Monday, February 11, 2008

The Obama Factor

Barack Obama continues to pack the streets. On this photo he is in front of American Dream Pizza in Corvallis, OR.

Updated 04/12/2008 at 0800 Pacific. Nothing happening on the GOP or DEM side of the house. The DEM side is getting ready to do a carpet bombing with political ads against John S McCain. On the GOP side we continue to see John S McCain doing the smart thing, he is trying to distance himself from the current FAILED administration. There was some talk about John S McCain selecting Condy Rice as his running mate - bad idea, the lady is a total failure. The best thing John S McCain can do is to select someone NOT associated with the failed policies of GWB, for example, pick someone like Mitt Romney or Sleepy Thompson. On the DEM nominee, we have a long way to go before the DEM party nominee is SELECTED by the Super Delegates, and it is fun to watch - this is going to be the best show in town, and we need to pay a lot of attention to the Sleazy Clintons and their defamation team. The Sleazy Clintons are not going to roll over, they will do whatever it takes to destroy Barack Obama and will do whatever it takes to win the nomination. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN!

Updated 03/30/2008 at 0950 Pacific. More bad news for the Sleazy Clintons. Check this from the Dallas Morning News. Barack Obama cruised to victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton in Dallas County's Senate district conventions Saturday, as Texas Democrats continued their arduous and sometimes frustrating process of choosing national convention delegates. Mr. Obama had double-digit leads in all five of the county's Senate districts, mirroring his electoral power here in the March 4 primary. Statewide, the picture was less certain, though Mr. Obama started the day with a caucusing advantage because he won the first round, precinct conventions held the night of the primary. That may mean he can win more overall delegates in Texas even though Mrs. Clinton won the initial primary vote, as Mr. Obama's campaign claimed in a triumphant statement late Saturday. The Clinton campaign scoffed at that and predicted a strong showing once all the results were counted. Again, I learned a long time a go not to underestimate the Sleazy Clintons, but let me say this one more time: See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN!

Updated 03/29/2008 at 0815 Pacific. My first update in the past 15 days, I was gone on a job related trip and came back to a super busy work schedule, but I will try to keep this lowest rated blog running. Back to business here. Things are NOT looking good for The Sleazy Clintons. The team is under pressure from some of the Super Delegates to quit now in order to save the presidential election, which the party plans to win BIG in November 2008. But the fight goes on and the Clinton Defamation Team [CDT] continues to play their dirty tricks against Barack Obama. Anyone expecting the Sleazy Clintons to play by the book is living a fantasy, the team will do whatever it takes to destroy the opposition and they will take no prisoners. Hillary Clinton continues with her mantra, she is in it to win it - and the new mantra by Bill is that competition is good for the party. In The Predictions 2008 [see number 10] cfs predicted the GOP retaining the White House in 2008 - the Democratic Party is doing everything possible for prediction number 10 to happen. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is fun!

Updated 03/14/2008 at 1717 Pacific. The saga continues for the Democratic Party voters in Michigan and Florida [their votes DID NOT count the first time around]. There is HOPE for the Michigan team. The Michigan Democrats agreed today to push a do-over primary in early June [June 3rd] to give them a say in the race between the Sleazy Clintons and Barack Obama. Things are about to get ugly out there for Barack Obama, as the Sleazy Clintons are expected to WIN big time in the great state of PA, and then they are expected to WIN the do-over in Michigan and if there is a do-over in Florida, there too they are expected to win. For the Sleazy Clintons this is a win win situation. The Barack Obama team is about to get a RAW deal from the Sleazy Clinton's friends. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN !!!

Updated 03/12/2008 at 1900 Pacific. Barack Obama continues to have fun on the road. He continues to WIN in the small states, but the delegates numbers are the ones that count, and he is AHEAD on the delegates count. But at the end of the day those numbers are going to be meaningless, the Super Delegates will be the ones S E L E C T I N G the Democratic Party candidate. Oh, Geraldine Ferraro is no longer working for the Clintons, she stepped down from the honorary post in the Clintons presidential campaign after her comments that Barack Obama "wouldn't be succeeding in the race for the White House if he weren't black." Note, we have a LONG way before the PA primary, and the CDT is getting ready to do a good number on Barack Obama [again], and I expect things to get real ugly out there in the next couple of weeks. One of these days Barack Obama is going to win in a LARGE state, but again, watch those Super Delegates! See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

Updated 03/09/2008 at 1800 Pacific. So far to good for Barack Obama and his team. Change is good and Change is alive and well in the mind of some voters. Obama took the state of WY, and he is ready to get another victory in the state of MS on 03/11/2008 [and then we will have to wait for a few weeks until April 22nd for the PA primary] - that is a LOT of time off between MS and PA, plenty of time for the CDT [Clinton Defamation Team] to come up with all kind of dirty tricks against Barack Obama. Expect the Clintons to launch an all out assault on Barack Obama, and because he wants to be different he will take it - but his wife will not - and I do expect to see Mrs Obama becoming the attack dog on his team [is is okay for her to attack Hillary, woman versus woman]. The next couple of weeks are going to be FUN to watch! See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is fun.

Updated 03/06/2008 at 1840 Pacific. I will be gone for the weekend and will post a quick update now before I close for the evening [super busy with work stuff to do]. Situation normal all fouled up [snafu] on the Democratic Party race for the nomination. As of NOW the candidate leading on the candidates column is Barack Obama, but at the end of the day the Super Delegates will be the ones selecting the candidate [advantage the Clintons]. Now everyone is talking about re-doing the states of MI and FL [their votes did not count the first time around on the Democratic side of the house]. If we have a re-do then, advantage the Clintons. This is a win win situation for the Clintons. November is going to be a SAD month, regardless of the winner on the presidential election Americans once again will get a RAW deal. What to do? This cfs guy is voting for NOTA for president, I do not like the choices and I am not willing to pinch my nose [again] and vote for a so-what candidate. As I have said ad nauseam, ABC and ABM. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN.

