By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  October 2nd at 08:44 AM  | 

Can someone confirm or refute this claim?? President Carter worked throughout the campaign to secure their release, including launching an ill-fated rescue mission in April 1980 that killed eight U.S. servicemen. Critics say the Reagan team was so concerned that Carter would gain a boost by winning their release just before the election, that his campaign manager and others negotiated privately with the Iranians to | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 27th at 06:41 AM  | 

I have to agree that Obama won the economic debate last night. McCain should have won handily on foreign policy – that was no contest, and Obama only had to be credible in the end. Given the current situation, the economic trumps all else as we start to see the effects trickle down to Main Street. What does McCain need to do? (1) McCain needs | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 24th at 09:20 PM  | 

Last night I drove the minivan with the kids in search of gas. I looked in 4 municipalities in 2 counties. I passed 12 gas stations. Not one had fuel. None. This is insane. Tonight my wife called gas stations to see who had fuel. Talk about funny accents. One guy commented that he couldn’t understand my wife’s accent, which is funnier since she has | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 17th at 05:37 AM  | 

I don’t know why the McCain campaign isn’t fighting back against the MSM smears yet. Good thing Brit Hume is willing to do the job for the campaign. The bill Obama supported explicitly permits education on sexually transmitted diseases for kindergartners. It doesn’t get plainer than this: But it appears those critics have not read the bill, which Obama backed as an Illinois state senator | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 10th at 08:37 PM  | 

Open Secrets reports that Barack Obama took in the third-highest amount of PAC money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from 1989 through 2008. This is quite an accomplishment given the fact that Obama has only been in the Senate since 2005, or 16% of that period of time. (The two who did better were Kerry and Dodd.) This is pertinent because whomever gets elected | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 10th at 10:10 AM  | 

Let’s not get caught up in tales of lipstick and sexism. Let’s focus on what the Federal Government urgently needs – REFORM – and determine who is best to deliver it. This case sticks out as a phenomenal example of the insanity which is Department of Defense procurement. It’s not good enough that someone found the exact matching marble to replace a cracked piece at | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 4th at 10:08 AM  | 

It’s pretty awesome that Redstate has hit the big time – at least 2 links posted on Drudge. Pretty exciting that this site has been getting worldwide large-scale visibility. Unfortunately I have come to accept that my chief experience with Redstate from here on out is the 500 Internal Something or Other Error. Hopefully posting a diary will become an easier affair in the near | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 3rd at 04:23 PM  | 

Just spotted Noonan’s piece on Drudge: must-read. The best quote on the media: Dig deep into Sarah Palin, get all you can, talk to everybody, get every vote, every quote, tell us of her career and life, she may be the next vice president. But don’t play games. And leave her kid alone, bitch. Then there’s this video that’s getting a lot of attention on | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  September 1st at 09:25 AM  | 

The greatest strength that Palin reinforces on the GOP ticket is Reform. Reform is going to be a main theme in the candidacy. McCain is doubling down on something that people of all political parties want. If you want a liberal government, fine, but at least spend those dollars as you intend. If you want a conservative government, fine, then at least send those dollars | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  August 28th at 08:12 AM  | 

The focus of the Democratic argument against McCain is that he’s for the Bush tax cuts. Let’s think about what tax cuts mean for the economy. We have a housing problem – too many houses are up for sale and too few people can afford to keep their home or buy the ones on the market. As a result, people in desperation to unload their | Read More »

By: tankertodd (Diary)  |  August 6th at 08:53 PM  | 

I really don’t have more to say about this except that it’s a great idea! I think I’ll order some for family!