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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008MSNBC/AP: One-year Treasury bill returns as deficit soars — Bush adminstration expands borrowing options after stimulus checks sent
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, moving to cope with soaring budget deficits, says it is bringing back the one-year Treasury bill that it stopped issuing seven years ago when the budget was in surplus.
The administration said Wednesday it […]
Obama just lost my vote… I want to write in Reverend Jeremiah Wright
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008CNN: Obama ‘outraged’ by Wright’s remarks
(CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama said he is “outraged” by comments his former minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made Monday at the National Press Club and is “saddened by the spectacle.”
“I have been a member of Trinity Church since 1992. I have known Rev. Wright for almost 20 […]
Undecided about Nader
Sunday, February 24th, 2008CNN:
Ralph Nader enters presidential race
Nader said Thomas Jefferson believed that “when you lose your government, you’ve got to go into the electoral arena.”
“A Jeffersonian revolution is needed in this country,” he said.
Nader told NBC that great changes in U.S. history have come “through little parties that never won any national election.”
“Dissent is the mother […]
Will Edwards make an endorsement?
Thursday, February 14th, 2008ABC News: Edwards Weighs Clinton Endorsement — Former Candidate Torn Between Clinton and Obama in Democratic Race
It will be interesting to see what he does. The headline in this story is a bit misleading, as it sounds to me that he is in serious talks with both campaigns about a possible endorsement, and has had […]
A sign of what we are up against in the Presidential race
Thursday, February 7th, 2008CNN: Romney suspends presidential campaign
CNN) — Mitt Romney suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, saying if he continued it would “forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win.”
“In this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part […]
FINAL BLOG STRAW POLL RESULTS: Obama beats Edwards by a hair for Democratic, Thomson has big GOP win
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Here are the final results using the ranked preference point system:
Democratic Straw Poll
Barack Obama 24 pts. (33.3%)
John Edwards 22 pts. (30.6%)
Dennis Kucinich 10 pts. (13.9%)
Hillary Clinton 9 pts. (12.5%)
Jim Rogers 3 pts. (4.2%)
Christopher J. Dodd 2 pts. (2.8%)
Bill Richardson 1 pt. (1.4%)
(Total 12 voters with 72 points cast)
Republican Straw Poll
Fred Thompson 9 pts. (37.5%)
Duncan Hunter […]
Obama or Clinton? Is there a difference — also thoughts for Republicans
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Today’s Super Tuesday and for my Okie readers, don’t forget to vote in the primary (assuming you’re a registered Republican or Democrat).
I know that Obama or Clinton are almost certain to win the Democratic nomination. Certainly they are an improvement over Bush, and would be better than the Republicans (except maybe Ron Paul… I would […]
Why Okies should STILL vote for Edwards on Super Tuesday
Friday, February 1st, 2008I was very disappointed that John Edwards dropped out of the Democratic primary (click here to read Edwards speech in New Orleans where left the race), but his name will still be on the Oklahoma primary ballot and I think Okie Democrats should still vote for him. Here’s why…
The reality is that unless a miracle […]
John Edwards to visit Tulsa on Tuesday
Sunday, January 27th, 2008JohnEdwards.com: Speaking event on Tuesday, January 29th
You’re invited to join John Edwards at an event in Tulsa!
January 29, 2008 - 8:45 a.m.
Special Event with John Edwards
TWU #514 Hall
11945 E. Pine St.
Tulsa
Woody Guthrie, a Christian Socialist?
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008RedStater:Call it The New Christianism?
. . . Written about, back in 2005 at the George Mason University History News Network, the new “Christian Left” has deep roots here in Oklahoma and might even lay claim to the foundation of the philosophy of the entire current movement. Woody Guthrie (pictured above in 1945) is a legend […]