The answer to these two questions for most of us would be a resounding, “no” . However, nearly one third of the voters in this election will be doing just the opposite. They will be voting early and without proper consideration of all the information and facts. They will be voting in many cases long before this Presidential election is over. In fact, by October 5, 2008, some form of voting will be    .. more …

“The key question on the libertarian side of the ledger will be the strength of former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr, the Libertarian nominee. … Barr sees his strongest region being the Mountain West, where Nevada and Colorado sit on the edge of the McCain-Obama battle. Barr could tip those states in Obama’s direction if he gets just 2 percent. … The fear of Barr swinging his home state Georgia to the    .. more …

How many times have you heard people at neighborhood bars, restaurants, or ball games complain about their community? How many times have you been a part of those moan-and-groan sessions?Stop complaining and start making a difference. As the saying goes, if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Don’t be a grumbler. Be a leader. Here are ten steps you should master on your    .. more …

This argument brings up what I believe is a good case in point about why the Republicans are having such difficulty getting their message through to the masses. It’s yet another issue on which Republicans disagree with themselves. They seemed to really like the one party system when they were the one party controlling Washington. Now that they’re not, the one party system has suddenly become a    .. more …

Elections are won and lost by voting blocs joining together to back their candidate or initiative. These blocks can revolve around a particular issue or a certain segment of the population. The Democrat Party has cobbled together a huge constituency of minorities, gay and lesbian groups, pro choice advocates and the anti-war crowd. The Democrat base seems to be trending toward the younger    .. more …

Rick Santorum was a graceless presidential candidate, so it is not surprising that he made a graceless exit.The fight for the Republican nomination was effectively decided when Mitt Romney won the Florida primary. Neither Santorum nor Newt Gingrich, the two challengers who still had viable candidacies at that point, was ready to quit. Nor was Ron Paul, whose candidacy has never been viable, but    .. more …

The just-concluded New Hampshire primary brought former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to the high-water mark of his presidential campaign. Unfortunately for Huntsman, the tide of Republican politics is about to leave him high and dry.Most people will likely dismiss Huntsman’s campaign as a quixotic failure. He has run as a centrist, almost a throwback to the socially tolerant Republicans of a generation    .. more …