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Without a Prayer Subtitle: John McCain can't stand sucking up to the Christian right. Is this the end of the GOP's unholy alliance? "The Bible-thumpers, mainly working- and middle-class whites with limited educations from the landlocked states of the South and the Midwest, would seem to have had little in common with the archpriests of the neoconservative movement, who as it happened were mainly Jewish academics with fancy degrees from the East and West Coasts. But they did: They shared an almost equal disdain for democracy, free speech and learning, and paradise for both groups was an intellectually mute America...

…Are in fact all provided by quotes from the candidate himself. 1)”The system isn’t working…when communities are terrorized by ICE immigration raids, when nursing mothers are torn from their babies, when children come home from school to find their parents missing, WHEN PEOPLE ARE DETAINED WITHOUT ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL…” – Speech to National Council of La Raza -Cry me a river. As if our immigration and judicial system were not mucked up enough. I guess it really is necessary to provide a taxpayer funded attorney to every illegal immigrant awaiting deportation and to complain vehemently when law enforcement types...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Rudy Giuliani dropped out of the Republican presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed Sen. John McCain for the nomination. Giuliani made the announcement at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library a day after suffering a debilitating defeat in Tuesday's Florida primary. With McCain at his side, Giuliani said the nation needed "someone who can be trusted in times of crisis." "Obviously I thought I was that person," the former New York mayor said. "The voters made another choice." He noted that he and McCain had managed to compete without running negative ads against each other and said,...

Sen. Barack Obama's longtime friend and spiritual adviser trashed the memory of a missing and presumed dead American teenage girl, according to church publications reviewed by WND. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the controversial minister of Obama's church in Chicago, cited the case of Natalee Holloway's disappearance in Aruba in complaining about what he sees as the media's bias in covering white victims of crime over black victims. "Black women are being raped daily in Darfur, Sudan, in the Congo and in Sub-Saharan Africa. That doesn't make news," Wright said in the August 2005 edition of Trumpet Magazine, a publication of his...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - One thing about the Republican presidential race is certain — the nomination won't be by acclamation. The fight for the party nod isn't likely to end until well into February — or even beyond — as Mitt Romney, John McCain and Mike Huckabee have divvied up the early states, and no clear front-runner with a burst of momentum has emerged. South Carolina is next up on Saturday. The battle between the top-tier candidates "is going to be like the Bataan Death March," said Ron Kaufman, a top adviser to Romney. So far, each candidate and an array...

Find out who in your area contributed to which presidential candidate. Candidates for President must register with the Federal Election Commission and file quarterly reports to disclose campaign finance information. This database provides campaign finance information for the current front-runners for president. Search your community's contributions for the 2007-2008 Presidential Candidates. Source: Federal Election Commission: Itemized individual contributions from the first three quarters of 2007 SEARCH PAGE: Presidential campaign contributions by zip code http://www.orlandosentinel2.com/data/campaign2007-2008/

I stand corrected and apologize for my previous alert. Mitt Romney apparently thinks he is endorsing a way of getting embryonic stem cells without killing embryos. See excerpt from his own article next: http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=ZmY2OTUxMTgyZmM0ZDkwMGRmMzhkYjAxZmMyOWZlM2U "I studied the issue for many months, and entered into conversation with experts from across the nation who were looking for consensus solutions, like Stanford’s Dr. William Hurlbut. In the end, I became persuaded that the stem-cell debate was grounded in a false premise, and that the way through it was around it: by the use of scientific techniques that could produce the equivalent of embryonic...

The doctor known as the founder of the pro-life movement has endorsed former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Dr. John Wilke, an original member of Senator Sam Brownback's Exploratory Committee, has thrown his support to Romney in the wake of Senator Brownback's withdrawal from the race. "Unlike other candidates who only speak to the importance of confronting the major social issues of the day, Governor Romney has a record of action in defending life," Dr. Willke said. "Every decision he made as governor was on the side of life. I know he will...

