What McCain needs to do in the economic debate
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 »
Still NO GAS in Charlotte, NC
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 »
Obama third highest recipient of FannieMae/Freddy Mac PAC contributions
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 »
You all are missing the point of the Palin nomination
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 »
Donate $25 to McCain, get an Obama Tire Gauge
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!