Updated 03/05/2008 at 2100 Pacific. Burning the late night fuel here on the West Coast. Well, after a successful Mini-Tuesday the Sleazy Clintons continue to make slow progress and now they are all pumped up and motivated. The Sleazy Clintons are experts in destroying their opponents and soon they will go for the kill. Yesterday the Sleazy Clintons scored victories in Rhode Island, Ohio, and Texas [for the voters in those three states, you guys have a lot of explaining to do --- what were you thinking?] -- I don't know about you, but we are having a ball behind this keyboard with the Democratic Party nomination. The Republicans are DONE, they picked the WRONG man for the job but that is their problem -- it was fun to watch the GWB and JSM duo on television today -- they represent what is wrong with this country, failed policies and a failed administration. It is time for CHANGE and we are not going to get any CHANGE with HRC or JSM. Can we just throw HRC and JSM out, and have a fresh start with new faces in both races? We have no idea what is going to happen on the Democratic side of the house with BHO and HRC -- it is up to the Super Delegates to SELECT their candidate [to select vice elect] -- and the Super Delegates are not going to please everyone, so, it is going to be FUN to watch. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN!

Updated 03/04/2008 at 1935 Pacific. The Obama Juggernaut ran out of gas after TWELVE consecutive wins. The Clintons won in RI and they are expected to win in TEXAS and OHIO tonight. Things are about to get UGLY on the Democratic side of the house, and the best is yet to come. I learned a long time ago NEVER to underestimate The Sleazy Clintons. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN !!!

Updated 03/02/2008 at 1525 Pacific. Nothing new to report here in reference to the Mini-Tuesday events in Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island. The Clintons are expected to win at least THREE of the four events, and regardless of the margin of victory a win is a win is a win. The polling data is showing Barack Obama closing in on the Clintons in Texas and Ohio, too little too late. Remember the polling data in California showing Barack Obama with a good lead during the weekend prior to Tsunami Tuesday, but the polls were not taking into consideration all those voting early in the primary [in California we were voting weeks prior to Tsunami Tuesday, and the same thing is happening in Texas]. We saw Barack Obama winning ELEVEN in a row, so, we should not be surprised to see the Clintons winning FOUR in a row this week - very tuff but doable - I learned a long time ago not to underestimate The Sleazy Clintons. Up to this point the Clintons are having a tuff time "connecting" with a large majority of the voters [we have written about the dislike and plain hate for the Clintons by a large number of Americans], here is a good article from David Broader titled Clinton's Flaw: A Failure to Connect, check it out, fun reading.

See I told you so, watching the Clintons fight for their political life is FUN !!!


Updated 02/29/2008 at 1845 Pacific. Not looking good for the Clintons in Texas if you are to believe the polls. But things are looking good for the Clintons in Ohio if you are to believe the polls. Critical weekend for the Clintons, no time to mess around, you will see the Clinton Defamation Team or CDT throwing everything they have on Barack Obama. It is going to be UGLY. Oh, here is a link to the latest Zogby tracker [click here], make for good reading, but we learned our lesson during the New Hampshire primary. Proceed with caution.

See I told you so, watching the Clintons fight for their political life is FUN !!!


Updated 02/28/2009 at 1800 Pacific. Don't believe the polls. If you are to believe the polls then things are NOT looking good for the Clintons in Texas. The numbers are changing but imho it is too late. Millions of Texans have already voted and a majority of those votes are for the Clintons. The only thing that can save Barack Obama in Texas are the REPUBLICAN voters, they have no reason to vote for John S McCain because he is already the nominee, so, they will cross over and vote AGAINST the Clintons [not for Barack Obama, but AGAINST the Clintons]. If you want to believe the polls, this is from Rasmussen:

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Obama attracting 48% of the vote while Clinton earns 44%. Eight percent (8%) remain undecided and another 12% say it’s possible they could change their mind. That latter figure includes 3% who say there’s a good chance they could change their mind. Obama leads by sixteen points among men, but trails by nine among women. Clinton’s lead among Hispanic voters is down to seven percentage points. Among those who are undecided, 73% have a favorable opinion of Clinton and 66% say the same about Obama. Overall, 76% have a favorable opinion of Clinton and 75% view Obama in such a positive light. Seventy-nine percent (79%) believe Clinton would be at least somewhat likely to win the White House if nominated. Seventy-eight percent (78%) say the same about Obama. These latest results show a continuing trend in Obama’s favor. Last Sunday, Clinton led by a single point. Last week, Clinton was up by three. Two weeks ago, the former First Lady enjoyed a double digit lead. The Rasmussen Reports surveys in Texas include people who have already voted and those who are likely to vote. Currently, Obama leads by six among those who have already voted or are absolutely certain they will vote.

Again, remember New Hampshire. I do not believe the latest polls about Barack Obama winning in Texas, UNLESS we see the Republicans crossing over and voting AGAINST the Clintons. See I told you so, watching the Clintons fight for their political life is FUN !!!


Updated 02/26/2007 at 1815 Pacific. Not looking good for the Clintons team. Cristopher Dodd is now endorsing Barack Obama and I will NOT be surprised to see Joe Biden and Dennis Kucinich jumping on the Barack Obama bandwagon. I do NOT expect to see Bill Richardson endorsing anyone BUT the Clintons because his soul is sold to the Clintons, as a matter of facts, I believe his HOPING to become Hillary's running mate if she is the nominee. Oh, on the national polls we see Barack Obama leading [in some of the polls]. I will not watch the debate tonight because I do not feel like listening to Hillary Clinton, every time I see her on my television I immediately change the channel. On another subject, today Barack Obama was vindicated by Army General Casey. I don't know about you, but I am having FUN watching the Clintons fight for their political life. ABC and ABM. See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

Updated 02/25/2008 at 1840 Pacific. Someone, please call Robert Novak and tell him that the game is not over until it is over. Here is part of what he wrote today on Rasmussen:

Even before Sen. Barack Obama won his ninth-straight contest against Sen. Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin last Tuesday, wise old heads in the Democratic Party were asking this question: Who will tell her that it's over, that she cannot win the presidential nomination and the sooner she leaves the race the more it will improve chances of defeating Sen. John McCain in November?

