Bird’s-Eye View

Under the pressure of the financial crisis, one presidential candidate is behaving like a flustered rookie playing in a league too high. It is not Barack Obama.
That’s how Washington Post columnist George Will starts his new piece off, a damning look at how John McCain has handled the current economic crisis. Will concludes:
It is […]

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As Aerosmith once said, “I’m back in the saddle, again!” Had a couple of nice days off, and I see the political arena has gotten itself in a frenzy.
Some random thoughts:
Obama foregoes public financing
I spent a couple of days with close friends in York County. One of them - mother of two, college educated, someone I […]

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What seems like ages ago, Lloyd Smucker, a Republican candidate for the 13th state Senate District, told the Sunday News he had raised an astounding $185,000, proof that he had widespread support among potential constituents in the district.
That doesn’t appear to have happened. According to Smucker’s campaign finance report, due out today, the businessman and […]

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Let’s start with Barack Obama’s claim that he doesn’t take money from corporations, political action committees or lobbyists, saying “special interests” won’t wield overpowering influence on an Obama White House. Obama’s claim is true, but there’s more to it.
First of all, he’s not the only one who won’t accept campaign cash from corporations because nobody […]

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It’s usually an ominous sign when a campaign says, “We’ll release our fundraising totals only when the law tells us to.” When it’s said after the other candidate releases theirs, it usually signals something just ain’t right, raises the specter of internal trouble, causes the press to constantly ask and speculate.
Thursday, Barack Obama’s campaign said […]

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… in March, arguably his worst stretch since voting began in Iowa. He was reeling from the Ohio loss and finishing second to Hillary Clinton in the Texas popular vote. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy threatened to derail Obama’s campaign, and then Clinton stormed out to a double-digit lead among likely Democratic voters in Pennsylvania.
Now, […]

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SCRANTON - Barack Obama’s holding another town hall meeting, this time in Scranton at the Dunmore Community Recreation Center.
Caught this as soon as I logged onto the Internet, from CNN.com:
A key Hillary Clinton supporter appeared to be a bit off message during a recent interview with a Canadian radio station.
“If I had to make […]

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11:47 a.m. No calls for Clinton to drop out of the race. No question about Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Obama told the crowd he believes the Democrats will unite no matter who’s the nominee because, apparently, Clinton is a better alternative than McCain, according to Obama.
Obama’s out after an hour and 20 minutes. I’m out, too. Obama’s […]

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I can’t remember a single election, whether municipal, legislative or statewide, where the words “fiscal responsibility” doesn’t enter into the campaign dialogue.

And in a presidential election where millions upon millions of dollars are donated and spent at dizzying rates, that doesn’t immune candidates like Hillary Clinton from monetary issues. Indeed, if you want it […]

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