Barack Obama made his speech on race in America today, his attempt to quell the furor over the viciously anti-American sermons of his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
It was, as is every Obama speech, well crafted and superbly delivered. He spoke in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the Constitution, on that founding document’s fundamental theme: “toward [...]
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Obama’s Clintonian triangulation
Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race on Mar 18th, 2008 Comments
For two decades the Federal Reserve worked magic, keeping the U.S. economy at a steady simmer — neither too hot nor too cold. The Fed worked its magic by tinkering with the money supply through techniques advanced by Paul Volcker and perfected by Alan Greenspan, both former Fed chairmen.
If the economy was growing too slowly [...]
Enough with the “reasoned discourse.” Time for a rant:
In its earnest but none-too-bright desire to “save the planet,” the Democratic Congress late last year banned light bulbs. Our president, who never fails to roll over for whatever Democratic nonsense crosses his desk, signed the bill.
So beginning in 2012, we will no longer be permitted to [...]
A good, ol’-time political smear
Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race, Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2008 Comments
So I’m sure by now you’ve seen this picture. Someone, it is suspected from the Hillary Clinton campaign, leaked it to the Drudge Report. And it since has been picked up and commented on by newspapers across the country — and even in England.
It’s a good, ol’-time political smear, designed to play on fears that [...]
Sen. Barack Obama wants to shake up this tired, old country. He promises us “the change we’ve been waiting for.” His motto: “Yes, we can.”
Is Obama offering us anything new? Or has “change” — on both a personal and national scale — been part of America’s make-up since its founding?
Reading the candidate’s biography on his [...]
I was out of the office last week from Wednesday through Friday and when I returned Monday morning (Feb. 11) there were two phone calls waiting for me from state Sen. Steve Baddour.
The Methuen Democrat had called Wednesday and Thursday to gloat over his candidate Hillary Clinton’s big showing on Super Tuesday. Clinton’s wins included [...]
Hillary’s Bay State surprise
Posted in Ken Johnson, Massachusetts politics, Presidential race on Feb 5th, 2008 Comments
Barack Obama was supposed to win the Democratic primary in Massachusetts.
Gov. Deval Patrick endorsed him. Sen. John Kerry endorsed him. And the Elder Statesman of the Democratic Party himself, Ted Kennedy, endorsed him — as did a good chunk of the Kennedy clan.
Everyone was for Obama — except the state’s Democratic voters.
By 9:30, Hillary Clinton [...]
The politics of giving people stuff
Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race on Dec 26th, 2007 Comments
Did you see the Hillary Clinton Christmas ad? It was the absolute worst of all the candidates’ holiday messages — but it illustrates a flaw in all the candidates, one that is destroying American politics.
In the ad, Hillary is sitting by the Christmas tree, putting the finishing touches on her presents. There’s one labeled “Universal [...]
A National Intelligence Estimate released this week declares with “high confidence” that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. The Left immediately seized on this report as proof that George W. Bush is a warmongering nogoodnik eager to invade yet another innocent nation.
Four observations are worth making here.
1. What on earth is wrong with [...]
Telling ‘em what they want to hear
Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race on Nov 19th, 2007 Comments
In a scene from the “Seinfeld” television series, George Costanza is cornered by a bookstore manager. George, the series’ great spinner of unbelievable tales, has been caught trying to return to the shelves a $100 art book he had taken into the restroom.
“Excuse me,” the manager asks, “did you take that book with you into [...]
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