As I have said ad nauseam, I learned a long time not to underestimate the sleazy Clintons. This thing is not over, and let me say this one more time, Barack Obama is NOT going to be the Democratic Party nominee because the Clintons and the rest of their Defamation Team are NOT going to allow it.

Now to the polls, if we are to believe the numbers then things are not looking good for the Clintons. Some of the polls are now showing Barack Obama AHEAD in the great state of Texas and only a couple of points behind in the great state of Ohio. The Clintons MUST win in Texas and MUST win in Ohio, regardless of the margin of victory [a win is a win is a win].

The Clintons MUST stop the Obama Juggernaut on March 4th, otherwise they will be in DEEP and I mean DEEP trouble regardless of the delegates and super delegates count. A defeat in Texas or Ohio will make the Clintons LOSERS in the eyes of a large majority of Democrats. Bottom line, the Clintons are in a MUST win situation and I know they WILL do WHATEVER IT TAKES to win in Texas and Ohio regardless of the consequences. You read it here first.

See I told you so, watching the sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN!!!


Updated 02/24/2008 at 1545 Pacific.

Let me change the subject here. The Democratic Party is beating the Republican Party to the punch in 2008. We have covered the primaries and caucuses here and we have said before that things are not looking good for the Republicans based on the number of voters showing up to support the candidates at the polls.

For example, in Wisconsin, Hillary Clinton lost big time to Barack Obama, but she received MORE votes than all the Republican candidates combined.

The Democrats are beating the Republicans on a 2-1 basis and I see the Democrats pumped up and motivated, at the same time the Republicans look like a demoralized bunch.

Now to the electoral college. Check this from Rasmussen:

On Sunday, the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator shows the Democrats with a 284 to 229 lead in the Electoral College. States with 25 Electoral Votes remain in the toss-up category.

In order for the Republicans to retain the White House in November [I believe they will] they need to get motivated and jump aboard the John S McCain's bandwagon [and again, I believe that by the end of the summer the Republicans will pinch their noses and jump on the John S McCain's band wagon or else].

Click [here] for the article from Rasmussen on how things are looking, and check on those battleground states, and note that I live in California and regardless of my vote the Democratic Party nominee will be the winner here.

See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!


Updated 02/24/2008 at 0740 Pacific. The first salvo on the Clinton Defamation Team campaign against Barack Obama was fired yesterday. From the WSJ:
<;em>"Sen. Hillary Clinton ratcheted up her attacks on Sen. Barack Obama today, comparing his campaign tactics to those of George W. Bush and urging Ohioans to see past his momentum. "Enough with the speeches and the big rallies and then using tactics that are right out of Karl Rove's playbook," Mrs. Clinton told reporters at a press conference today. She clutched two negative fliers sent to Ohio voters by the Obama campaign that she says make false claims about her position on health care and trade agreements. "Shame on you Barack Obama. It is time you ran a campaign that is consistent with your messages in public. That's what I expect from you," Mrs. Clinton said. Mr. Obama quickly fired back. "These are accurate," he said of the fliers. He also accused his rival of hypocrisy in denouncing the negative campaigning. "We have been subject to constant attack from the Clinton campaign, except when we were down 20 points. And that was true in Iowa. It was true in South Carolina. It was true in Wisconsin. And it is true now." He also questioned why Sen. Clinton raised the issue of the fliers now, weeks after they were first mailed to Ohio voters. "It makes me think there was something tactical about her getting so exercised this morning," he said at a campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio."

As discussed with some of my friends I was expecting the Clinton Defamation Team to come up with some sleazy tactics this weekend, just two weekends prior to the OH and TX primaries. HRC and her team MUST go negative NOW or things could get real ugly if her team allow Barack Obama to WIN or to lose by a only a small margin in OH and TX, she must beat Barack Obama in those two states by a large margin in order to stop the Obama Juggernaut and in order to cut Barack Obama's lead on the delegates count. I do expect the attacks against Barack Obama to continue, and I do expect the attacks to get real ugly - things are about to get PERSONAL on the Democratic side of the house.

Another subject - Ralph Nader is again running for president. Do you care? If you are happy about having Bush-43 in the White House, then you should not care - but if you like a large number of Americans are sick and tired of Bush-43's Nixonian and Jimmy Carteresque administration, plus his failed policies, then you should care. This time around he could take votes away from the Republicans - as I have said before, I see the Democratic Party all pumped up and motivated on winning it all in November because they can smell the blood in Republican waters.

ABC and ABM.

See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!


Updated 02/23/2008 at 1315 Pacific. Here we go again, the count is now ELEVEN in a row for Barack Obama after winning this week in Hawaii, Wisconsin, and by getting a large majority of the votes of Americans Living Abroad. Now the only thing The Clintons can do is to go NEGATIVE on Barack Obama. Playing the "experience" card is not working for The Clintons.

A large majority of Americans are sick and tired of The Clintons and it shows in the voting. Imho a large majority of Democrats are voting AGAINST The Clintons [vice voting FOR Barack Obama].

Oh, another thing, Democrats continue to beat Republicans to the punch, for example, the vote in Wisconsin, the silver medalist on the Democratic Party contest [Hillary] received MORE VOTES than ALL the Republicans combined. Things are NOT looking good for the Republicans, in the caucuses and primaries the Democrats continue to beat the Republicans by a 2-1 ratio.

Okay, back to Barack Obama and The Clintons - on the last debate, the experts were expecting Hillary Clinton to beat Barack Obama to the punch with her negativity, but it did not happen, and when she tried she received the disapproval by part of those present [she looked surprised by the disapproval].

