Revolutioooon!

WOW! What a season thus far. The Revs have now made the playoffs, and we would like your opinion on just how far you may think they'll go. This is break from the norm, but we just can't help but get caught up in the passion, fever, and excitement that YORK, and all of the citizens of this area have something to really cheer about!!

Just Random Thoughts about the Election!

What if Obama loses?
A. Will the Democrats take the blame?
B. Could words over actions be the reason?
C. Republicans have been beating themselves up while the leadership of the Democratic Party take no blame, blame Bush, and offer no reasonable solutions.
D. You can’t just talk the talk; you must walk the walk.
E. They’ll blame the Republican Attack Machine, McCain for selling out by going out and getting Palin, the fact that Americans don’t get it, and that we are basically stupid, the normal theological culprits on the right, and on and on.
F. Could it be that Democrats have lost touch with their true roots, and only give lip service to unions, blue color workers, and urban folk.
G. Could it be that paying off people making them more dependent on government in return for votes has only yielded more dependency and less progress in America?
1. Look at the list of the poorest cities in the country.
H. Does that mean that Republicans or let’s say Conservatives are doing a great job? No! They have compromised themselves time and time again.
I. However, it is interesting to note that the way President Clinton worked with them was to corral and triangulate their best ideas into policies that seemed popular in the country.
J. The way Rahm Emmanuel engineered the last election win in 2006 was to get conservatives who were also Democrats. They shared the same values.
K. Problem is that the far left group that supports the Democratic Party’s leadership and ranking members is far astray from many of these regular-people type Democrats.
L. They seem to be more the party of Anti instead of the party of Pro;
M. They seem to be the party that critiques but offers little in terms of improvement.
N. They talk of transparent, but when called to do so, are no different from those that weren’t , and we’re supposed to buy into that argument that it’s ok because they did it.
O. Where is the true call to change things that the Democrats had a chance to attack in 2006. Why didn’t it sell?
P. Leadership says the same old things with the same shrillness.
Q. Bad news for our country seems to simply be more fodder on the fire of criticism, but no revolutionary new ideas come out of the smoke.
R. They don’t allow their candidate to break away from their apron strings, and truly run on change.
S. Their intransigence on issues illustrates more of an interest in winning a political victory than arriving at solutions to help the country.
T. Thus, they end up many times trying to talk to Mainstream Americans, with Mainstream language, while secretly trying to sell them a product that when the glittering generalities fade away, they don’t want to buy.
U. Finally, their lack of respect for the intellect of the everyday common citizen does not allow them to trust the very thing they say they want to foster; independence. They do not carry this burden alone as the other party is also oblivious on many occasions to the wishes of their constituents.
V. In conclusion, the Republicans are not exactly running the best ticket ever. In fact, until the Palin phenomenon was introduced, the race was a bore, and Obama looked to be a shoo-in. Maybe he will still be if this honeymoon with Sarah ends earlier than the election. Still, the problem for the Democrats is that they cannot sell that which ultimately is not buyable, and which will ultimately change the very structures that form the basis

Sarah Palin interviewed by Charlie Gibson

Discuss!

What does 9/11 mean to you today?

On this 7th anniversary of the attack on America, it's good for all of us to pause and ask ourselves, What does 9/11 mean today?" Even more, what have we learned from 9/11? Please feel free to answer here.

The Pepsi Challenge and Election 2008

Remember the Pepsi Challenge?

People would try two cups of cola, one Pepsi, the other Coca-Cola. After they tried both, they would say which one they liked better and then the Pepsi rep would reveal which product they actually prefer.

Supposedly, a lot of people were surprised to learn that while they thought they preferred Coca-Cola, they actually prefer Pepsi.

Vito asked, what if we applied that to the issues and the candidates? I know, I know -- there are other factors like character, charisma, and great hair that might impact our choice. But just based on matching issues, where do we match up with the candidates?

I found two online quizzes that purport to do just that. The first one, glassbooth.org, matched me up with John McCain (63% similarity). The second one, VAJoe's Candidate Calculator, matched me with Ralph Nader (whom I dislike quite a bit) -- also with a 63% similarity. That isn't the only oddity, either. The Candidate Calculator also said John McCain is my lowest match.

I don't know the methodologies of either. One might be correct or both might be wrong. It's still a pretty neat experiment. Check out the links below to take your own challenge and see which soft drink, er, candidate you prefer.

Link to glassbooth.org
Link to VAJoe's Candidate Calculator

New poll: Is "None of the Above" a good voting option?

Here's a choice for you in this presidential election: Which would you choose, "None of the Above" or either of the two major choices?

You can also vote in the same poll in the upper-right of this page.

We'll be discussing this topic on the Gary Sutton Show today, so let me know what you think!

Poll results: Sarah Palin, yea or nay?

Poll results: Sarah Palin, yea or nay?

Yea - 87%
Nay - 12%
Who? - 0%