VP Choices: Joe Biden

There has been much discussion of who will receive the offer of the Vice Presidential nomination with Barack Obama’s campaign.  As noted recently, Jim Webb, someone previously considered a strong contender for the position, has preemptively declined the nomination.  Despite the removal of Mr. Webb’s name from the list of potential candidates, the field remains [...]

Edwards would “seriously consider” VP offer

John Edwards, when told by a reporter that he was on Obama’s “short-list” for VP, John Edwards said recently that he would “seriously consider” the offer.  
Edwards could be an interesting choice for VP, helping Barack in NC, which could turn out to be a key swing state for Barack.  Edwards also has an exciting, populist [...]

John McCain brings in $22 million in June

John McCain has released his fundraising totals for June, showing that McCain raised a relatively plump sum of $22 million dollars.  Relatively plump compared to what he has been raising, but relatively paltry compared to what Barack Obama has been shown to be capable of raising.  The real financial threat posed by McCain is that [...]

Can McCain be president?

No, I’m not talking about his credentials or leadership capacity, I’m talking about whether the Constitution legally permits it.
John McCain was born in the American-controlled Canal Zone of Panama, part of the United States’ policy of domination in the Western Hemisphere introduced by the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine in the early 20th century. [...]

John McCain: “Hispanics are God’s children”

John McCain has released a new ad in states bordering Airzona.  The ad, targeted at Hispanic Americans features a video from a Repubican Debate in which John McCain expounds upon the service of Hispanics in America.  The ad doesn’t say anything substantive, doesn’t lay out a position, or even say anything about the candidate himself. [...]