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By BardofWilmette - Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 4:59 PM
If I was otherwise indifferent between the
candidacies of Barack Obama and John McCain (which is not the case), a
big factor that would turn me in favor of Obama is the fact that the
next president will almost certainly have a major impact on the U.S.
Supreme Court. In turn, the Court will have a major impact on our
constitutional rights.&nbs more...
By BardofWilmette - Monday, June 16th, 2008 at 4:50 PM
In previous blog postings, some of us have discussed two excellent books that I recently read: Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals and Fareed Zakaria's The Post-American World.
I was especially pleased to learn soon afterward that Barack Obama
apparently found the time to work both of those books into his busy
schedule. Both of th more...
By BardofWilmette - Sunday, June 15th, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Robin
Lee has posted a little essay titled: "Reason Number 1 Why Barack Obama
Must Win in November." I found it under the group heading "Barack's
Vice-President and Cabinet." The essay discusses some recent rulings
by the U.S. Supreme Court, which narrowly struck down some of the Bush
administrations attempts to subvert more...
By BardofWilmette - Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 6:11 PM
There are several
possible running mates who would be helpful in getting Barack Obama
elected president, and in governing after they assume their new
offices. With no disrespect intended, Senator Hillary Clinton is not
one of them. The reasons may have more to do with Bill than Hillary,
but it does not really matter. As
I have ind more...
By BardofWilmette - Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Apparently,
Hillary Clinton has put out the word that she wants to run as Barack
Obama's vice-presidential running mate. Unless the news reports are
completely off base, she is now trying to pressure Senator Obama into
selecting her for that position. This presents an interesting test for
Senator Obama. Remember
how several of O more...
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