February 11, 2008
Being South African, I am glad I do not have to choose among the GOP front runners. Mitt Romney, like Guiliani (before he dropped out), is a democrat in republican clothes; John McCain is weak on illegal immigrants and Pastor Huckabee is big on BIG government. If the conservatives, especially those ...
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Mitt Romney dropped out of the Republican primary race this week after a poor Super Tuesday showing. It is generally agreed that this has made it possible for Senator John McCain to take the nomination. The New York Times has a piece retracing the Romney campaign's missteps (placing a special emphas...
go to article »February 4, 2008
At First, it was a snarky paragraph in an anti-Obama piece But, rhythmically, it's quite alluring. It can make anything, even, for example, a simple chair, seem magnificent. Why vote for someone who says: 'See that chair. You can sit on it' when you can have someone like Obama say...
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I’m not predicting right now who will become President or even be the nominee for each of the parties: Democrat or Republican. But I think this is what will happen over the next few weeks. [For the uninitiated: Right now each party is picking its nominee, with elections in each state (to attra...
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Later today voters in the state of Florida get to choose who they want as US president. Republicans are more important here than Democrats because the Democratic party voided the Floridian vote as punishment for bringing their election date forward. But Democrats can still cast their vote and I susp...
go to article »February 3, 2008
Today the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) released the results of a survey on American Muslims and the 2008 presidential elections. The findings are positive and very encouraging, indicating that a majority of American Muslims are actively participating in the electoral process. Here a...
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