http://www.redstate.com/mscout99 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:37:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Laugh at me if you will, but I watched the last season and a half of The West Wing. Mainly because I wanted to see if all of the rumors were true that a Republican would win the White House on the show. Of course Hollywood didn't let ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/12/02/the-west-wing-predicted-the-2008-election/ Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano will head the Department of Homeland Security. This is like having the fox guard the hen house. This is quite possibly the worst appointment Barack Obama can make, unless he taps Chuck Hagel to run the DoD. Here we have a governor who does ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/20/yes-president-elect-obama-i-want-someone-w/ Guess what? The Republican Party (as well as conservatism) is dead. The death occured on November 4th, and the funeral was on November 5th. Not only is this hogwash, but it's served as a rallying cry for me. I know conservatism is alive and well, and I ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/14/the-republican-party-can-appeal-to-everyone/ How Ted Stevens is in a position to win his Senate seat in Alaska is beyond me. The man was convicted on multiple counts almost two weeks ago on not reporting gifts to turn (at least from what I've heard) a simple cabin into something like the White House. ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/09/so-what-if-ted-stevens-wins-then-goes-to-jai/ I thought John McCain's healthcare plan was a pretty good start. A $5000 tax credit so you can buy the coverage you need to get from whoever and wherever has the best plan to fit your needs. I thought this was a very good way to promote free ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/06/what-is-the-republican-solution-to-health-car/ The Republican party is in trouble. Big trouble. And this is from a state that is supposed to be redder than blood, if there's such a thing. Barack Obama had a huge advantage in money. Ignore the fact that he backed out on his promise to accept ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/05/how-the-presidential-election-looked-from-oma/ It seems there are a lot of bitter feelings towards Sarah Palin from certain McCain staffers. Palin denies there was any type of rift, and maybe she honestly believes that, but it's pretty obvious that she, like President Bush, is getting tossed under the proverbeal bus. Carl Cameron reported ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/05/sarah-palin-welcome-to-under-the-bus/ Sometimes we get so caught up in politcis that we put aside the fact that the people we either support strongly or oppose with every last breath are human beings just like us. I just saw on CNN.com that Dick Durbin's daughter passed away earlier today. Even though we ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/01/dick-durbins-daughter-passes-away/ According to the McCain campaign e-mail update I got last night, they are very excited about their chances in possibly winning Iowa and Colorado on Tuesday. I don't know if I am as optimistic, but then again we were supposed to believe that Obama should already appoint his cabinet ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/11/01/my-opinion-msm-will-call-key-battleground-s/ I know it's only a one-point lead, and the experts are predicting a pretty blue electoral map next Tuesday, but should we be getting excited? I've let you guys and gals know that I had a period where I was getting down a month ago or so about the polls, ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/31/urgent-in-one-day-polling-mccain-leads-oba/ I found this quote from Bill Clinton odd when he campaigned for Barack Obama recently down in Florida: I haven't cleared this with him and he may even be mad at me for saying this so close to the election, but I know what else he said ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/30/did-bill-clinton-help-of-hurt-barack-obama/ In 2006, the Democrats defeated the Republicans in the midterm "thumping" by using Mark Foley and Macaca when the polls started showing Republicans making gains. The Democrats also successfully recruited more conservative/moderate candidates to compare more evenly with their Republican counterparts so the "liberal" tag couldn't stick very well. ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/29/barack-obama-r-illinois/ I want honesty, folks. I had to get the kids ready for bed, and then was tempted to see it, but I decided I would much rather watch my favorite NBA team, the San Antonio Spurs, bow down to the Phoenix Suns. A friend of mine watched it ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/29/so-will-the-infomercial-blunt-mccains-progr/ The Los Angeles Times responds to the McCain campaigns demands to do their job, release the tape, and make the information public: "The Los Angeles Times did not publish the videotape because it was provided to us by a confidential source who did so on the condition that we ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/28/why-wont-the-los-angeles-times-release-this/ Seven days left. After nearly two years of campaigning, debates, Hope and Change (and lies, smear, and deceit), and not vetting the Democratic nominee for President, the press is calling the election for Barack Obama. He's your next president, so if you don't like him, you may as ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/27/breaking-down-the-ibdtipp-poll-3/ Seven days left. After nearly two years of campaigning, debates, Hope and Change (and lies, smear, and deceit), and not vetting the Democratic nominee for President, the press is calling the election for Barack Obama. He's your next president, so if you don't like him, you may as ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/27/breaking-down-the-ibdtipp-poll-2/ Seven days left. After nearly two years of campaigning, debates, Hope and Change (and lies, smear, and deceit), and not vetting the Democratic nominee for President, the press is calling the election for Barack Obama. He's your next president, so if you don't like him, you may as ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/27/breaking-down-the-ibdtipp-poll/ Most of us can agree that journalism has practically been nonexistent in this election season. The MSM has consistently put the message out the Barack Obama and the Democrats are on the side of good, and John McCain and the Republicans are on the side of evil. Most ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/26/sarah-palin-has-gone-rogue/ The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Joe's information was possibly accessed by state and law-enforcement computer systems. Information on Wurzelbacher was accessed by accounts assigned to the office of Ohio Attorney General Nancy H. Rogers, the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency and the Toledo Police Department. It has not ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/25/joe-the-plumbers-information-accessed-by-gov/ From FOXNews.com: The next administration will face international challenges regardless of who is elected president, Barack Obama said Wednesday, rebutting criticism of Joe Biden's statement over the weekend that the Democratic candidate will face a "generated crisis" if elected. Obama said the key reason the next president will face ... http://www.redstate.com/mscout99/2008/10/22/barack-obama-clarifies-joe-bidens-crisis-r/