No Change In Change: Part 1

It is interesting to actually sit and read Barack Obama’s “Blueprint for Change” and then compare it to reality.
One conclusion one might draw is that there’s no change in this supposed campaign for “change.”
Let’s just take one example that immediately jumps out at you:
Obama’s Plan

Shine Light on Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending
Obama’s Transparency and Integrity [...]

Hillary Ends Campaign — I told you so, Part 2

From the AP:
Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to end her historic bid to become the first female president while leaving her options open to retain her delegates
That fits exactly with the scenario I laid out on May 21:
After the final primaries on June 3, Hillary “suspends” her campaign, but does not drop out. This enables [...]

McCain Proposes Kennedy-Goldwater Style Town Meetings for ‘08

June 4, 2008
The Honorable Barack Obama
Obama for America
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, Illinois 60680
Dear Senator Obama:
In 1963, Senator Barry Goldwater and President John F. Kennedy agreed to make presidential campaign history by flying together from town to town and debating each other face-to-face on the same stage. In Goldwater’s words, those debates “would have done the country [...]

Virginia Virtucon Makes McCain Campaign List of Top Conservative Blogs

This shocked even me when I saw Virtucon listed among these national heavy hitters on the McCain campaign’s website.  Of note is the heavy VA presence on this list that includes Bearing Drift, Mason Conservative and Shaun Kenney also making the cut.  Congrats to all.
 

 

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Are you an Obama or Anti-Obama?

Barry Obama sez: “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times”
Me?
SUV?  Check.  2008 Volvo XC-90
Eat as much as we want?  Check.  Fully stocked fridge.  (Heck, we even put our old fridge in the basement as a spare when we bought a new one for [...]

Media Finally Understands — PWC Crackdown on Illegal Aliens Just Got TOUGHER

The WashPo reports today:
Pr. William Broadens Citizenship Checks
Everyone arrested in Prince William County will have his or her name run through a federal database to determine citizenship status, even if the person is not suspected of being in the country illegally, according to a draft of the county’s revised illegal-immigration policy.
. . .
Chairman Corey A. [...]

Heeeeeerrrrrrrrrrre’s Foreclosure………

Ed McMahon is facing foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home.
Where is the Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes truck when Ed needs it now?

Father Michael “Vanilla Ice” Pfleger Told To Cool It By Cardinal George

The local CBS affiliate in Chicago is reporting that Barry Obama’s 20-year friend / “moral compass” / campaign adviser / campaign contributor the Rev. Michael “Vanilla Ice” Pfleger has been suspended for at least two weeks by Francis Cardinal George of the Chicago Archdiocese.
Among those protesting the Cardinal’s action — one of Barry’s other long-time [...]

Welcome Home – U.S.S. Truman

I’m off to welcome home two of my heroes.  Today the U.S.S. Truman CVN 75 is due to pull into port in Norfolk Naval Base after nearly 8 months at sea.  One of my heroes has been serving on the Truman for the entire cruise which included a significant amount of time in the Persian Gulf supporting [...]