Republican candidate Ron Paul made an end of quarter fund raising drive to bring in additional funds. The drive started this past Monday with the plea that his campaign is at a tipping point.
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You’ve no doubt heard Presidential hopefuls thrash Dubya about the war in Iraq for the past couple of years. They’ve been shaking their fingers as long as we’ve been there. Now that they’re getting serious about taking over the oval office, the top three Democratic candidates concede that they can’t promise a complete exit from Iraq. In a New Hampshire Democratic debate held on Wednesday night, candidates Clinton, Obama and Edwards each stated that they could not commit to a complete troop withdrawal within their first Presidential term. Two candidates did, however, promise a complete troop withdrawal in the debate, Christopher Dodd and Bill Richardson. Its very curious that the top three make no guarantees.
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Businessweek released an interesting article on the candidates and their courtship with Silicon Valley. Some candidates already have an informed tech agenda in mind, while others have yet to take a stand. Issues discussed include R&D funding, patent reform, math & science education and regulation. Find out whether your candidate stands out on these issues.
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The Washington Post recently reported that last week President Bush invited select news anchors to an off-the-record luncheon prior to his nationally televised address on Iraq.
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Syndicated radio host Dr Chuck Baldwin recently published an essay in which he declares that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani would be worse for America than Senator Hillary Clinton.
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Last month president Bush expanded the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It was a fast modification to account for advances in technology. Today Bush announced that national security professionals are dependent on these laws to be effective in their jobs.
When the Protect America Act, as its called, was passed Congress set it to expire in six months so that it could be fine tuned. In his announcement Bush said “Without these tools, our country will be much more vulnerable to attack,” and “The threat from al Qaida is not going to expire in 135 days, so I call on Congress to make the Protect America Act permanent.”
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The Gallup Poll released the latest GOP standings yesterday. Mayor Rudy Giuliani continues to lead with the recently announced Fred Thompson trailing by 8 points. Senator John McCain is now ahead of Mitt Romney. One thing of note, I’m seeing a lot of interest in Ron Paul both online and in my community (Texas), but he’s tied with Mike Huckabee at only 4% in the polls.
I’ll be curious to see if Paul is able to convert all of his recent media attention to a bump in the polls in the coming weeks. Props to Fred Thompson for making a strong entry into the Presidential race. With so many candidates running for one nomination spot, its amazing that he’s already in the number two spot after a couple of (official) weeks.
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The Washington Post published an interesting article on Wikipedia’s role in providing information on candidates. Apparently Wiki users are arguing over things like whether Sen. McCain is a liberal or conservative, Sen. Clinton’s record as First Lady, whether Sen. Thompson’s first name should be reported as Fred or Freddy, and more.
As an online encyclopedia where users themselves are the editors (”wiki” stands for What I Know Is), there’s bound to be plenty of disputes. Its value in research is dependent upon the validity of the information. Biased authors submitting content which serves their purpose limits the usefulness. It just makes sense that more popular content will spark debate. Its a pretty interesting comment regarding online culture, really.
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There are currently eight candidates running for the Democratic nomination for Presidency. With more than a year to go before the election, there is still a lot of time for upsets, but one candidate seems to be having difficulty getting started. Since he announced, Mike Gravel’s performance has followed a flat line.
Though he was the among the first to announce his candidacy, he has raised the least of all candidates. The fund race has gotten a much earlier start this year than in previous elections, so the $238k that he has raised might look like a nice chunk of change. Compare that with Clinton’s $45M of cash on hand. Every other candidate (Democratic and Republican) has already spent more than Gravel has raised. In fact, most of the candidates currently have more cash on hand than Gravel has raised thus far.
Not coincidentally, Gravel has also consistently been lowest in the polls. With seven other Democratic hopefuls, two of which are the top two candidates in the polls, its is difficult to imagine Gravel becoming a serious contender.
I predict that Mike Gravel’s time in the limelight is waning, and that he will be the next candidate to drop.
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Mr Giuliani Please Stop Mentioning 9/11
Mr. Giuliani, we all recognize that you were in New York City with the attacks occurred. Thank you for your help. Six years have passed, its time to move on with your life and we don’t want to hear about it from you anymore. Yes we will always remember the tragedy, but we’re tired of you gassing on in shameless self aggrandizement. The way you’re using Sept 11 is quite repulsive.
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