[Jack Black]

I chalk it up to media manipulation. How many stories have you seen on the announced candidates: Duncan Hunter, Vilsack of Iowa, and others in the so-called "second tier". The media have made themselves king makers and they are loath to let go of that power. In this election they have annointed McCain, Romney and Gulliani the acceptable Republicans and are conducting a major news blackout on other (true conservative) candidates. Over on the Donkey side it seems they want Obama, Edwards and Hillary. Gore and Kerry will be given at least a "grey out" and not be allowed to present themselves.

We suckers are just along for the ride. It's like American Idol. The producers have complete control over who gets to go on camera and sing -- then you can vote. Same method, same organizations. Sad, but true.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings JB:

Excellent American Idle analogy! But the American Idle comparison works only when choosing between democRats and RINOs.

The GOP is most successful with the one-on-one “grass roots” voter outreach method. It is far more influential with an undecided voter than the democRat-RINO biased mass media system. This has a cost, and my time is very valuable.

Senator Mike DeWine betrayed me, and many others, by joining Senator John McCain’s Beltway “gang.” So Senator DeWine's Ohio re-election campaign "died on the vine" for lack of volunteers. There was no neighborhood canvas work from me in the Ohio heartland. Yeah, we still voted for DeWine over Brown, but DeWine canvas workers were non-existent in the last campaign.

And Senator John McCain can count upon a similar response from me if he has further Presidential ambitions. Although in 2000, I canvassed Michigan neighborhoods, and made substantial campaign donations for McCain’s primary challenge.

That was until McCain talked us out of supporting him.

This elephant never forgets…
OLA