The Republican Party of Florida is conducting its premiere event of 2007 this weekend in Orlando - Presidency IV. Every Candidate, from Giuliani to Thompson, will be there. On Saturday, there will be lunch speeches and socials. On Sunday night, there will be a Nationally televised debate. No candidate will be left behind, and all will have a full opportunity to plead their case. As many are aware, the leadership of the Florida party is moving to the left, in a calculation to triangulate support from disaffected Democrats. As led by Governor Charlie Crist, in a major change from Jeb...

I’ve been watching the Democratic race with….alright, so I haven’t really been keeping up with it. It is hard to feign interest in a race whose top candidates are so lacking of charisma. With their number one issue being Iraq for so long that they have actually managed to make a debate about war boring, Hillary and the gang just haven’t created much of a buzz. That was until I learned of Senator Clinton’s health care plan....

See for example this thread first. It's the end of the road for Gingrich And he won't run to challenge the witch Who to vote for instead? Duncan Hunter, or Fred! Don't fall for Guiliani's sales pitch!

Fred Thompson Interviewed by Dan Patrick on KSEVRADIO.com 5:00 pm CST

full titleU.S. Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich: The U.S. Must Pay Reparations to the People of Iraq Transcript hereKucinich: "I crafted my peace plan with the help of people who served in the U.N., including peace-keeping missions over the years, who understand that not only must we stabilize Iraq, but we also must pay reparations to the people of Iraq for the great human tragedy that has been caused."

Five Democratic presidential candidates are planning to pay homage to America's leading trial lawyers' group, the American Association for Justice, by turning out at its annual convention in Chicago this weekend. Senators Clinton, Obama of Illinois, and Biden of Delaware are scheduled to speak to the lawyers on Sunday, as are a former senator, John Edwards of North Carolina, and Governor Richardson of New Mexico.

The Book of Life, the Akashic Records, out in the ether, beyond our conscious life, the permanent library of all that has ever been done, and all that will ever be. The great religions, east and west, bear testimony to this shared psychic knowledge of humanity, alluding to them in different ways. Edgar Cayce, the sleeping prophet of the early twentieth century, referenced these records in his predictions and observations. Of all the professed prophets practicing today, only two claim intimacy with the Akashic records, and these two are one. Terry and Linda Jamison ....

My friend put together a video to take on McCain immigration stance. Let's keep up this effort to shut down the Kennedy wing of the Republican party. Please check it and give tips which I'll pass on. I told him to add a soundtrack and a bit more narration or much less (only to end it). anyways, please enjoy and link wherever you can so we can get some attention to the Cornyn ammendment that failed thanks to Senators Like John McCain. Disgraceful.

NEWPORT BEACH – Actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson may be many conservatives' great hope to run for president, but he's keeping his cards close to his chest both in terms of his plans and in terms of specific policy positions. After his speech to the Lincoln Club at the Balboa Bay Club on Friday, I sat down with him to see just where he stands in terms of throwing his hat in the ring – he hasn't yet – and on some key issues. Below are excerpts. You can find the full transcript at the Total Buzz blog, blogs.ocregister.com/buzz/...

As Former Senator and possible Presidential candidate Fred Thompson continues to build momentum towards a 2008 presidential campaign, other candidates are beginning to take note, and prepare. Thompson’s sterling conservative record is hard to dispute so, it seems that his primary opponents are already looking to temper and dilute his record through affiliation. A friend of mine in DC recently notified me of increased focus from the McCain campaign on Fred Thompson’s 2000 endorsement of John McCain...

I and few others have started a new blog, "Heading Right".... [URL=http://headingright.com/]Heading Right[/URL] Notables (I'm not included, because I'm not notable) include: Captains Quarters Fausta's Blog Atlas Shrugged bRight and Early etc... (full blogroll available at the site) Although the blog has been up for a week or so, we'll be kicking things off in style on debate night, May 3rd. We'll be doing a live blog session during the debate. Followed by a round-table 'after action' show on [URL=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/default.aspx]Blog Talk Radio[/URL] following the debate. Current contributors for the after action show are: Ed Morrissey: Captain's Quarters Kit Jarrel: Euphoric...

