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President Barack W. Bush… er, Obama

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

ATLANTA— It is easy to be blinded by the glowing media coverage and the very favorable treatment Barack Obama has received since his election on November 4th.  But Jay Cost at RealClearPolitics has done a very interesting 

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Three of My Current Frustrations With the Republican Party

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »

ATLANTA—  I now have my eye towards 2010 and beyond.  Barack Obama ran an incredibly effective and well-funded campaign.  I hate it, but

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Hillary Clinton Is Making a Comeback!

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , on November 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »

ALTANTA – The polling data from this election is now being poured over by nerds and pundits.  It’s interesting to see what trickles out of this whole process.  One piece of information that I long thought was true finally bubbled to the surface: Hillary Clinton likely would have decimated John McCain

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Burning the Race Card

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , , , on November 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »

LONG BEACH— In 1968 a statement was made. At the Miss America Pageant 400 members of the New York Radical Women staged an event which folk-lore has it, included bra-burning. The end to oppression of women was at hand. And the symbols of oppression were discarded.

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Obama Wins! What Are Your Hopes?

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , on November 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »

LONG BEACH— As expected Barack Obama won the election yesterday. And, as expected, my vote didn’t count.

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Dems Win! DOW Loses!

Posted in Economy, Politics, tagged , , , on November 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »

LONG BEACH— We here at the American Missive have been tracking the DOW Jones as a function of Mr. Obama’s success in the polls. The Obama Discount it is called.

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THE BIG OBAMA MANDATE! … And The FIVE FASTEST WAYS He Could DESTROY It!

Posted in Economy, Foreign Affairs, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »

ATLANTA— In the most lopsided victory this decade, Mr. Obama turned on its head an old axiom in American politics- that the “most liberal” candidate can never win.   Adlai Stephenson, George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, John Kerry – all of these men were

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