And talking about the "experience" and "fairness" card, check what George Will wrote on this article, where he talks about the "experienced" failed president Buchanan followed by the "inexperienced" president Lincoln [click here for the article].

And based on that article, after the failed Bush-43 administration, the next president [possibly the "inexperienced" Barack Obama] will have an easy act to follow!

See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!


Updated 02/19/2008 at 1930. Not looking good for the Bill, Hill, and Chel triumvir. The networks are declaring Barack Obama the winner in Wisconsin and now we have NINE wins in a row for the Obama camp. It is time for The Clintons to go NEGATIVE on the O-man, it is going to get REAL UGLY out there.

See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!


Updated 02/19/2008 at 1815 Pacific. Things are NOT looking good for The Clintons team if we are to believe the exit polls in the great state of Wisconsin. Barack Obama is leading in the early count and this could be a LONG night for the Hill, Bill, and Cher triumvir.

Another subject, this politico aficionado is sick and tired of the prospective first ladies or prospective first husbands, it is time for them to shut up and let their husband or wife candidate to do the talking. Do you remember Nancy Reagan with her political speeches during her husband's run for the White House [no you can't, it did not happen].

The large majority of the prospective first lady and first husband are suffering from foot and mouth, for example, Mrs Obama is now in hot waters due to her fast mouth - time for her to give an apology and move on [that is, move on with her mouth shut].

Oh, on the Republican side of the house John S McCain is the projected winner in Wisconsin, he will be the nominee for the Republican Party and I will NOT vote for him -- ABC and ABM.

See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!


Updated 02/18/2008 at 1430 Pacific. Happy Presidents Day. Another busy day in Politicos Land with a former president endorsing the Republican Party front runner for president. Bush-41 is now in the John S McCain's bandwagon. And I just wonder - this is for Republicans - are Republican voters jumping on the JSM bandwagon now that he was endorsed by a Bush? Are those endorsements worth a dime? Do voters in the United States really care about WHO endorses WHO? If this is the case, then Houston we have real problems with some clueless voters. Let me say this one more time, I want every INFORMED voter to vote - all the uninformed voters can do the rest of us a favor by staying home on election day [and to the same uninformed group, please do not vote by absentee ballot]. Look around and see what happens when the uninformed majority vote for the wrong candidate - it is happening right now in the primaries with JSM becoming the Republican Party nominee and HRC only a couple of primary victories away from becoming the Democratic Party nominee. Some are talking about a course on Politics 101 as a requirement to become a register voter, this is not a bad idea, but the Democratic Party and the Republican Party will never endorse such a requirement, the idea here [from the major political parties] is to keep the voters ignorant -- the good thing is that the readers dropping by The Lowest Rated Blog know better. ABC and ABM. See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

Updated 02/17/2008 at 1050 Pacific. Plenty of politics to talk about but we will continue to drop by this post and do some updates, I do not want to start a new conversation on the same subject. The fight between The Clintons and Obama goes on and now we see The Clintons on the attack, and we expect things to get real ugly on the Democratic side of the house. Next Tuesday 02/19/2008 we have primaries in the Aloha State and Wisconsin for the Democratic Party race, plus we have primaries or caucuses in Washington and Wisconsin for the Republican Party race.

There is a good opportunity for Barack Obama to make it TEN out of TEN if he can win in Hawaii and in Wisconsin. The Clintons are doing all they can to come up with a victory in the state of Wisconsin in order to stop the Obama Juggernaut. The Clintons are making a mistake by giving the impression that victories by Obama in the small states are NOT a big deal. For the voters in the small states, their vote IS a BIG deal [and those are the same voters The Clintons will need in November if they become the nominees of their party]. In my personal opinion every vote is a BIG deal regardless of where the vote came from.

Barack Obama is expected to do good in Hawaii and in Wisconsin, but some experts are telling us that Wisconsin is too close to call, so, we do not expect to see a blow out in Wisconsin -- but The Clintons are sending a signal to the voters, they will be leaving the state of Wisconsin tomorrow, they will not be present in the state when all the votes are counted.

We have nothing to say about the Republicans race, because as of now John S McCain is the de facto nominee and he is getting all the endorsements. JSM is endorsed by "Bush 41" [George H W Bush], so, he is becoming the "McCain-Bush" candidate and he will take hits from the Democratic side of the house because JSM represents a continuation of The Failed Bush Policies. As I have said ad nauseam, I consider the "Bush 43" administration "Nixonian" and "Jimmy Carteresque" [a total failure] and I see JSM as a cheer leader for the administration.

ABC and ABM!

See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!


Updated 02/14/2008 at 1820 Pacific. Happy Valentines!!! Okay, now we can shift to politics. To my friends in the great state of New Mexico, you guys need to do better! Finally we know WHO won the Democratic Party primary in NM! This is from the AP: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton finally won the popular vote in New Mexico's Democratic caucus and picked up one extra delegate Thursday, nine days after Super Tuesday voting ended. State Democratic Chairman Brian Colon made the announcement after a marathon hand count of 17,000 provisional ballots that had to be given to voters on Feb. 5 because of long lines and a shortage of ballots. The final statewide count gave her a 1,709-vote edge over rival Sen. Barack Obama, 73,105 or 48.8 percent of the total vote to 71,396 or 47.6 percent. The former first lady's victory in the popular vote swung the final unallocated New Mexico delegate into her column, which gave Clinton 14 delegates in the state to 12 for Obama. With the addition of New Mexico's delegate, the national delegate count stood at 1,276 for Obama and 1,220 for Clinton on Thursday. No big changes here, Barack Obama is the FRONT RUNNER on the Democratic side of the house and now is time for The Clintons to play catch up. See I told you so, politics is FUN!

