Election 2008
Change has come to America
Here is the election night speech by President-Elect Barack Obama:
The Obama-Biden Transition Project has launched a web site for the new administration... change.gov
Scandal-Scarred Congressman Concedes To Challenger
Rooney's Victory Comes After Mahoney Admitted To Having 'Multiple Affairs'
STUART, Fla. - Scandal-scarred U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, who admitted last month to having "multiple affairs" but refused to resign, conceded his seat in Congress.
Mahoney conceded to Republican challenger Tom Rooney shortly before 10 p.m. Election Night after it appeared Rooney was on track for a decisive victory over the incumbent congressman.
Univ. of Florida "Gators for McCain" chairman votes for Obama, then resigns
from the college newspaper, reporting on Joe Biden's visit to Gainesville:
Not all Republicans were there to protest.
“I wanted to see the next vice president of the United States,” said Josh Simmons, Gators for McCain chairman.
Simmons said he voted for Obama about two weeks ago.
“I’ve seen a different John McCain than the one I signed up to work for,” he said.
Simmons said he submitted his resignation Sunday night and will no longer be chairman for the group, which has more than 1,000 members.
“I expect them to be incredibly pissed off,” he said.
http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/11/03/news/campus/081102_biden.txt
Herald-Tribune endorses Betty G
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
"Gissendanner's enthusiasm, broad perspective and unique experiences in community service give her an edge. We recommend Betty Gissendanner for Florida House of Representatives, District 71."
full endorsement at heraldtribune.com
In addition, the Charlotte Sun also endorsed Betty, on October 5th:
http://www.sunnewspapers.net/articles/edStory.aspx?articleID=423785
Bulls, Bears, Donkeys and Elephants
By TOMMY McCALL
NYTimes.com
October 14, 2008
Since 1929, Republicans and Democrats have each controlled the presidency for nearly 40 years. So which party has been better for American pocketbooks and capitalism as a whole? Well, here’s an experiment: imagine that during these years you had to invest exclusively under either Democratic or Republican administrations. How would you have fared?
As of Friday, a $10,000 investment in the S.& P. stock market index* would have grown to $11,733 if invested under Republican presidents only, although that would be $51,211 if we exclude Herbert Hoover’s presidency during the Great Depression. Invested under Democratic presidents only, $10,000 would have grown to $300,671 at a compound rate of 8.9 percent over nearly 40 years.
Sarah Six-Pack is getting a bit stale
By LEONARD PITTS JR.
Miami Herald
Posted on Sun, Oct. 12, 2008
Maybe you remember Dave. It was a 1993 movie starring Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic, an everyday guy who happens to be a dead ringer for the president. When the chief executive is stricken, his aides secretly recruit Dave to fill in for him. Problem is, Dave quickly begins to lose himself in the role. There's a wonderful scene where, trying to find money in the federal budget to fund a homeless shelter, Dave turns to his friend Murray, an accountant, for help.
"Who does these books?" asks Murray after taking an adding machine to the budget. "If I ran my business this way, I'd be out of business.'"
Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington in 1939, Dave's central conceit is that what Washington needs is a jolt of reality from everyday people. As a movie, that's a charming idea. As real life, it has proven frightening and bizarre.
But we will talk more about Sarah Palin in a moment.
