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PBS has a short video on Sarah Palin on their website. Also included is a poll that asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP?
I logged on a few minutes ago and 49% percent had voted YES, 50% NO.
 
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New York Post endorses McCain-Palin

The New York Post has endorsed John McCain for President of the United States. Here are some important excerpts from their endorsement:

McCain's lifelong record of service to America, his battle-tested courage, unshakable devotion to principle and clear grasp of the dangers and opportunities now facing the nation stand in dramatic contrast to the tissue-paper-thin résumé of his Democratic opponent, freshman Sen. Barack Obama.


National Security: The differences between McCain and Obama are especially stark.

McCain says 9/11 represented a two-decade "failure . . . to respond to . . . a [growing] global terror network." He understood that Iraq is a critical front in the war on terror - and he urged perseverance even in the dark days that preceded the success of "the surge."

Obama backed policies that would have abandoned Iraq to its fate, he bitterly opposed the surge, and once insisted that US forces invade Pakistan in search of Osama bin Laden - seemingly without regard for the potential consequences of attacking a nuclear-armed nation, ally or not.

Regarding a nuclear Iran, McCain has pushed for the strongest possible international sanctions and diplomatic pressure. Obama opposes sanctions.

And, when Russia invaded the former Soviet republic of Georgia, threatening a return to the Cold War, McCain reacted with stern disapprobation: "We must remind Russia's leaders that the benefits they enjoy from being part of the civilized world require their respect for the values, stability and peace of that world."

Obama called for UN action - unaware, apparently, that Russia's Security Council veto would have prevented any.

Energy Security: On the economic issue most vexing Americans today - energy prices - McCain is aggressive

He is a strong convert to offshore drilling: "We have trillions of dollars' worth of oil and gas reserves in the US at a time we are exporting hundreds of billions of dollars a year overseas to buy energy."

He also strongly backs nuclear power - a carbon-free form of energy that America can produce relatively cheaply.

Obama, meanwhile, hews to the Democratic Party line on energy: no nukes, no drilling and no comprehension of the consequences of such policies.

None of this implies an iota of disrespect toward Obama. It took a formidable candidacy to defeat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. And the intelligence, the organizational skills and the ability to communicate that Obama demonstrated from the beginning dramatically underscore the history that is being made by the first African-American to head a major-party presidential ticket.

He should be around for a long time, and we hope that he is.

In the end, though, sound security, economic and energy policies - plus allegiance to principle - are critical to keeping America safe and strong.

Complete editorial linked here.

Another Obama mouthpiece (Jimmy Carter, who else) insults POWs.

Just when you think it's safe to like Jimmy Carter, he opens his mouth. Now working as an Obama mouthpiece, he is continuing the military-bashing dirty work started by Tom Harkin and Wesley Clark. Carter's latest outburst was particularly obscene considering the damage he did to the US military during his one term in office. Carter said that Sen. McCain was "milking every possible drop of advantage" from his time served as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Great work, Jimmy. Actually Jimmy, you and the other Obama henchmen Harkin and Clark are doing America a favor. You are reminding voters that John McCain was a Prisoner of War and that Barack Obama was a - community organizer (insert laughter here).

Carter is saying what Obama can't. Carter is Obama's compliant marionette, mouthing whatever words the boss puts in his mouth.

Story here

McCain in 5-point lead over Obama in Reuters/Zogby poll.

Americans are starting to pay attention to this election. Note how John McCain is solidifying the support of his base while Obama's base is fracturing.

Some key points:

McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama's solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll.

The poll was taken Thursday 8/14 through Saturday 8/16 as Obama wrapped up a weeklong vacation in Hawaii that ceded the political spotlight to McCain, who seized on Russia's invasion of Georgia to emphasize his foreign policy views.

McCain now has a 9-point edge, 49 percent to 40 percent, over Obama on the critical question of who would be the best manager of the economy -- an issue nearly half of voters said was their top concern in the November 4 presidential election. That margin reversed Obama's 4-point edge last month on the economy over McCain.