Updated 02/12/2008 at 2020 Pacific. Very interesting news here, can you believe it, Obama is now LEADING The Clintons on the delegates count. After whipping The Clintons in 8 out of the last 8 primaries and caucuses The Clintons have watched their lead vanish and now Obama is ahead on the count. This is from the AP:

The Associated Press count of delegates showed Obama with 1,186. Clinton had 1,181, falling behind for the first time since the campaign began. Neither was close to the 2,025 needed to win the nomination. His victories were by large margins — he was gaining about 75 percent of the vote in the nation's capital and nearly two-thirds in Virginia. He had 62 percent of the vote in early Maryland returns. By contrast, Clinton was attempting to retool her campaign in the midst of a losing streak. Her deputy campaign manager resigned, the second high-level departure in as many days.

Again, never underestimate The Clintons, things are about to get REAL ugly on the Democratic side of the house. See I told you so, politics is FUN!!!


Updated 02/12/2008 at 1915 Pacific. The score is now 8 for 8 for Obama as MD and DC are projected for Obama. In DC he is currently leading the count, getting 72% of the vote, and The Clintons are getting 23% of the vote. In the state of MD he is leading The Clintons 72% to 26%. And now watch The Clintons spin spin spin the eight consecutive victories for Obama. The latest winning streak could be good for Obama and the super delegates - some of the super delegates now see Obama in a different way, the man can actually win states which the Democratic Party must win in November if they want to win the GOLD medal in the presidential race. And oh by the way, I lost the count on the Democratic Party race, I believe the score is now 22 victories for Obama and 11 victories for The Clintons. But this is not over and I do expect The Clintons and their attack team to hit Obama with everything they have in the next couple of weeks. It is going to get real UGLY in the Democratic side of the house. See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

Updated 02/12/2008 at 1745 Pacific. Shipmates, The O-Man continues to beat the pants out of The Clintons and he is the projected winner in Virginia with 60% of the precincts reported he is leading The Clintons 62% to 37%. And we are waiting for DC and MD. So, we have the O-Man beating The Clintons in SIX of the last SIX primaries and caucuses [it could be 8 for 8 by the time the evening is over]. Let me be clear, I can care less if the O-Man becomes the Democratic Party nominee, but I am having a blast watching the O-Man beating the pants out of The Clintons Trio [Hill, Bill, and Chel]. See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

Original Post.

Holy Cow. The O-Man won primaries and caucuses in LA, NE, WA, ME, and the VI during the weekend. Next in line is VA, DC, MD tomorrow. Can Barack Obama make it EIGHT IN A ROW? Are The Clintons willing to take EIGHT in a row and still keep a low profile without pulling the race card?

As per the latest Rasmussen tracker the O-Man is leading the polls with a comfortable lead in VA and MD, and only a water cooler can stop him from winning in Washington DC. To tell you the truth, this man is winning in places were I did not give him a chance in hell, he continues to surprise everyone including The Clintons.

Are the Democratic Party voters actually voting FOR the O-Man or just voting AGAINST The Clintons? Anyway, the O-Man is in the right place at the right time.

The Democratic Party primaries and caucuses were supposed to be a walk in the park for The Clintons. This is becoming a walk in the park, yes, Jurassic Park. But I do not expect to see The Clintons sitting on the side line while the O-Man have all the fun, I do expect to see them hitting the O-Man with everything they have but in a semi diplomatic manner.

As of this moment the O-Man is beating The Clintons to the punch, he is having all the fun for now, but the best is yet to come. Never underestimate The Clintons.

And what about the race on the Republican side of the house? Nothing FUN happening on the Republican side of the house. The leading candidate is John S McCain and he is about to be crowned the Republican champion with one third of the vote, the man is disliked by a large majority of the Republican voters, but come November they will pinch their nose and vote Republican, because that is what they do.

See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

72 comments:

cfs said...

PREDICTION MARKETS

Very interesting, this is from the Reuters news service:

"Traders wagering on the outcome of the U.S. presidential vote were overwhelmingly betting on Monday that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama will defeat former first lady Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination and ultimately win the presidency.

Obama, whose campaign swept four state Democratic presidential contests against Clinton over the weekend, was trading at about 70 on Monday on the Dublin, Ireland-based Intrade predictions market, meaning traders gave him a 70 percent chance of being the Democrats' presidential candidate in the November election.

Clinton, who replaced her campaign manager in a staff shake-up, was selling at about 30, meaning traders gave her a 30 percent chance of winning the Democratic nomination, data on the Intrade web site showed.

Traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets, a nonprofit exchange run by researchers at the University of Iowa, had similar expectations, giving Obama a 70 percent chance of winning the nomination and Clinton about a 27 percent chance."


See I told you so, politics is FUN!

cfs

Tapline said...

Where is all of his money coming from????I'm sure it will be forthcoming......Clinton has a machine that is well oiled and vast. I predict information will start surfacing quite rapidly...all of a sudden nothing!!!! what is fueling this engine????

Paul Champagne said...

Hey, I'm back ... sort of.

Obama poses an interesting problem for Republicans. I think that anyone who attacks his record or stands on the issues will be called a racist (he even has the Clintons walking on eggshells.)

But sooner or later he is going to have to take a stand on something besides "CHANGE".

Paul Champagne said...

Just a question ... you voted in the primary. The California GOP contest is a closed one, so which Democrat did you vote for?


NEWSFLASH
CFS is a liberal ... whatever will become of the world?

jk

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

You know what I found totally amusing...

Glenn Beck asked a bunch of people on the streets who they voted for...

they said O'Bama,
but when he asked WHY they voted for O'Bama... no one knew...

they just hemmmed and hawwed around... and said...
er... yeah...
I want change... yeah.. that's it...
I want change.

cfs said...

TL in ref to the money

Thanks for dropping by, Obama and his team are receiving money from over 600,000 donors. Not all of the donors BELIEVE that Obama can beat The Clintons, but they donate money to the Obama campaign just to inflict PAIN on The Clintons!!!

cfs

cfs said...

