Barack Obama

1976 and 2008 Election Years: A Silver Lining for Conservatives?

As I write this I’m distressed to say it looks like there is no path to victory for John McCain. But since I prefer to see the glass as half full, I’m searching for something positive to write about tonight’s election. Is there anything positive to consider right now? After careful thought I think so. […]

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Would Obama Like Obama-Style Redistribution of Wealth?

Here’s an insightful political cartoon by Rick McKee that a Ponderstorm reader sent me. It does a great job of putting Barack Obama’s socialistic income redistribution notion into perspective. As the rich candidate, would Barack Obama want his “spread the wealth around” scheme applied to his campaign contributions? What do you think? Should the government

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Obama’s Vision for Bankrupting Coal Power Plants

P.J. Gladnick reported today on NewsBusters that the San Francisco Chronicle failed to mention that Barack Obama had told them on January 17, 2008 that he was willing to bankrupt the coal industry. Here’s a transcript of Obama’s statements (emphasis added): Let me sort of describe my overall policy. What I’ve said is that we

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