2008 Presidential Election

Let’s See What Happens

November 4, 2008 General

OK, with Ohio gone I’m ready to concede the presidency to Barack Obama. Now, it is my hope that reason and sense will prevail among his advisers and him, and even with the specter of a Democratic majority in both houses of congress, Obama will avoid the temptation to oppress the country with a loony left liberal agenda. This goes against common wisdom, since as a senator, he really never reached across the aisle. However, as President, he better know that a plethora of liberal legislation would put a stranglehold on growth.

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I Hear Things Down Here

October 28, 2008 General

…it seems to this Mouse that the U.S. Presidential race is almost finished. If you listen to the TV or radio, though, you would think it has been decided for months. Polls and all that stuff are being kicked around monotonously. However, nothing is decided until the last vote is counted. The leading candidate, running a campaign on smoke and mirrors, by most available measures appears to have a significant lead. What a weird year this is.

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Turkey for President

October 13, 2008 General

If you’re even halfway intelligent, you have to be completely put off by the choices for President of the United States this year. Partisanship aside, we have one tragically inexperienced candidate who proposes that his inexperience is a qualification for high office; we have the other candidate in his golden years who can’t quite seem to put his finger on the pulse of the country.

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Putting Lipstick on Pigs

September 10, 2008 General

I am not one who believes that Barack Obama was referring to Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin when he made his “put lipstick on a pig” comment. I think it was ridiculous for the Republicans to spin it as if it was meant as a misogynistic slur, but I know that the game has to be played that way sometimes and both sides do it.

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