The Presidential Pre-Season Here we are at the start of another season with the run for the Presidency. This is the preseason, which lasts until July of next year. During the preseason we have the veteran stars, the regular players, the high priced rookies, and the holdouts. Over the next months of the preseason we will see some rise, some fall, some quit and others jockeying for positions either moving into the elites or seeking positions allying with the leaders. So let’s get right to it and look at this year’s players and prospects for the Democrat League and the...

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback said yesterday he no longer supports the immigration overhaul bill that he helped pass in the Senate. "I would not vote for the same bill," Mr. Brownback told reporters yesterday morning, saying that after the bill passed the Senate he had a chance to study its effects and decided it led to too much immigration. It's a major reversal for a man who is listed as one of seven original sponsors of the bill, along with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, who spearheaded the bill... He said...

The Gingrich Strategy, if you could call it that, for 2008 was pretty simple: Wait until September 2007… if Rudy has faltered, McCain has failed to excite the conservative base, or Romney has failed to gain traction, through your hat in the ring. Wait and see if a void developed, and if so, fill it. All of a sudden, though, the Fred Thompson boomlet is trouble for Newt. We have seen...

Front-runners aim to avoid backfire Analysts point to probe risks, fickle voters By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | March 10, 2007 WASHINGTON -- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton determinedly presses her colleagues for early endorsements of her presidential candidacy, touts her appearances before sold-out and influential audiences like tonight's "100 Club" dinner in Nashua, and refers to her plans in terms of "when" and not "if" she is elected to the White House. Her identification as the Democratic front-runner is partly beyond her control, the result of high name recognition and decades of fame. But like her Republican counterpart, John McCain...

"Mitt Romney: No matter how much credibility McCain gains with conservatives, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appears to be winning their support much more. Romney unveiled the names of his 22-member congressional whip team, and among them was Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.), head of the House Conservatives Fund and a key player in the Republican Study Committee."

WASHINGTON - Republicans looking at Rudolph Giuliani's campaign for president always ask two questions - is he really running, and is he a "real Republican?" They're probably not going to like the answers found by Newsday in Giuliani's government filings. The ex-mayor still is holding back from submitting the simple one-page form declaring himself a possible candidate, despite raising $1.4 million to run. And asked what party he belongs to on a different form, Giuliani didn't say - he left the answer blank.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., said Sunday he is taking the first step toward an expected White House run in 2008, offering extensive experience in Washington and the world stage as he seeks to become the first Hispanic president. "I am taking this step because we have to repair the damage that's been done to our country over the last six years," said Richardson, a former congressman, U.N. ambassador and Energy Department secretary. "Our reputation in the world is diminished, our economy has languished, and civility and common decency in government has perished," he said in a statement....

(AgapePress) - An author and self-professed former liberal says he doesn't think Arizona Senator John McCain is going to excite conservatives as the 2008 "presidential sweepstakes" kick into high gear. He believes there are a couple of alternatives who might be more attractive to the conservative voting bloc. Political analyst Keith Thompson is the author of Leaving the Left: Moments in the News That Made Me Ashamed to Be a Liberal. He says while John McCain remains the nominal frontrunner at this very early stage of the process, the Arizona senator has had a bad track record with conservatives, particularly...

NEW YORK — Democratic Senator Joe Biden wants you to know he is running for president. Definitely. Unequivocally. Absolutely. "I'm the only guy who will tell you honestly what I'm doing. The others won't tell you, but I will," Biden said, wrapping up a fundraising trip to New York before heading to New Hampshire, his ninth visit in just over a year. He is also campaigned extensively through other early voting states, spending 17 days in Iowa, nine in South Carolina, and four in Nevada. In a potentially crowded Democratic field dominated by New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and...

Ex-GNP Chief to Come Out of Retirement On Lee Hoi-chang's Reappearance The former Grand National Party chairman Lee Hoi-chang is to come out of retirement early next year to form an “anti-left” coalition of conservative forces, an aide said Thursday. Lee’s former public relations secretary Lee Jong-koo told the Chosun Ilbo his former boss has “virtually returned to the political arena” with lectures criticizing the incumbent government. He said the one-time presidential candidate would make “big, conspicuous political strides” next year, “although some might call it an attempt to form a new political faction.” In a series of lectures, the...

