Archive for July 17th, 2008

Press Release, John McCain: New Hampshire Veterans Unite Behind John McCain

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

For Immediate Release
July 17, 2008
Contact: Press Office
703-650-5550

New Hampshire Veterans Unite Behind John McCain

MANCHESTER, NH — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced the leadership of New Hampshire Veterans for John McCain, a statewide grassroots organization that will work to bolster John McCain’s support within New Hampshire’s veterans’ community. With members representing all [...]

Press Release, GOP: Putnam on Democrats’ So-Called Energy Strategy: “All Lip Service, No Leadership”

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

WASHINGTON – Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement after yet another Democrat energy bill was rejected by the House of Representatives:
“Another week has come and gone without the Democrat Congress taking action to lower gas prices. While Speaker Pelosi insists on pursuing a purely political strategy on [...]

Press Release, DNC: McCain Watch: Iraq: McCain Has Been Wrong From the Start — Just Like Bush

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Today, more McCain surrogates and a web video attacking Barack Obama which could have been produced on “Fantasy Island,” will be trotted out in an effort to distract attention from John McCain’s real record on Iraq–a record of being inconsistent and being wrong, just like President Bush. What you won’t hear today: that Senator McCain [...]

Press Release, DNC: Statement by Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman in Response to John McCain’s Remarks to the NAACP

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The Democratic National Committee today released the following statement from Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman in response to John McCain’s speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People:
“Making education a national priority requires more than campaign speeches, it takes a real commitment to policies that will strengthen and not undermine our schools. What [...]

Transcript: Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Summit on Confronting New Threats

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

West Lafayette, IN | July 16, 2008
It’s great to be back in Indiana with such a terrific group of experts. In a few moments, we’ll open this up to a discussion, but first I’ll make a few comments about some of the emerging threats that we face in the 21st century, and offer some ideas [...]

If we drill here and drill now we will pay less

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Democrats keep saying that if they allow drilling in ANWR and offshore that it won’t do any good and will not bring any immediate relief.
Instead they want to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, like we did after Hurrican Katrina. They fail to see the point that Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster and [...]

From the McCain Campaign: The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

It is no surprise that copious records exist of Barack Obama’s strange history of positions and statements on Iraq.  Now the McCain campaign comes forth with a slick, nearly 8 minute documentary that follows the political opportunist from beginning to end.
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News from the Iraqi Polical Front
New McCain Video from New Mexico: Obama Wrong on Iraq, Wrong [...]

Polljunkie Report: Obama Contests The CBS News/NY Times Poll

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

So now it’s the Obama camp complaining for a change, carping about the New York Times’ story based on the CBS News/NY Times poll. Well, maybe he’ll like Polljunkie’s own version better.
The Times piece ran under the headline “Poll Finds Obama Isn’t Closing Divide On Race.“  The gist of the story is that “vastly different [...]

Press Release, Barack Obama: Message from David Plouffe: June Numbers

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Friend – 
We have some big news we want to share with you.
Because of your generosity and commitment, we’re reporting to the press today that this campaign is in a very strong financial position.
In the month of June, supporters like you helped raise $52 million.
But more impressive than the number is how you did it. Hundreds [...]

Press Release, RNC: Biden’s Attack Backtrack

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Why Is Sen. Joe Biden Attempting To Refine Obama’s Empty Record On Afghanistan After Attacking Him On The Issue In The Primary?
As Chairman Of The Foreign Relations Subcommittee On European Affairs, Obama Has Not Held A Single Hearing On The NATO Mission In Afghanistan:
Obama Has Served As Chairman Of The Subcommittee On European Affairs From [...]

Press Release, John McCain: Statement by John McCain on Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

For Immediate Release
July 17, 2008
Contact: Press Office
703-650-5550

Statement by John McCain on Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain issued the following statement on the passing of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser:
“I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the families of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser. When I met [...]

Bill H.R. 6515, Use it or Lose it: How to Stifle Oil Exploration with Misdirection and a Smile

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

As is typical, Congress wants to make a show of working on the energy crisis without actually addressing it.  The bill H.R. 6515, also known as the ‘Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008’, was introduced yesterday and will be coming up for debate soon.  Undoubtedly it will be hailed as a sort of landmark moment when [...]

If Barack Obama Is Elected…

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

In the summer of 2033, one writer looks back and recalls the events of 2010. Barack Obama was president. Certainly most Americans never really thought he was serious during the campaign. But whether because of inexperience, idealism, or simply incompetence, he followed through. In Obama’s first One Hundred Days, the Congress passed [...]

Text: H.R. 6515: To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

HR 6515 IH
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6515
To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, and for other purposes.
 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. RAHALL (for himself, [...]

Transcript: Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Summit on Confronting New Threats

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

West Lafayette, IN | July 16, 2008
It’s great to be back in Indiana with such a terrific group of experts. In a few moments, we’ll open this up to a discussion, but first I’ll make a few comments about some of the emerging threats that we face in the 21st century, and offer some ideas [...]

Transcript: Bernanke Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Chairman Bernanke presented identical testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, on July 16, 2008
 
Chairman Dodd, Senator Shelby, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
The U.S. economy and financial system have confronted some significant challenges thus far in 2008.  [...]

Lunch with the blogroll: 7/17/08

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Stop the ACLU: NOW You are Working for YOU! Freedom From Taxes Day Has Arrived
Miss Beth’s Victory Dance: Isabel Garcia-Deputy Pima County Public Defender-Needs to Go-UPDATE
Monkey in the Middle: (with video) Flight 93: I hope I’ll see your face again baby…
A McCain Democrat’s Journal: Memo To McCain: Make The VP Choice NOW and Come Out Fighting
NEPALibWatch: [...]

Interior Department Opens Northern Alaska to Energy Exploration

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

From the New York Times: “The Interior Department on Wednesday made 2.6 million acres of potentially oil-rich territory in northern Alaska available for energy exploration…The decision will open up for drilling much of the northeast section of the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, holding an estimated 3.7 billion barrels of oil”
Oil production is expected to begin [...]

Handicapping the VP selections not getting any easier.

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

As the Democrats held the most exciting primary in ages, so too the general election is shaping up to be a national slugfest.  Nearing the conventions, interest in the VP selections is building, but getting any real information is just as impossible now as it was before the process started.  Over the last few weeks, we’ve heard many people [...]

What Ever Happened To That Thing Called Social Security?

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Which political party took Social Security from the Independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it in to the General Fund so that Congress could spend it? Which political party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding? Which political party started taxing Social Security annuities? Hmm…the answers to these questions and [...]

Over One Million Voices for Lower Gas Prices

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

1.3 millions voices reach congress.  We want to Drill Here.  We want to Drill Now.  We want it all–for America.  This is video of the press conference.  We have to keep the pressure up.  We need more signatures before the conventions.  The Democratic party is determined to prevent the voice of the people from being heard.
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Sign [...]