I know, let’s blow a presidential race. With every poll in the world showing that Democratic values are what the American public wants, let’s start a fight between candidates. Let’s start finger points and name calling. The American electorate will love that. NOT!!
Scandals that we may have forgotten about -
Budget - Again, Bush isn’t including most of the Iraq funding in this year’s Budget
Waterboarding - The Bush Administration is nominating Steven G. Bradbury who wrote 2 documents justifying “harsh” interrogations, to be assistant Attorney General.
935 - Lies - Press Secretary Dana Perino debunking the recent study that said that the Bush Administration had lied to us about Iraq by stating there was a coalition of the willing.
I know that Representative Dennis Kucinich was a long shot by every definition of the word. Still I thought that he brought balance to the debates. While Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were arguing shades of grey, Dennis Kucinich was telling it like it was. He was talking form the heart. He didn’t seem to ever want to sugar coat anything for general consumption. He is a true progressive.
Tomorrow Dennis Kucinich will announce that he is dropping out of the race for President.
The Florida Presidential primary has a long history.
In 2008, it is a big contest for Republicans with all the major candidates in the mix for the first time in the nominating season. For Democrats, a silly dispute over the timing of the vote means there will be no meaningful Democratic primary competition in the fourth-largest state.
Here is the U.S Census Florida quick facts page. Just over 18 million people live in Florida.
The first contested Florida primary took place way back in 1932. This before primaries had the decisive role they have today in selecting nominees. In 1932 Governor Franklin Roosevelt of New York won 88% of the vote against Governor William H. (Alfalfa Bill ) Murray of Oklahoma.
Michael Savage wants all Muslims to be deported. For more information, click here.
Block the vote. That’s what this is about. It isn’t about making the voting process better. There are plenty of fake ID’s out there. Instead, this is about excluding a block of voters who are poor, who have issues with transportation, who are elderly.
This is part of an ongoing process to make a permanent Republican majority.
PBS’s NOW did a great piece on this. I’ll try and post it later on this evening.
Errington C. Thompson, MD, is a surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats...
