Inaction by Bush in regards to the Enviorment

Okay, as you may or may not know, the Supreme Court rules in Massachusetts v. EPA, that the EPA are the ones the ones that have to determine the severity of green house gases and they also are the ones that have to respond and set policy regarding.

So basically, the EPA has power over regulating green house gas emission that are a risk.

So upon the demand from the court, the EPA released it’s report determining wether or not green house gases pose a risk. This time around they couldn’t fuck with the data as Jim Inhofe does when he makes his presentations. Since the EPA head was publically appointed by Bush, agency was reluctant to do so.

Now the reports are released with data that shows that green house gases are a threat.

Since reading the reports findings would require the administration to respond, they first claimed that they would not read the reports. What they apparently have n to do now is disavow their own reports findings.

http://nytimes.com/2008/07/11/washington/11cnd-epa.html

The Liberal Media Myth

Moments in Politics

I like talking about politics and it is interesting to read about moments that people talk about and put into the American Political Lore. With the amount of media we have now, we have more access and more exposure to such possible moments. But at times we get so used to seeing them that we may just take it with the scene. So in todays world, to make a political moment is to have made a tremondous impact. And when I say political moments, I mean moments like the ones in this post.

I Paid For This Microphone!

The scene was THE New Hampshire Primary in 1980.  Ronald Reagan and George Bush were vying for their party’s nomination. Bush and Reagan were having a debate and Reagan wanted the other Republican candidates on the stage with him to debate as well. The lobbying for the inclusion of the other candidates was making Reagan’s appeal as a uniter a strong one. Reagan invited the other candidates on the stage and made the case for thier inclusion. The moderator of the debate was not amused and through microphone asked for Reaga’s mic to be turned off.

The moment not only helped his image of a uniter, but as a strong candidate. Reagan went on to win the New Hampshire Primary.

Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy

With the nominations already set, it was Michael Dukkakis against George Bush. But in a debate most people skip, the vice presidential candidates Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Quayle had their own. Quayle had compared himself to John F. Kennedy several times and did again during this debate. Bentsen was not not digging the comparison and was given chance to reply.

Did it help? Well the saying is used in politics. Often the name John F. Kennedy is substituted with Ronald Reagan. As for the Dukkakis/Quayle ticket, it failed to win on election night.

Poland is no longer under communist domination

I’m sorry to say that I don’t have a video of this one. But during a presidential debate with Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford stated this erroneous statement. It became big news for the 1976 debate and certainly did not help Ford who lost. For a transcript of the line here is the transcript.

That it for now. But I will most likely post some more moments some other time.

Obama v. ?

Over at Political Base, Mark Nickolas posted a blog that offered a hypothesis: Would the Republican Party replace McCain with someone else? Heck even The Huffington Post talked about the idea. So why the proposal? Well, the polls showing Obama over McCain are one of them. The way McCain is coming off in his speeches are as well.

Does this hypothesis have chance of evolving to anything higher? Don’t count on it.

Think about the Republicans and moderates that voted McCain in during the primaries. It’s hard to believe that they would support the party after choosing him over a field of others . So you can kiss those guys goodbye.

Second, you’re going to have to work overtime to familiarise voters of whomever the new pick is. Remember, the Republican National Convention is in September, giving the Republican Party a month or two to get things straight.

Lastly, despite the polls at the moment, things might change for McCain. John Zogby, the pollster master, puts it best regarding polls:

They’re more like a snapshot, a photograph of a moment.

Obama’s VP Picks Extra

Time has passed since my Obama VP specu-post was published. It is by far the most successful post I have written. Since last weeks clinching, the veepstakes for both candidates has gotten tons of buzz from people all over. Here are some reads that I think you may enjoy:

Nunn Sense

This article from The New Republic makes the case for Sam Nunn, a low key but acceptable choice for VP.

More on Gen. Jim Jones, VP Contender

This a blog post from The New Republic. This time, it goes a bit in depth at the new name on the list for Vice President, James Jones.

Obama Vice President Picks: Who Are The Frontrunners?

This here is from The Huffington Post. It lists several choices in the way I did with a pro and cons approach.

After clinching

A little after 8 PM central time, Barck Obama clinched the Democratic nomination for the presidency.

After clinching, Barack Obama went on to do what he does absolutely best:

more about “After clinching“, posted with vodpod

After clinching, Barack Obama named the team of former Eric Holder, Jim Johnson and Caroline Kennedy to help select his Vice-Presidential running mate.

After clinching, Hillary Clinton gave a speech in which she announced she will make no decision till later.

After clinching, John McCain tried to distance himself from George Bush and took some jabs at Obama.

After clinching, we wait for the next round to begin.

And the nominee is…

Barack Obama. Did it come down to the final two state? Not really, the Super Delegates made thier switches and pushed Obama onto the winning edge. And with that, ends the primary season folks. Get ready for the war of words between Obama and McCain and a unification process for the Democratic Party after a long roller coaster ride.