Paul presents ideas about border fence, illegal aliens in a statement on his campaign homepage. The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky issued a statement, in which he describes his views on immigration. His stance on the amnesty issue is pretty clear – he opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants, because it would encourage people…
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Midterm elections getting ugly
With primaries in Nevada and California over, the candidates begin to attack their opponents. The first ones are Jerry Brown and Sharron Angle. In the Nevada Senate race, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to defend his seat against Republican candidate Sharron Angle. This race is crucial not only for Democrats, but also for…
McCain caught flip-flopping, again
J.D. Hayworth already clutches at straws in the primary race against Sen. John McCain, that’s why he has just set up the website called www.thecompletedangedtruth.com The content relates to McCain’s recent flip-flop over immigration and the border fence in Arizona. Hayworth even gathered statements from The Washington Post, Politico, MSNBC and Glenn Beck, to name…
Sestak – Bad idea, even worse outcome
Congressman Joe Sestak from Pennsylvania just defeated incumbent Arlen Specter in a tough primary. Shortly thereafter, rumors spread about a job offer from the White House. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had an arrangement with former President Bill Clinton, who was supposed to offer Sestak a job in the administration in return for…
It’s all about the money in California!
Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina. Those are the two women, who won the Republican primaries in California, yesterday. Both are former CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and therefore extremely wealthy, which shaped the race prior to the primaries. Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, invested $5.5 million of her own money into her campaign. This was…
Helen Thomas retires after Israel remark
The 90-year-old daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Helen Thomas just announced her resignation amidst huge criticism for her remarks concerning Israel. In an interview, she ordered the Jews in Israel to go back to where they came from. Her statement made many people angry, because it basically disregards the struggle of the Israeli people for their…
Who will run against Reid?
Numerous primaries will be held on Tuesday and the following is probably the most interesting one. You should most definitely have an eye on it. The GOP primary race seems to be a dead heat between Sue Lowden and Sharron Angle. The latter one, former teacher and member of the Nevada Assembly, already ran for…
Will Rand Paul alienate Independents?
Rand Paul, son of Representative Ron Paul (R – TX), just won the Republican Primary for the Kentucky Senate seat. He embraces his father’s libertarian policies and as a political newcomer receives enormous support from the anti-incumbent movement. In addition to this, he also seems to become kind of a figurehead for the Tea Party.…
Facebook becomes more political
Facebook becomes more important by the day, for politicians and citizens alike. Just earlier this week President George W. Bush joined Facebook. He already has more than 70,000 fans and his entry post has about 1,300 comments. The only downside is that posts are probably written by his staff and therefore lack a certain personal…