A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Barack Obama on Aug 26th, 2008
Political conventions have become more of a staged show than anything else. The speakers appear to be almost universally scripted, with practically every line in every speech vetted and approved by the powers that be. But day one of the democratic convention in Denver yesterday did manage to provide a few minutes of “planned improvisation” […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, John McCain, Politics on Aug 26th, 2008
George W. Bush is one of the most unpopular presidents ever, and John McCain is offering more of the same. Barack Obama, on the other hand, has innovate ideas and approaches, is an inspiring speaker, and is running on the opposition party’s ticket. Obama should be running away with this race, yet polls show Obama […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Aug 22nd, 2008
Barack Obama’s opponents have tried to paint him as an elitist who is out of touch with “regular Americans.” They didn’t know just how out of touch a presidential candidate could be, but it turns out they had the wrong man. John McCain is so well off that he apparently can’t remember how many houses […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Politics on Aug 21st, 2008
So Barack Obama has selected a running mate. Recent news has played up the chances of Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, and Tim Kaine. No offense to the three of them, but hope it’s someone else. Obama doesn’t need to play it safe by selecting a respected white male (boring) politician. He’s not the “safe” candidate; […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, John McCain, Politics on Jun 11th, 2008
In this campaign season so far, I’ve seen hundreds of cars sporting Barack Obama bumper stickers. I’ve seen, literally, one single car with a John McCain sticker. Granted, my sampling areas of Colorado and the San Francisco Bay Area are probably not representative of the nation as a whole. In Colorado Springs, the conservatives seem […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Politics, Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2008
This clip from The Daily Show is simultaneously hilarious and right on the mark. How did we reach a point where a comedy news show is a better purveyor of the news then the news stations themselves?
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Jun 9th, 2008
A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll indicates that 17% of Clinton supporters will vote for McCain if Obama doesn’t select her as his running mate. And an additional 22% would refuse to vote for Obama.
I don’t get it.
I understand the vehement support for Clinton and the desire to see her in the White House. I […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Jun 2nd, 2008
It looks like Michigan’s and Florida’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be seated after all, but with ½ a vote each.
There are several problems with this compromise. First, because Barack Obama wasn’t even on the ballot in Michigan, they’ve basically had to guess how many delegates to assign to him. Second, the candidates […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on May 21st, 2008
I voted for Hillary Clinton in my caucus in February, represented her as a delegate to the El Paso county convention in March, and represented her again as a delegate to the Colorado State convention last weekend. But now I think it’s time for her to drop out of the race and let Barack Obama […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Colorado State Convention, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on May 13th, 2008
I’m pleased to announce that I will be attending the Colorado State Democratic Convention in Colorado Springs next weekend (May 17) as a delegate for Hillary Clinton. Although I’m skeptical of Clinton’s chances of gaining the nomination, I feel morally obligated as an official Clinton delegate to cast my vote for her. In truth, I […]