A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Environmentalism, John McCain, Politics on Aug 8th, 2008
After missing numerous votes on critical energy issues in the senate, John McCain is now criticizing congress for failing to make progress on the issue.
MoveOn.org put together a great video showing this hypocrisy.
Posted in Politics on Aug 6th, 2008
Bob Schaffer, who’s a Republican running for Senate in Colorado, was embarrassed this week by his son’s Facebook page. The page featured, among other failed attempts at humor, a bumper sticker with the text, “Slavery gets sh** done.”
I don’t think that a candidate for office should be judged by the Facebook page of his college-aged […]
Posted in Election 2008, John McCain, Politics on Jun 20th, 2008
How many times have you heard that John McCain is a “maverick” or a “straight-talker?” I’ve become increasingly annoyed by the mainstream media’s insistence on repeating fawning tropes about presidential candidate John McCain that just aren’t true. Or at least aren’t any more true about him than any other politician. So without further ado, here […]
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 […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Mar 3rd, 2008
“I don’t belong to any organized party. I’m a Democrat,”
- Will Rogers
After attending the El Paso County Democratic Convention the weekend before last, I was feeling a bit like Will Rogers. After arriving promptly at 8 AM I stood in line outside waiting to register for two hours. And this wasn’t Southern California temperature – […]