Obama is a very funny man….

Posted by bruni on October 08, 2008

Asked whether the debate could go forward if McCain doesn’t show, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs replied, "My sense is there’s going to be a stage, a moderator, an audience and at least one presidential candidate."

Asked whether the debate could go forward if McCain doesn’t show, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs replied, "My sense is there’s going to be a stage, a moderator, an audience and at least one presidential candidate."
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Republican Census Letter

Posted by bruni on August 26, 2008

Have any of you gotten one of these yet? I don’t think I’ve ever read such a load before…

A few examples of the completely unbiased questions…

"Should Republicans do everything they can to prevent liberal Democrats from repealing the USA PATRIOT Act and other important laws that help our intelligence agencies protect America?" Yes/No/Undecided

"Should we do everything we can to stop Democrats from weakening border security" Yes/No/Undecided
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Serious question: was Obama ever actually opposed to drilling?

Posted by bruni on August 25, 2008

That is, did he ever actually say it was really a bad thing? Everything I ever heard from him simply said it was a distraction and wouldn’t help our problems with foreign oil and gas prices. (Which he still says).

I might be wrong though, it’s not an issue I’ve followed closely.

Obama is pressed on the issue repeatedly on the campaign trail, but he refuses to budge, preferring to take pains to spell out his reasons.
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Oil vs. renewable energy analogy

Posted by bruni on August 08, 2008

Oil is like the road system we have, that may have some potholes and ruts, but with some capital investment, we can improve them and they will serve our needs for now and the future.

"Renewable Energy" is like Lyle Lanley selling the monorail system to the people of springfield. a lot of money invested in unknown technology that may or may not work or may or may not be better than what we already have/could have invested in.

I find when people make analogies in an argument it’s because they want to obscure the facts.
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