Obama's support among Democrats fell 9 percentage points this month to 74 percent, while McCain has the backing of 81 percent of Republicans. Support for Obama, an Illinois senator, fell 12 percentage points among liberals, with 10 percent of liberals still undecided compared to 9 percent of conservatives.

"Conservatives were supposed to be the bigger problem for McCain," Zogby said. "Obama still has work to do on his base. At this point McCain seems to be doing a better job with his base. "The dip in support for Obama cut across demographic and ideological lines. He slipped among Catholics, born-again Christians, women, independents and younger voters.

Obama's support among voters between the ages of 18 and 29, which had been one of his strengths, slipped 12 percentage points to 52 percent. McCain was winning 40 percent of younger voters.

It made little difference when independent candidate Ralph Nader and Libertarian Party candidate Bob Barr, who are both trying to add their names to state ballots. McCain still held a 5-point edge over Obama, 44 percent to 39 percent, when all four names were included. Barr earned 3 percent and Nader 2 percent.

Article linked here

McCain poll numbers improve in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

More interesting results from the latest Quinnipiac University Poll. The race is tightening in Sen. McCain's favor. It looks more and more like McCain's Iraq position and his pro-energy-exploration positions are resonating with the American voter.

Quinnipiac Poll:

"With likely voters concerned more about energy than the war in Iraq, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s recent tour apparently didn’t help, as Arizona Sen. John McCain gained on the Democratic front-runner in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to simultaneous Quinnipiac University Swing State polls released today.

While Obama was on tour, trying to show voters he could handle world affairs, voters were home trying to fill their gas tanks.
 
The same voters who give President George W. Bush job approval ratings that are more than 2 – 1 negative want Congress to go along with the President on offshore oil drilling. By margins of 27 to 30 percentage points, voters in each state say Congress should agree with President George W. Bush and allow offshore drilling for oil. Sen. McCain supports offshore drilling, while Sen. Obama opposes it.

By margins of 10 to 20 percentage points, voters in each state support McCain’s plan to keep U.S. troops in Iraq with no fixed date for full withdrawal, rather than Obama’s plan to set a fixed timetable for withdrawal.

Those who said Sen. McCain was throwing away Florida’s electoral votes by advocating more offshore drilling might want to think again. By a 60 – 33 percent margin Florida voters back President Bush’s call for more offshore drilling and want Congress to go along, as Sen. McCain has suggested.

Pennsylvania voters support 55 – 41 percent drilling for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge.

Ohio voters back 55 – 40 percent drilling for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge."

Complete poll results here.

McCain ahead in USA Today poll of likely voters.

Encouraging news. Interesting results considering how the Obama camp expected European adulation to translate into better poll numbers here in America, where by the way, the presidential election will be taking place.

"The Friday-Sunday poll, mostly conducted as Obama was returning from his much-publicized overseas trip and released just this hour, shows McCain now ahead 49%-45% among voters that Gallup believes are most likely to go to the polls in November. In late June, he was behind among likely voters, 50%-44%."

"Also, McCain's sharp words about Obama and the media last week may have energized his faithful."

Full story here

Iran's best friend, continued...

Iran isn't going to go away as a national security issue in the 2008 election. John McCain continues to lead on this issue because he understands what is at stake here. An Iran with nukes would be a threat to the mideast region, Europe, and eventually the United States.

Obama's willingness to talk to the Iranians without pre-conditions is getting results. The result being that the Iranians have figured out that if he's elected they'll be able to sucker one more head of state into believing the "peaceful" intentions of their nuclear program. Why the Iranians are so peaceful that we shouldn't worry a bit that every aspect of their bogus "nuclear power" program is really a nuclear weapons program in a thinly-veiled disguise. Iran is enriching uranium and building heavy water plants, huge projects that have nothing to with generating electric power and everything to do with making atomic bombs.

