Presidential Race Blog

What I look for before I vote

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:28:49 +0000

Written by Michael Vass As 2010 mid-term elections drawn near, or at least the election cycle, I thought about what it is I value in an elected representative. And I came up with the following. 1. They realize they are an elected official, thus they work for voters and not the other way around. (Someone might remind Nancy [...]

Things you might want to know before 2010 mid-term elections

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:38:24 +0000

Written by Michael Vass I’ve been thinking about how my senators – Sen. Schumer and Gillibrand – refused to speak to their constituents over the 2009 summer break about health care. Which of course lead me to think about how Sen. Gillibrand wouldn’t even send me a email confirmation on my letter to her, Sen. Schumer [...]

I was wrong about President Obama

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:43:01 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Recently I have been discussing the Health Care Reform Bill that is before Congress and heavily promoted by the White House. To that end, in an effort to resolve some of the most important and critical questions I have heard, read, and considered I sent emails and physical letters to Sen. Schumer, [...]

Did the Congo kill a Clinton Presidential run in 2012?

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:15:55 +0000

Written by Michael Vass By now everyone has had a chance to laugh at (not with) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her outburst to a question from a student in the Congo. But in case you didn’t see it, here is the video. I too viewed the whole incident in more of a chuckle than anything [...]

Secretary Clinton still too weak to be noted

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:32:36 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Guess what? Our Secretary of State is still on the job. In case you might wonder who that is, it is still Hillary Clinton. But I can understand how you might not remember her. Secretary Clinton has been way out of the political spotlight since almost the moment she was confirmed as Secretary [...]

You mean we have a Secertary of State?

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:45:28 +0000

Written by Michael Vass There is one thing I have to say that I like about the Obama Administration. They put Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a box. They have effectively put her aside and shut Former President Bill Clinton up. It’s a feat few politicians have been able to do since either Clinton was [...]

Alan Colmes - the smartest commentor on television?

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:00:23 +0000

Written by Michael Vass I was at my weekly pool league game yesterday when the topic of the departure of Alan Colmes from Hannity & Colmes came up. Several people were surprised at the move, and a couple claimed that it’s just what they would expect from Fox News. Putting aside the far-left promoted misconceptions of [...]

Election promises: polispeak to win

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:52:05 +0000

Written by Michael Vass The Presidential election is now 14 days over, and President Obama has already violated several campaign promises. Can you imagine what things will be like in 2 years? I realize that a multitude of Obama fans are getting rabid over that statement so I will make it clear that this is not [...]

Race relations in 2009 and beyond

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:32:11 +0000

Written by Michael Vass “Many ___ feel that the country their forefathers built has been … stolen from them, so there’s in some places a real boiling rage, and that can only become worse as more people lose jobs.” This is about President Obama, the economy, and America. But not exactly the way you might be thinking. [...]

Marilyn Manson performs for Obama: what if it happened?

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:27:08 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Here is something you don’t hear everyday. In fact I just heard about it today. Supposedly Marilyn Manson was going to have a performance that would have been in behalf of President Obama (then Senator Obama). Can you imagine it? Now the source of that would be performance is Manson’s ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel [...]

President Obama’s first 100 days: a prediction

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:18:22 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Ok, now that the Obama election win inspired drunkenness has passed the question for many is what is he going to do. Fantastic speeches, and pointing fingers at the past are wonderful ways to get elected, but mean nothing when you need to lead. What can we discern now? Well we know that [...]

M V Consulting, Inc. election poll results

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:20:53 +0000

Written by Michael Vass For those that were curious about the results of the polls that were on the sites of M V Consulting, Inc. about the presidential election I have the numbers. These polls were on the site for a year, and visitors were able to vote only once each. The visitors of the M V [...]

President Obama - the expectations start now

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:12:21 +0000

Written by Michael Vass President Obama has won the 2008 election. I am as elated by that news as any African American or minority in America right now. But at the same time I am looking at what the nation said last night. At 6pm initial exit poll results started to flow and there were several important [...]

President Obama - America is changed

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:02:06 +0000

Written by Michael Vass President Obama has won the election and history has been created. There is no limit to the feelings some have about this moment, and I have trouble describing my feelings as well. I have always respected President Obama, though I differ with his views for America. But that is the essence of America. [...]

Presidential election update at 9:30

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:50:28 +0000

Written by Michael Vass So far the votes are on-going, but at least Fox News currently calls the election 200 - 90. With the loss of Ohio to Obama, McCain virtually needs the entire mid-west and west coast to win the election. While the electoral vote leans strongly to Obama, the popular vote is a near total [...]

First set of exit poll results in the Presidential election

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:54:52 +0000

Written by Michael Vass The early results are starting to come in. At 5:30 the first exit poll results I have heard of (from Fox News) have been announced for Ohio, Indiana, and Virginia. These results are based on 10% of the vote. As with all exit polls there is a tendency to exaggerate Democratic results, [...]

Presidential candidate quotes to start your voting juices

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:47:54 +0000

Written by Michael Vass As we all head out to vote today, and I do urge all my readers that are American citizens to vote, I stopped to notice a couple of the better quotes of this Presidential election. Now I won’t go all the way back to the Primaries, just looking at the McCain and [...]

Time flies before election, questions arise like a wave

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:07:22 +0000

Written by Michael Vass The eve before the Presidential election. And the media is losing it’s mind. As I was playing in my Monday night 8-ball pool tournament (I’m currently 12 for 12) and happened to look up at the television. It was about 7:30 and on ABC News there was George Stephanopoulos and a reporter. The [...]

Picking a President doesn’t make you more or less Black

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:48:53 +0000

Written by Michael Vass I find it interesting as we come upon the 2008 election to reflect on what has occurred in this year. From the surprising Democratic Primaries up til now there has been a shift in politics that will never be undone. I never thought I would see this in my lifetime, and now [...]

The election issues that decides it all?

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:53:44 +0000

Written by Michael Vass As the hours count down, and over the weekend I hope that tens of millions will be searching the web for information on the Presidential candidates, I wanted to revisit the most controversial point of this election. The deep tan Obama has everyday. At this point most people know who they will vote [...]