President Obama ponders Afghanistan
October 5, 2009 by LD Jackson · 9 Comments
I wrote a few days ago about President Obama and the decision he has to make about sending more troops to Afghanistan.General Stanley McChrystal has requested some 40,000 additional forces to combat the rise in violence as the Taliban continues their struggle to return to power. One thing the President can not be accused of [...]
For and against “Hillary: The Movie”
September 22, 2009 by LD Jackson · 2 Comments
As most of you know by now, My Take has added a second contributor. It is a decision I didn’t dream of making when I started blogging. Even though Mike and I disagree on some of the issues, I have not regretted that decision. For his first article, Mike chose to write about the “Hillary: [...]
Hillary: The Movie
August 28, 2009 by Mike · 8 Comments
Coming Soon to the Supreme Court: “Hillary: The Movie”
On September 9th the Supreme Court will rehear the case Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission, better known as the Hillary: The Movie case. The case revolves around the First Amendment right to free speech and the McCain-Feingold law restricting corporate campaign financing. Is the movie just a [...]
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
December 2, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
It came as no suprise yesterday, when President-elect, Barack Obama announced Senator HIllary Clinton as his nominee for Secretary of State. The nomination had been rumored for several days and the President-elect didn’t disappoint. Since the first days of his campaign, Obama has been talking about change, the change he wants to bring to America [...]
What’s in a President?
July 16, 2008 by LD Jackson · 3 Comments
Do you remember a certain debate in Michigan, during the Republican primary season? The candidates were asked if they felt the American economy was going into a recession and Mike Huckabee was the only candidate to really nail the issue on the head. You can read the full transcript of the debate at MSNBC.
You know, [...]
America does not deserve Barack Obama
May 15, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
Throughout this entire week, a story by Bob Novak has been circulating, in which he stated that Mike Huckabee was publicly endorsing John McCain, but was privately saying that America deserved Barack Obama as her President. This information supposedly came from a “creditable” religious right source that claimed to have first-hand knowledge of Huckabee’s statements. [...]
Can the Obama Express be derailed?
May 8, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
The following is the lead paragraph in an AP story about Barack Obama and his winning the North Carolina Democratic primary on May 6, 2008.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama’s march toward the Democratic presidential nomination picked up support from four more superdelegates Wednesday, pushing him ever closer to victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton – even [...]
Barack Obama–Guilty by association
May 1, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
Sometime last year, as I began to look at this election season and to wonder who would run from each party, Barack Obama’s name was in the forefront of the Democratic party, along with Hillary Clinton. What disturbed me at the time was just how little this country really knew about the man. Hillary Clinton [...]
Good for you, John McCain
April 29, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
I know it’s been very clear, from the articles I have written about John McCain, that I am not particularly pleased with his being the Republican nominee. I wholeheartedly believe Mike Huckabee would be a much better President than John McCain. I have always believed that and continue to do so. That [...]
The realities of John McCain
April 11, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
With John McCain the presumptuous nominee of the Republican party, it would appear that he is in a noose of his own making. For years, McCain has been the “champion” against special interests and for campaign finance reform. The McCain-Feingold bill has been championed as what was needed to clean up the fiasco [...]
