Obscure Mania

Would you believe that was the most popular search term last week? There are no real pictures of the future VP in a bikini. If you see any, they’re photo-shopped. (See snopes.com here)

Thanks to stories by the democrat operatives in the blogosphere that were immediately picked up by the likes of the NY Times and others, Governor Palin’s speech at the RNC was watched by 37.2 million Americans. Almost as many as Obama’s coronation at 38.3. Would you believe McCain was watched by 38.9 million beating Obama. The media must hate that, all the work they’ve done to bias and give more time to the chosen one and McCain is still in the race no matter what the media does.

A CEO for America!

McCain isn’t my first choice for President. I’ve always thought the government should be overhauled like any other failing business and a lot of Americans think the government should be run more like a business but we blew our chance at getting a CEO specializing in turning companies around. Mitt Romney is a proven businessman and a government executive and the Republicans choose McCain? (Thanks, Huck!) But the religion thing would have gotten in the way from the same people that still think Obama is a Muslim.

Third Parties have it tough

I’ve started following Bob Barr of the Libertarian party. But reading their updates, a third party has such a hard time even getting on the ballots in all 50 states, plus the trouble they have getting in the debates or getting serious time on TV, the two party system really locks out any other competition which is a shame. Except for waking up the establishment, I’m not sure a Libertarian White House could really get anything done. If they were more established in local and state governments it might be easier. I hate to say it’s a “wasted vote”, but unless you’re making a statement, I’m not sure what else would be accomplished.

Sara Palin

And now Sara Palin comes along. A social and financial conservative and has proven she’s willing to go after corruption and pork spending in her own party. It may be what the Republicans need to wake up and remember who they are. Everyone is hoping McCain will listen to her on a few issues, like energy! And hopefully she can keep the base energized enough to get out the vote in November, which will hopefully help out a few Congress members too.

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McCain spoke to the National Small Business Summit. It was a major contrast from Obama’s speech about the economy. Obama wants to take money from the rich and give it to the poor. McCain wants to give businesses a break so they can invest in equipment and resources. Lowering the Corporate tax rate from the 2nd highest in the world to something more reasonable to help keep jobs, especially manufacturing jobs here in America. The tax rate is only one piece of that puzzle, labor prices play a big role in that decision, but maybe with energy costs the way they are, maybe it would be cheaper to build something in America ship it a thousand miles away on a truck, instead of thousands of miles on ships.

Sounds like McCain is back to the old Republican values of cutting spending, cutting taxes and encouraging business. At least that how he sounded in front of a small business conference.

A CNN Analyst commenting on McCain’s speech about the economy said he didn’t really address the economy issues for regular people. Regular people depend on their jobs for their economy, not the government. Obama wants people to depend on him, the government. Obama’s speech pandered to poor people, McCain’s speech pandered to business for a change. But with a mostly Democratic Congress, McCain is going to have a tough job unless he stays on message and brings some other conservative Republicans to Washington with him.