This young man was the keynote speaker for the Dallas Independent School District Convocation for school year 2008-2009.
If Barack Obama had this kid’s charisma, he wouldn’t need to worry about poll numbers.

Joe Scarborough goes at David Schuster while the rest of the panel try to avoid being hit by the fray.  Who said the fireworks at the convention were all outside?
Can they just not all get along?

Debra Bartoshevich was a Hillary Clinton delegate who had her credentials revoked when she announced that she would support John McCain rather than Barack Obama.
She seems to have found a new home with Republicans happy to make her a spokesperson for the newly converted.

The clip follows the nomination of Hubert Humphrey and is brought about when Chicago Police are called in to remove Alex Rosenberg, an uncredentialed New York delegate. 

Convention coverage for 1968 was a great, if not new, experience for television.  The news anchors of all the three major networks were there:  Walter Cronkite for CBS, David Huntley and Chet Brinkley for NBC, and Howard K. Smith for ABC.
Dan Rather was a CBS correspondent who was working the floor when his attempt to [...]

Forty years ago Hillary Rodham was still an undergraduate at Wellesley College, John McCain was in the Hanoi Hiilton after being shot down the previous October, and Barack Obama had just turned eight and was attending elementary school in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The hot summer had brought to full force one of the most tumultuous times of [...]

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If the oil crisis is so dire that Democrats want to release oil from the Strategic Reserves, is it not dire enough for them to return to Washington an do something meaningful?

The Democratic answer to high gasoline prices?????  They call it a day and head home.  The Republicans continue to try to get relief for the taxpayers.

This is the Congress under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi not doing the work that the have demanded.

It is obvious the the Democratic leadership of both the House and Senate will not consider any plan for domestic drilling no matter the hardship it places on American consumers.  The video below demonstrates the “Just say no” mentality that is continuing to keep the price of gas at a level that is negatively impact [...]

An amazing journalist, writer, and political commentator.

Memorial Day Performance from PBS

Sung by Ray Charles with the John Wayne saying the Pledge of Alleigance as an introduction.  Lee Greenwood follows wiith God Bless the USA.  Background is a beautiful fireworks display.

In honor of the 4th of July, a few of my favorite song and video tributes to America.  This is by Toby Keith and inspired by September 11th.

American Solutions for Winning the Future announced today that more than 100,000 Americans have now signed a petition urging Congress to immediately start drilling for oil domestically to ease gas prices. The petition is part of the “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” campaign American Solutions launched last week.
The petition reads:
“We, therefore, the [...]

Leader of the Band
Dan Fogelberg, Songwriter and Artist
August 13,1951-December 16, 2007
The song is a tribute to his own father who was a musician, educator, band leader, and major force in Fogelberg’s own musical success.
To all the fathers from their “living legacies”

I thank you for the music
And your stories of the road
I thank you for the [...]