden supported legislation that gave 100 million dollars for education and assistance on teen pregnancy, including contraceptive availability and use. He is for intervention in Darfur to assist in the grievous acts of genocide that are occurring there. He is for embryonic stem cell research, and is an active supporter for increasing the research into that field.
That is a brief overview of Senator Biden. For further information, Senator Biden's official campaign website is www.joebiden.com.
Currently, Senator Biden is in Iowa campaigning throughout. Today he is scheduled to deliver the Keynote Address at the Black Hawk Democratic Party event in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The event starts at 6:00 P.M and is located at Olsen's Boat House off of Center Street.
It begins...
Every time the election cycle appears to start earlier. In the 50's during the primaries, the American people did not even know what party presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower was, let alone if he was going to run. Yet they voted for him, and he eventually won as a Republican. Nowadays, if you have not declared a full year before the primaries, you are left sitting in the dust of the front runners. Today it seems that every person that has even the slightest dream of being President has started an exploratory committee to weigh their options, and in 2007, many of those committees are responding in the positive. So early in the cycle, this election appears to be one of the most wide open ones in a few generations. President Bush is leaving office with no heir apparent, and both parties have a legitimate shot at claiming the Oval Office.
This blog's sole purpose is to inform the public about the candidates beliefs, ideals, speeches, and whereabouts during the long months ahead. Every week there will be a commentary about a certain issue that multiple candidates have dealt or touched on, but mostly this blog is an impartial informative page. Comments are welcomed, and information regarding candidates is encouraged. Shortly, brief bios on all declared candidates, as well as those that have not officially declared but have established exploratory committees for both parties will be posted.
Obviously I am a Democrat, and this site will be tailored as such. Democratic candidates will get the bulk of discussion, however I plan on having a Republican blog entitled Republicans in 2008. This blog will be authored by someone who could report Republican campaign issues and news with an impartiality that I simply cannot. That blog will be up and running shortly.
Stay tuned.
This blog's sole purpose is to inform the public about the candidates beliefs, ideals, speeches, and whereabouts during the long months ahead. Every week there will be a commentary about a certain issue that multiple candidates have dealt or touched on, but mostly this blog is an impartial informative page. Comments are welcomed, and information regarding candidates is encouraged. Shortly, brief bios on all declared candidates, as well as those that have not officially declared but have established exploratory committees for both parties will be posted.
Obviously I am a Democrat, and this site will be tailored as such. Democratic candidates will get the bulk of discussion, however I plan on having a Republican blog entitled Republicans in 2008. This blog will be authored by someone who could report Republican campaign issues and news with an impartiality that I simply cannot. That blog will be up and running shortly.
Stay tuned.
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