Paul

Glad to see you back in action. In California I could not vote for MY Republican candidate [Romney], but I was able to vote AGAINST a bunch of propositions in the ballot, and on the presidential vote I picked NOTA - and as I have said before, I will not support McCain and NO cfs will NOT vote for a Clinton or a Bush - so, if JSM and HRC are the nominees then I will go again with NOTA [in 2004 I voted for NOTA for president].

cfs

cfs said...

Terri

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comment, on the candidates for CHANGE, of all those left in the running the only candidate that represents CHANGE is the man from Hope, HUCKABEE - all others are part of the system and are part of the problem, and this of course includes The O-Man.

cfs

cfs said...

Disclaimer on The O-Man

Personally I can care less if he wins the nomination, but I LOVE to see him beating the pants out of The Clintons during the primaries and inflicting PAIN on the sleazy trio [Bill, Hill, & Chel] !!!

YES !!!!!

cfs

cfs said...

Chances on OBAMA the nominee?

At the start I did not give Barack Obama a chance in hell on becoming the Democratic Party nominee. And I stand by that statement. Soon we will see the WORST of the sleazy gang running The Clintons campaign and it is going to get REAL UGLY!

See I told you so, politics is FUN!!

cfs

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

I just heard some very disturbing things about Obama on Glenn Beck tonight....

*shakes head*

He's going to be a nightmare....

I'm not happy with any of our choices to be honest.

cfs said...

Terri

Obama is NOT going to be the DEM nominee. Take my word for it. The DEM leadership is NOT going to allow Obama to become the nominee and things are about to get REAL ugly on the DEM side of the house. See I told you so, politics is FUN!

cfs
p.s. I just noticed that BLOGGER added extra options to the comments box [check it out].

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

Really? I can't wait to see what happens ...

I really think Obama is going to take it... but I just don't want Obama, Clinton or Mc Cain....

In_spired said...

"Obama is NOT going to be the DEM nominee."

O Man!! I hope you're right!!

cfs said...

Terri

Okay, you don't want Clinton, Obama, or McCain - things are not looking good, as of NOW one of them is going to be the NEXT president. ABC, ABM, ABO !!!!!!! See I told you so, politics is FUN!

cfs

cfs said...

Inspired

Thanks for the comments - we are moving along slowly here, we are up to our necks at work! Anyway, things are about to get real UGLY for the Obama team, we will see The Clinton's Familia digging DEEP for dirt on Obama. I learned a long time ago not to underestimate The Clintons. It is going to get UGLY, real UGLY on the DEM side of the house.

See I told you so, politics is FUN!

cfs

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

Here is a great site to find out what Obama stands for:

Voted against banning partial birth abortion. (Oct 2007) *SICK*

Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)

Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)


http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm

cfs said...

Terri

We will see the CDT [Clintons Defamation Team] in action soon, the Sleazy Clintons are NOT going to sit idle waiting for a Makaka moment from Obama, the CDT will hit Obama with everything they have and it is going to be REAL UGLY on the DEM side of the house. Just watch!

See I told you so, politics is FUN!

cfs

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

I'm getting my popcorn out now!
HAPPY HEART DAY!
XO

cfs said...

Terri

Thanks and happy Valentines day to you and your love ones!

cfs

In_spired said...

cfs:
The politics of the presidential race has left me "flabbergasted". I thought I was beginning to catch on for a while but I'm completely out in the cold at the time being. I feel like my vote, even if we had a choice, wouldn't count for anything. And, this deal with the Super Delegates!!! Do we need a revamping of our election process...or what?

The intentions of me leaving a comment was just to say hello...didn't mean to rant!....

so....Hello, and have a good day!

cfs said...

Inspired

The state of Texas is not voting in the primaries until 03/04/08, and too late to make a difference in the GOP side of the house. But the state WILL make a difference on the DEM side. The GOP followers have EL RUSHBO, El Rushbo's water boy Hannity, and a bunch of right wing wacko talk show hosts telling them how to vote. On the DEM side I have no idea WHO is talking to the DEM followers, in my area the only thing hitting the airwaves is conservative talk radio. I want to see the voters becoming engaged and INFORMED, and I do not want to see anyone relying on talk show hosts to make a decision on WHO to vote for. So, bottom line here now, if we are to believe the polls then McCain and The Clintons will sweep the Texas primaries. Now it is up to Texas voters to embarrass the pollsters by voting for the OTHER candidate!!! See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

Have a fine Texas weekend.

cfs

In_spired said...

cfs:

Concerning the 2/17 update.

Yesterday I heard an interesting comment from a spokesman from the Capitol. Sorry I can't remember his name or even who he was being interviewed by. I just happened to enter the room as he made this statement:

"Why would anyone vote for Obama, he has no record to run on. He is so far to the Left he will make Ted Kennedy look like a conservative."

Don't know why...that just caught my attention.

cfs said...

Inspired

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comments. We have PROBLEMS here. Another RAW deal, we must pick a president from a BAD list of candidates. We must pick btwn JSM, HRC, or BHO [I can't see BHO beating HRC]. I will not vote for bad candidates, my intension right now is to vote for NOTA in 2008. Again, ABC and ABM. Have a fine Presidents Day!

cfs

cfs said...

Super Delegates

Here is a good cartoon for you [link attached].

http://tinyurl.com/2hh23z

cfs

Terry said...

I sure don't care about who is endorsing who. I remember when Ted Kennedy endorsed Obama and I thought, Is this going to make a difference? Does anyone say to themselves, "I wasn't sure about Obama but now that I know Ted likes him...."

Agreed... its a little irritating that uninformed people go vote. Like David has a co-worker who is voting for Hillary just because she is a woman. She is not concerned with anything else about her. She just wants a woman president. I don't get it.

cfs said...

