http://www.politicalfud.com Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt in American Politics Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:18:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The culture of fear, uncertainty and doubt in American politics was dealt a staggering—though not fatal—blow yesterday when the country overwhelmingly chose to ignore the negative campaigning of Senator McCain, Governor Palin and the GOP and instead focus on hope and the future. In electing Barack Obama to President, Americans showed ... http://www.politicalfud.com/general-politics/a-blow-to-the-culture-of-fud/ http://www.politicalfud.com/presidential-elections/dont-vote/ I wish the members of tonight's town hall debate audience had asked Senator McCain some of the following questions. They didn't: Is Governor Palin ready to be president if something happens to you? Is Governor Palin more qualified to be Vice President than Senator Biden? Is Senator Obama less of an American than ... http://www.politicalfud.com/presidential-elections/questions-i-wished-town-hall-voters-asked-but-didnt/ Bill Kristol, on Fox News, suggests that McCain should ask voters concerned about the economy to "judge the character, the judgement, the background of the person you're putting in charge". Hm. Does Kristol not recall The Keating Five, where McCain intervened in an investigation of his political patron, which, eventually, resulted in ... http://www.politicalfud.com/presidential-elections/judge-the-candidates-character-judgement-and-background/ Although I've been following the 2008 presidential cycle closely, I haven't written anything here since May of 2007. The Democratic National Convention and the Republican selection of a Vice President candidate, though, threw me back into the mix with a vengeance. I've added a couple of entries from the last ... http://www.politicalfud.com/presidential-elections/a-new-presidential-cycle/ I find myself unable to completely fathom Senator McCain's choice of Sara Palin for Vice President. Earlier I suggested that McCain was supremely confident in his chances to win in November. After thinking this through, having the initial shock subside, and reading more about Governor Palin, I'm changing my mind. I ... http://www.politicalfud.com/presidential-elections/fascinated-by-mccain-vp-choice/ Just a day after Barack Obama accepted his historic nomination for President of the United States, John McCain shocked the world by selecting Sara Palin as his running mate. By now, if you care you've already read all about her, and if you're like me, you're left with dueling impressions: one ... http://www.politicalfud.com/presidential-elections/mccains-vp-pick-confident/ Tonight, for the first time in the history of this country, a Black man accepted the nomination of a major political party for the presidency of the United States of America. I don't have anything insightful to say, I just marvel at the achievement, one hundred and forty-five years after the ... http://www.politicalfud.com/presidential-elections/an-historic-night-in-america/ It looks like Mr. Bush has said he will veto any measures from Congress which allow taxpayer dollars to be used for the destruction of human life. This is supposedly meant to prevent federal funding of abortions, but it's OK to use that money for killing people in Iraq and Afghanistan. Amazing. This isn't ... http://www.politicalfud.com/general-politics/culture-of-life-and-death-take-two/ Over the last several months, and leading up to the recent elections, there was a lot of talk about immigrants, usually those here illegally. Much of the talk has revolved around how to grant these folks some sort of legal status. Many of the illegal immigrants perform work that legal ... http://www.politicalfud.com/general-politics/36/