Washington, DC— United States senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, seems to be exploring options at taking a run for the 2008 presidency. A recent Zogby poll between John McCain and the Hawaiian native has Obama narrowly trailing the maverick by only a few percentage points, 38% to 41%. “I kind of thought Hilary was a lock for ‘08 until I heard about this poll,” said Obama. “I guess a lot of people dislike her, but I can’t imagine why. We are going to explore our options.”

A 2001 memo reveals then New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani re-opened sections of downtown Manhattan weeks after the 9/11 attacks despite knowing the air was toxic.

(If you're thinking what you're thinking is just a joke; you might be horrified to know that any play on words in the original title is intentional.) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- New York, NY- July, 26 2006—- A presidential bust of Hillary Clinton is set to be unveiled at the Museum of Sex on August 9, 2006 at 10 am. Accentuating her sexual power and bolstered by the presidential seal, The Presidential Bust of Hillary Rodham Clinton: The First Woman President of the United States of America will be officially open for public viewing on August 9 for a limited six...

The Mayor Who Would Be PresidentOr would he? A look at Rudy’s career, character, and prospects KATE O’BEIRNE Rudy Giuliani became “America’s Mayor” when he confidently took charge after the terrorist attacks of September 11. He rose to the challenge with grace and grit, and his pitch-perfect reactions captured something far more universal than his own anger, determination, and heartache. The tough-talking former mayor now enjoys a unique status among national politicians. Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift had plenty of company when she contemplated Hurricane Katrina’s devastation and asked, “Where is Rudy Giuliani when we need him?” In the political-leadership sweepstakes, Giuliani...

Barack Obama was standing before a packed high school auditorium when he noticed a familiar face in the crowd -- none other than singer Dionne Warwick. He paused, flashed a mischievous smile, then let loose with a perfectly on-key performance of the opening line of her hit song "Walk On By." The audience of 300 students and adults roared with approval. Obama, a first-term Democratic senator from Illinois, seems to be hitting the right notes these days. During Senate recesses, he has been touring the country at breakneck pace, basking in the sudden fame of a politician turned pop star....

DAVENPORT, Iowa - U.S. Sen. George Allen gave a breakfast speech Saturday here in Iowa, a state that could be crucial if he runs for president in 2008. Several hours later, he gave a dinner speech in Virginia Beach, the largest city in his home state, where he faces a re-election battle this fall. As the Republican senator juggles his two apparent political goals, he edges closer to creating a campaign issue at home. Allen, 54 , will not commit to serving out his six-year term should he reclaim his Senate seat in November. "I'll consider the future when I...

N.Y. Poll: Clinton Won't Win White House Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is in strong shape for re-election in New York this year, but most voters in her adopted state think it is unlikely the former first lady could win a 2008 presidential race, a statewide poll reported Monday. And 51 percent of those voters told Marist College's Institute for Public Opinion that Clinton, "because of who she is," would be treated more harshly than other candidates in a 2008 presidential campaign. Thirty-one percent said she would be treated the same. "She comes with controversy," said pollster Lee Miringoff. Last week,...

Hagel encouraged by N.H. visit BY DON WALTON / Lincoln Journal Star HENNIKER, N.H. — Sen. Chuck Hagel wound up a three-day tour of New Hampshire Wednesday encouraged by the initial response to his possible 2008 presidential bid. "I had an awful lot of positive response and I appreciate that," Hagel said in an interview following his final appearance at a town hall meeting on the campus of New England College. "I've had a terrific time. I like to campaign. I like to mix it up. I came here to see what people were thinking," Hagel said. In the process,...

MONTPELIER, VT – Current DNC Chief and former Democratic Presidential candidate Howard Dean had a wild ride while trying to reach the White House during the 2004 Democratic primary. It was a roller coaster, filled with peaks and valleys, hills and depressions. What Governor Dean experienced is what many people call “Fifteen Minutes of Fame,” where a person becomes wildly popular for a very short time, before drifting into oblivion. “It was nuts,” Governor Dean said. “The first two minutes were a blur – everything happened so fast I couldn’t possibly have absorbed it all.” Governor Dean said that minutes...