WISCONSIN

On the GOP side of the house the projected WINNER is JSM. On the DEM side of the house things are NOT looking good for HRC if we are to believe the exit polls. This could be a LONG night for Bill, Hill, and Cher!

cfs

cfs said...

Terry

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comments. David's co-worker is clueless and is a good example of what is wrong with our political system [this person, and others in the same boat should be required to take a politics 101 course prior to the next election]. The problem with our system is that the major political parties want to keep the voters out of the loop because INformed voters are dangerous! Okay Terry, have a fine Virginia week.

cfs

cfs said...

Terry

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comments. David's co-worker is clueless and is a good example of what is wrong with our political system [this person, and others in the same boat should be required to take a politics 101 course prior to the next election]. The problem with our system is that the major political parties want to keep the voters out of the loop because INformed voters are dangerous! Okay Terry, have a fine Virginia week.

cfs

cfs said...

NINE IN A ROW

For Obama with the Wisconsin victory and Hawaii is next, things are not looking good for HRC!!!!

cfs

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

Get ready to be one of the highest taxed people on earth.

In_spired said...

cfs:

Haven't seen you around much lately. I hope it's because you're busy doing other things and NOT ill. Take care...

cfs said...

Terri and Inspired

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comments. Yes I need to do an update here and will do so this morning after my workout - way too busy at work during the week days and now I have a lot of catch up to do. Thanks again for dropping by and for the comments. ABC and ABM.

See I told you so, politics is FUN!

cfs

cfs said...

Updated

Okay shipmates, I have updated the post here and now is Miller Time! Not really, I do not drink Miller or any other beer, I do not drink alcoholic beverages [and today I had a good time on my workout!]. Have a productive weekend.

cfs

cfs said...

I WILL STOP BY YOUR BLOG

For my shipmates here, I will stop by your blog soon, I need to take care of some business and will make some time this evening or tomorrow to drop by, catch up with the reading, and leave some comments. Have a productive weekend.

cfs

cfs said...

Missing accomplished for now

Okay, I have visited our friendly blogs and now is time to catch up with my the news, time to check all those Sunday news channels to watch HRC attacking BHO! See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

cfs

cfs said...
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cfs said...

Comment deleted

No big deal, just removed a duplicate of the previous comment, for some reason Blogger is acting up this morning!

cfs

cfs said...

WHATEVER IT TAKES

Obama is finally feeling the heat coming from the CDT [Clintons Defamation Team]. The team will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to win and this includes attaking Obama with lies lies and darn lies [and some truth from time to time]. It is going to get real ugly for Obama in the next couple of days. I expect the attacks to increase during the weekend, with no time for Obama to recover.

See I told you so, watching the sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN!!!

cfs

Paul Champagne said...

Obama has reached the level of Pop Icon. He seems to be unstopable.

But then again, aren't Lindsey Lohan, Britany Spears and Paris Hilton also included in this catagory?

And we all know how the press loves to build up then tear down these icons

In_spired said...

Well....the slop-covered media keeps promising us a real debate between O and H! If it's going to happen, it has to begin TONIGHT! I'm wondering what H is going to pull out of her magical hat...if anything.

This whole fiasco has ceased being as much fun as it once was....UNLESS something really 'off-the-wall' happens soon!

cfs said...

Paul

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comment, long time no read you, and in ref to Obama, I do NOT consider the man unstopable, I do believe the Clintons do have some good DIRT on the man and are just waiting for the right moment to release it [possibly this Friday or Saturday] leaving Obama no time to defend himself. It is going to get REAL ugly out there! See I told you do, watching the Clintons fighting for their political life is FUN !!!

cfs

cfs said...

Inspired

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comments. I will NOT watch the debate and I don't even know at what time the show in running on this side of the country. Way too boring to watch Hillary and Obama kissing each other - there will be NOTHING NEW. However, the Clintons are desperate and they will do whatever it takes to win regardless of the consequences. I do expect to see their CDT in action this weekend with all kind of tricks in order to stop the Obama Juggernaut. See I told you do, watching the Clintons fighting for their political life is FUN !!!

cfs

cfs said...

SUPER BUSY HERE

Sorry, shipmates, mother nature ran the clock on me today and I did not have the time to post any political updates here.

Okay, just a few lines on politics here, things are looking good for HRC in Texas and Ohio, she can win in both states - and she MUST win to stop the Obama Juggernaut.

I learned a long time ago to NEVER underestimate the sleazy Clintons!

See I told you so, watching Hill, Bill, and Chel fight for their political life is FUN !!!

cfs

cfs said...

Updated

Okay, I posted an update here because I have NO TIME to start a new article on this blog. I will continue to drop by daily to check things out and to update the blog, and to visit my blog compadres. Have a productive weekend.

cfs

A Little Revolution said...

Obama appears to be on a roll, but don't count your nominations before the SuperDelegates have hatched!

cfs said...

ALR on OBAMA

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comment. Obama WAS on a roll for ELEVEN in a row. So, HRC winning the next FOUR in a row should be a cake walk - HRC can win the next four on March 4th [win four on the 4th sounds like a good political ad for the Clintons]. Oh yes, she can win in TX, OH, RI, and VT on 03/04/2008 and then we will have to wait until the last Super Delegate vote is counted!

See I told you so, watching the Clintons fight for their political life is FUN !!!

cfs

In_spired said...

cfs:

Back from Houstonia!!

Today is "THE DAY". Will see what happens. Have heard a lot of "takes" on the election this past week. Interesting stuff...how the political minds of different people work!!

Have a good day!

cfs said...

Inspired

Thanks for dropping by and good luck to YOUR candidate in the great state of TEXAS. It is going to be a LONG night for one or for both of the DEM candidates. Not a problem for the GOP candidate. Have a fine Texas evening.

cfs

cfs said...

Obama WINS 12th in a row

Score another one for Obama, won in the great state of Vermont. But he is facing a LONG night in the vote count in Texas and Ohio.

