John Hawkins at Right Wing News today proclaimed an about-face on his position regarding John McCain. Granted, Hawkins is not make a huge shift in position, since he has shared the same opinion of many of us that McCain is far from conservative and not what we consider the ideal candidate. But he [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:05 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, English Only, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Immigration, POTUS, US Politics
I’ve got just one little point that I haven’t seen any comment as yet which I noticed while listening to a rebroadcast of last night’s debate between Clinton and Obama in Austin.
There was a question regarding having 2 languages spoken in the US (English and Spanish presumably). Here’s a transcript (courtesy of the Chicago [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008 at 9:15 am Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Democratic Party, Economy, Fred Thompson, Immigration, Iowa Politics, Military, Political Philosophy, Rights, Ron Paul, TAXES, Tax Relief, US Congress, US Politics
I’ve already read a number of strong and thought provoking comments around various blogs as people have anticipated (prior to yesterday’s announcement) and reacted to Fred’s departure from the race. There is significant support for Fred’s message, disappointment (and some outrage) over his announcement, and frustration that the remaining lot of Republican candidates leave [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Thursday, Dec 27, 2007 at 5:53 am Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Current Events, Immigration
I’ve known about this for a while and kept forgetting to mention it… and now it’s here (Thursday morning). FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) is sponsoring a 2-day talk show event (Des Moines Register article) in downtown Des Moines, IA (yes, my woods) at the Marriott Hotel. 22 Talk show hosts from around [...]