The Iranians follow our election campaign, and they know they will have a friend in Obama-

"Obama's words on "preconditions" have helped ease domestic pressure on Ahmadinejad to comply with the United Nations and the IAEA. The Iranian president is telling his domestic critics to shut up until after the US election. Why, after all, should he make concessions that a putative President Obama has already dismissed as unnecessary?"

Amir Tehiri column here

Iran's best friend in America.

Whether he knows it or not Barack Obama is Iran's best friend in America. I'm sure right now the mullahs are tuned into CNN with glee as Obama endlessly repeats his willingness to unconditionally have talks with their lovely dictator, the peace-loving Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Obama is willing to run to Tehran but he can't take a little criticism at home. He is unable to defend his position so he makes it all about him. The implication being that he is above criticism.

Even his fellow liberal Michael Goodwin sees through this pathetic charade-

"Bush's attack found the holes in Obama's national security credentials, which escaped scrutiny during his battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton. Beyond plans to withdraw troops from Iraq, neither Obama nor Clinton has articulated a serious plan for protecting America in a dangerous world.

Most revealing, Obama pledged to meet, without preconditions, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea."

Even more telling is this-

"While it's clear Iran is behind much of the mayhem in Iraq, including the killing of American soldiers, Obama has said he wants to see the evidence compiled by the American military for those charges. Does he not believe the charges? Why not?

But instead of contacting the Pentagon for a briefing, he acts as though America is the problem and Iran deserves sympathy. Which was exactly Bush's point when he mocked the notion that talking to Hitler would have stopped World War II."

This is incredible but not surprising. Obama is telling us that he is more than willing willing to talk to the Iranian dictator but not our own military leaders. Obama is revealing his deep contempt for the American military by his actions. This is not the way a potential Commander In Chief behaves in front of the world, and in front of our enemies!

Michael Goodwin column linked here

Obama's Rules of disengagement.

Elite Obama can't take the heat it seems. He has decreed from on high that certain topics are off-limits because in his mind they "distract" us from the real issues. Let me translate. Obama doesn't want to be questioned about anything that he can't answer without a carefully written script in front of him.

Obama's Official List of Forbidden Topics that Distract Us from The Real Issues:

1 - Calling Obama a "liberal".
2 - Questioning his commitment to the War on Terror.
3 - His extremely liberal (breaking rule #1 already) social views.
4 - His interesting background in Chicago politics.
5 - His peculiar aversion to wearing an American flag pin. (BTW, he wants to be President of America.)
6 - He especially doesn't want to be questioned about his many unusual friends and associates, like William Ayres.
7 - Anything to do with the differing accounts of his upbringing.

Full Article Here

McCain understands the growing threat from Iran.

As evidenced by Hezbollah's Iranian-directed attacks in Lebanon, the Iranian problem is not just going to go away if we would only talk nice to them. John McCain is the only candidate who fully understands the seriousness of this threat and how critically important it is to the world that Iran never acquire nuclear weapons-

“Senator Obama wants to sit down with an Iranian leader who is dedicated to wiping Israel off the map — his words,” McCain told reporters on his campaign bus. “I don’t think we should give him that kind of prestige. “Senator Obama has obviously has no national security experience, and therefore that’s reflected in his judgment on a number of those issues.” McCain was referring to Obama’s comments that he would be willing to meet with leaders of rogue nations, such as Iran, North Korea and Cuba without conditions, an idea labeled naive and irresponsible by McCain.

Iran's worst-kept-secret of a nuclear weapons program shows that Iran understands that Europe's culture of endless negotiations is is buying the time for them to develop the ultimate weapon. Iran openly threatens Israel today. One day, probably sooner than we realize, Iranian nuclear-tipped missiles will be able to reach parts of Europe. Iranian long-range missiles will be capable of reaching the USA. Everyone in the world knows what Iran is really up to, except Barack Obama who can't wait to shake Ahmejinedad's hand.

Also read this excellent column on Iran’s Shifting Strategy.

Scots-Irish for McCain

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