This is from the AP: "The Vermont victory was Obama's 12th straight over the former first lady and left her desperate to rebound later in the night in the other three states holding elections."

The game is NOT over until it is over and I will NOT underestimate the SLEAZY Clintons.

cfs

In_spired said...

cfs:

and in the words of the "ancient" song of Sonny and Cher..."the beat goes on!"

It's certainly not a boring, non-descript world in which we live!

Have a good day...

cfs said...

Inspired

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comment - good on HRC for winning in the Lone Star State. As I have said ad nauseam, I learned a long time ago that I shall not underestimate The Sleazy Clintons. The race is not over, as a matter of facts, the FUN part is about to start. It is going to be REAL UGLY for the Democratic Party in the next couple of weeks/months. See I told you so, politics is fun [and watching The Sleazy Clintons fighting for their political life is REAL fun]. Have a fine Texas weekend.

cfs

cfs said...

Going NORTH to UTAH

Okay shipmates, I will be out action here for a couple of days, heading to UTAH for the weekend and I will have NOT TIME to check things out in The Lowest Rated Blog and I will not be able to visit any of my blog COMPADRES. Have a fine weekend.

cfs

Terry said...

Hi cfs,

David and I were just talking. He guest posted on my blog because I don't feel much luck blogging anymore because I feel so yucky with the pregnancy and all. Well David started to guess as to why you haven't commented on his guest post. I reminded him that you sent out that email saying that you are really busy at work. I said that until then, I thought you were retired. David in a very serious tone replies, "maybe he's the Easter Bunny."

So, cfs, is it your season? Are you the Easter Bunny?

cfs said...

Terry

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the notes. No cfs is not the Easter Bunny, cfs is super busy on this side of the keyboard with a lot of mental work to do [slowly making progress]. I will post some updates here from time to time. Again thanks for dropping by and good luck to you and to David.

cfs

cfs said...

UPDATED

Yes! I posted another update here! Having a hard time finding a few minutes to update this blog, but I will try to keep this running, and one of these days I will start a new post !!! See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

cfs

cfs said...

GONE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS

I will be on the road for a few days and I will NOT be able to post any updates, will not be able to post any replies to comments posted by my compadres and comadres here. But I will be back to continue having FUN with the Sleazy Clintons and the rest of the field. See I told you so, politics is FUN !!!

cfs

Terri@SteelMagnolia said...

Obama scares me ~ especially after this

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hZ38N8OUg3Q

his spiritual advisor of 20 years being a hate monger and bigot.

Paul Champagne said...

The Chickens have come back to roost ... and boy is Obama in trouble.

But wait ... he was unaware of Rev Wright's views ... even after attending services for 20 years.

Starting to sound a lot like "Slick Willie" ... he couldn't possibly be just another politician playing the politics as usual game ... could he?

cfs said...

BACK FROM THE EAST COAST

Terry, Paul, et al

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comments. I was gone to the East Coast for over a week for a work conference. Back for some activity here but I will be moving at a slow speed due to my super heavy work schedule. I will try to post something new in the next couple of days.

cfs

In_spired said...

welcome back....

cfs said...

Inspired

Thanks. I will try to keep this thing running here. Have a fine Texas weekend.

cfs

cfs said...

MARCH is almost gone

And I have not posted anything new here with the exception of the updates to "The Obama Factor." As of now the only thing in politics is the fight between HRC and BHO, with JSM sitting on the side line waiting for the DEM party to elect or select their nominee. As I have said ad nauseam, the 2008 election is for the GOP to lose [as of now they have victory in the bag, thanks to the DEM in-fighting]. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is FUN [caveat emptor, I learned a long time ago not to underestimate the Sleazy Clintons].

cfs

cfs said...

NOTHING NEW

Friends and family - Same old story on the DEM side of the house and things are way too booring on the GOP side of the house with the coronation of JSM. I will post an update sometime this evening or tomorrow morning. Have a productive weekend.

cfs

A Little Revolution said...

Just dropping by to say hi! Hi! I should go to bed, but I am almost all the way down my blogroll!

In_spired said...

cfs:

We'll be waiting for your assessment of Libertarian Bob Barr and his announcement of "exploring" the possibility of a run for the presidency.

cfs said...

ALR

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the comment, that was a very LATE post [0231 Eastern Time]. Please get some rest! Have a good day at church!

cfs

cfs said...

Inspired

Thanks for dropping by to say hello and thanks for the question on Bob Barr running for the White House as Libertarian candidate. NOT A CHANCE.

Well, he will join a good group of family values candidates, as the last time I checked Bob Barr was on his THIRD marriage. I do not believe the man will run, he is carrying way too much baggage to be exposed out there to John Q Public.

Already then, have a good day at church and a productive TEXAS week.

cfs

cfs said...

Okay my first update in a long time here! Finally, found some time to update my note here, and one of these days [after the taxes are done] I will have time to post a new article here. Right now we are in the LIMBO with the DEM side of the house trying to find a good solution to their primary election process. See I told you so, watching the Sleazy Clintons fight for their political life is fun!

cfs

cfs said...

TWO MONTHS

Oh, I just noticed that I have NOT posted a new article here in over two months. Time to get hot!

cfs

In_spired said...

cfs:

Thanks for stopping by my place this morning! Have missed you! Looks like Pennsylvania will be the next stop of interest. Political things have been kind of slow lately, except verbal boo-boo's made by the candidates. I'm wondering if all three will self-destruct before this is all over.
Anyway....it makes life interesting, doesn't it?

cfs said...

Inspired

Yes, things are looking very very SLOW on US Politics with just a few moments of FOOT and MOUTH by part of the candidates - and more mistakes will follow - candidates are getting tired and they will make mistakes. As far as the great state of PA, there HRC will win big time [and I do not believe the polls]. We will see some activity by June or July, that is when things will get REALLY hot. Okay, have a good Sunday.

cfs

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