Mildly Pro Choice? By: Keith A. Fournier © Third Millennium, LLC On March 12, 2005 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was interviewed by the Washington Times. The interview has fueled the growing speculation that she may be entertaining a bid for the Presidency in 2008. Not because she acknowledged such an intention but simply because she refused to “rule it out”. The speculation has been fueled by a torrent of articles and is the continual banter of talk radio and blogs. It was begun by Dick Morris, the seemingly ever present political speculator. The Washington D.C. chatter culture is spinning...

President Bush styles himself as a man of deep principle. But, in fact, he switches principles all the time. What he abides by are story lines--especially ones that cast him as the hero.

After the revelations of today, 10/29/04, where a US Army Major revealed that his unit had destroyed 250 tons of munitions at the Al QaQua facility, and after the latest Osama bin Laden video...I am revising my election prediction upward for Bush. I honestly believe that many more Americans will vote for Bush after Bin Laden spouted the Kerry/DNC/Michael Moore talking points, and after Kerry's knee jerk reation regarding the munitions have been wholly discredited. Here's my original projection from 10/15/2004. BACK TO JEFFHEAD.COM

I'm calling it for Bush today, 10/15/2004. Bush 320 Electoral Votes, Kerry 218 Electoral Votes.

I would have given almost anything to have attended the 2nd presidential debate in St. Louis and asked Kerry the following question: Senator Kerry, you have attacked President Bush on handeling the war on terrorism and Iraq, and questioning whether we should being involved in either of them in the first place by making the comment it's the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time. This sounds very similar to those who opposed fighting the revoluntionary war, the war of 1812, before entering WW II, and especially the arms race which eventually caused the fall of communism,...

I want to post a comment about the Zogby/Reuters tracking poll released today that shows John Kerry leading President Bush 47 - 44. And I am going to suggest that there are good reasons to doubt the accuracy of Zogby's results due to statements Zogby has made about what Kerry should do in the campaign and especially Zogby's recent record in the 2002 mid-term elections. Simply put, I believe that Zogby has failed to understand the shift in voter sentiment since 9/11 as it relates to his practice of "weighting" polling results to reflect voter turnout as differentiated by party...

The voters guide for the presidential race is here.

I think I heard Michael Medved mention that George W. Bush had better grades in college than John Kerry. Verification of this and proof would help me win an argument with and arogant liberal. Any information?

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to be flip-flopping on his support for President Bush ... but not on his admiration for his friend John Kerry. As we reported Wednesday, Schwarzenegger has said he wouldn't campaign in any other state for Bush. That same day the pro-Democrat Los Angeles Times quoted him as saying he would most likely campaign out of state for the president. "Then, on Thursday, the governor raised eyebrows again," the pro-Democrat San Francisco Chronicle reported today, when he told radio host Tony Snow he would assist Bush in California, "But I will not go outside the state."...

What does John Edwards add to the Democratic Party ticket? The Kerry campaign is trying its best to spin the selection of wealthy trial lawyer John Edwards for VP by portraying Edwards as the son of a textile mill worker, a regular guy who can relate to the South and middle America. This is not the whole truth, and it is not surprising considering the source: two lawyers well-versed in skewing arguments. In actuality, Edwards’ father became a supervisor at the mill and later formed his own consulting business. Edwards’ mother managed and owned a furniture refinishing antique shop...

The John Kerry bus tour rolled into Cleveland about right on time. Conspiratoristo, DollyCali, Oliver the Wonder Dog and Bill the almost FReeper were there to see it, but if the police had nor sounded the sirens you wouldn't have thought anything of it.We were there to protest the Senator, some deaf individuals were there to support EEOC/ADA issues, and there wasNO ONE ELSE!!!It's true that there was a twenty mile and hour wind, it was 35 degrees out, (what does that make the wind chill?), and we first got there at 5:00 and stayed until 6:20, so I guess...