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REPUBLICAN OF THE YEAR
Beth Walker gets nod from National Rifle Association
McCain was on his game during Saddleback talk
Obama fell victim to his penchant for dancing around issues, revealing presidency is also above his pay grade
During Saturday night's question and answer session with Rick Warren at Saddleback church, John McCain showed that without teleprompters or prepared remarks, he knows far more about world affairs, America's purpose and mission, and how to lead America than his rival could ever hope to know without McCain's unrivaled background and experience.
And, McCain demonstrated how comfortable his is in his own skin on questions of faith and morality.For his part, Barack Obama came across pretty much as he always does without a teleprompter or script -- unsure of himself, overly cautious, and afraid to say anything that might offend anyone.For those Republicans who have dreaded the idea of head-to-head debates between McCain and Obama, Saturday night's demonstration should put those fears to rest. It is ironic that, yes, Obama is a much better deliverer of a speech, but McCain is a much better performer off the cuff.Compare a couple of answers to Warren's questions:"At what point does a baby get human rights?"McCain: "At conception."Obama: "Well, I think that whether you are looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade.""Does evil exist, and if it does, do we ignore it, do wenegotiate with it, do we contain it, or do we defeat it?"
McCain: "Defeat it. Couple of points, one, if I'm President of the United States, my friends, if I have to follow him to the gates of hell, I will get Osama Bin Laden and bring him to justice."Obama: "Evil does exist, I mean, we see evil all the time. We see evil in Darfur. We see evil sadly on the streets of our cities. We see evil in parents who have viciously abused their children, and I think it has to be confronted... Now, the one thing that I think is very important is for us to have some humility in how we approach the issue of confronting evil, but you know, a lot of evil has been perpetrated based on the claim that we were trying to confront evil."Here, we see Obama's typical liberal relativism emerge. Evil exists, he says, but he essentially adds that no one really knows who's evil and who's not. McCain sees evil much more clearly -- it exists, we know it when we see it, we can even put a name to it sometimes, and we need to defeat it. The non-debate debate Saturday was almost embarrassingly one-sided. McCain is ready to be president. For Obama, deciding when a baby should get human rights is clearly not the only thing above his pay grade.John McCain, Rick Warren and Barack Obama during "halftime" of Saturday night's interview at Saddleback church in California.
(Press Release) NRA-PVF, the political action committee of the National Rifle Association of America, has announced its sole endorsement of Beth Walker for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals. The National Rifle Association is a major political force and America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment Rights.“I am honored to have the endorsement of the National Rifle Association,” stated Walker. “West Virginia has a rich tradition of responsible gun ownership recognized in our state constitution.”In a letter to the Walker campaign, Jordan Austin, West Virginia State Liaison, stated, “On behalf of the NRA Political Victory Fund and all NRA members in the State of West Virginia, I am pleased to inform [Walker] of [her] endorsement for the 2008 General Election for West Virginia State Supreme Court Justice.”Austin concluded by saying, “This rating is based on [Walker’s] strong and vocal support of our Right to Keep and Bear Arms.” Beth Walker is the only candidate endorsed by the National Rifle Association in the state Supreme Court race.Manchin wiggles way onto convention stage
Isn't it, uh, interesting that within days of the announcement that U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller would be afforded a primetime spot at the Democratic National Convention, lo and behold, Gov. Joe Manchin announces Monday that he's speaking, too -- at least for a couple of minutes.According to MetroNews, "The schedule is still flexible but Manchin says he believes his slot will be Tuesday evening right before Senator Hillary Clinton and former Virginia Governor Mark Warner." Manchin said, "I think it's a couple of minutes or so, you know, briefly." Briefly, for sure. When the word went out that Rockefeller was being handed a coveted primetime role, you most likely could hear the chandeliers rattling in the governor's mansion. Calls were made. Loud ones. Mojo was given two minutes.