Republicans in Ohio know something the rest of America doesn't

Voting for Barack Obama is nuts!
In Ohio,huge numbers of Republicans are voting cross partys in a move that would make John McCain smile,voting for Hillary Clinton? Why? oh Why? my fellow Republicans? Why : Because if Barack Obama gets in to office,all of our work in Iraq is screwed,our economy is screwed,a Democratic congress and President = SCREWED IN BOLD LETTERS,giving away a piece of mind to the U.N. = WERE SCREWED.
Republicans know,that McCain isin't 100% a jackass most of the time,and that Hillary will have a better chance of screwing up the Democrats chances at winning,just saying.

VOTE HILLARY - TO VOTE AGAINST HER

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Early polls

Vermont :
Obama wins for Democrats - McCain wins for GOP.
Ohio :
Clinton is winning by 12 % as of now,McCain will win OHIO for the GOP,mccain is under 100 delelgates from 1,919 needed to clinch nomination

Obama...not getting enough Main Stream press?

WHAT! Cnn was doing some looking into how Obama's not in enough main stream press,this is after Clinton was on Saturday Night Live - where they endorsed Obama,and on Jon Stewerts show on Comedy Central,ok this is just bullspit..what about Mike Huckabee,this guy gets no interviews on tv shows rarely,never gets featured on CNN,or any other big show.
Huckabee is the one who gets no attention,so if I hear Obama complaining again or CCN its gonna be the last straw,that guy gets more attention then the all 4 major sports combined!

Idiots in Vermont

Well,when it comes to Brattleboro Vermont voting I wouldn't take there vote to highly,as they wan't President Bush indicted if they ever come to their town - they would wan't him jail for vilolating to constitution.
These people must be nuts,has everyone forgot why were fighting this war...


AP ;

Voters in this southern Vermont town were deciding Tuesday whether to approve a measure calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on charges of violating the Constitution.

The symbolic article seeks to have police arrest Bush and Cheney if they ever visit Brattleboro or to extradite them for prosecution elsewhere _ if they're not impeached first.

"Our town attorney has no legal authority to draw up any papers to allow our police officers to do so," said Town Clerk Annette Cappy, "but the gentleman who initiated the petition got the signatures (and) wanted it on the ballot to make a statement."

A steady stream of voters paraded into the Brattleboro Union High School gym to cast their ballots on a day when school board elections and Vermont's presidential primary were also on the slate.

Organizers of the indictment campaign were frustrated that the printed ballot ended up relegating the Bush-Cheney indictment article to the back side, which they said would cause some people to miss it.

The 8-by-14-inch yellow cardboard ballot listed the offices and candidates in the local election on one side, and at the bottom in block letters "Turn Ballot Over and Continue Voting."

"Turn Over Ballot and Indict Bush," read a 3-by-4-foot handmade picket sign carried by Kurt Daims, 54, who organized the petition drive and stood outside the school Tuesday.

Voters interviewed after casting ballots said they saw the article as an opportunity to express their frustration over the war in Iraq and Bush's tenure in general.

"I realize it's an extreme thing to do, and really silly in a way," said Robert George, 74, a retired photographer. "But I'm really angry about us getting involved in the war in Iraq and him (Bush) disrespecting the will of the people."

Ian Kelley, 41, a radio DJ, said he didn't vote on the article.

"It's not a good reflection on the town," he said. "Do I like either of them and would I vote for them? No. But I don't think it's cause to arrest them."

Barbara Southworth, a 66-year-old nurse, said she would have voted against it.

"I forgot to vote because it was on the flip side," she said

Ohio voting could go on for 10 tens

In Jefferson county Ohio,there is a lot of flooding,meaning that the delegates at stack for both the GOP AND Democrats could be on hold because of this one county,hopefully not - I wan't this over with today

Election decided today.

Ok my fellow Americans,today when peeps head out to the polls in Texas,Ohio,Vermont,and Rhode Island - we must keep in our minds that the President election could be decided today! Lets look at the possible outcomes :

Republicans :
1) John McCain sweeps all 4 states,he collects enough delegates to clinch the GOP nomination,Huckabee drops out gracefully,Ron Paul drops out from the GOP side and continues running as a Independent.
2) Mike Huckabee brings out the heavy artilary,and wins in Texas - forceing the GOP race to continue,possible to Pennslyvania next month,and maybe prolonging it to an election.

Democrats :
1) Barack Obama sweeps Ohio & Texas,putting him atleast 200 delegates over Hillary Clinton,she bows out of the race - and Obama focus' on the GOP.
2) Hillary Clinton wins atleast one of two vital states (Ohio or Texas) and forceing the two into a deadheat,possibly giving the GOP a lot of time to attack both Democrats.
3) Clinton sweeps all big states today,and takes a demanding lead over Obama - leading to lots of momentum and possibly the fall of Obamania.


Now my thoughts are,if Clinton goes against a Republican - a Republican will win.
If Obama wins,America is screwed.


Lets hope that 1) from the Republicans occurs, and 3) from Democrat side occurs,because if Barack sweeps...this election is over

Huckabee's big endorsement in Texas,email message sounds bad.

First on a happy note for the Huckabee campaign,Mr.Huckabee recieved the endorsement from the powerful Texas newspaper the Dallas Morning News,giving him hope that he can still win Texas :

The influential Dallas Morning News endorsed Mike Huckabee for Texas' upcoming primary.

Headlining that as "a vote for Huckabee is a vote for GOP's future," the paper added that "John McCain is all but guaranteed to be the party's presidential nominee. It is mathematically impossible for Mike Huckabee, the last remaining major GOP contender, to capture the nomination."

The paper praised McCain for "long experience and personal courage, he has a solid record of fiscal responsibility and has been on the right side of campaign finance reform and environmental issues. And he was correct and principled to lead the fight for comprehensive immigration reform last summer."

But the News noted McCain's advanced age and his notorious temper have given them pause.

"Win or lose in November, the GOP is destined to spend the next few years redefining itself. For many reasons, Reaganism, which made the GOP the dominant political party of the last generation, no longer resonates as it once did with the American public. The world has changed since Ronald Reagan's election nearly 30 years ago, and the great man's political heirs will have to adjust the GOP's strategy and tactics to new realities.

"To that end, Mr. Huckabee, 52, should be a top leader in tomorrow's Republican Party. His good-natured approach to politics – "I'm a conservative; I'm just not mad about it," as he likes to say – is quite appealing after years of scorched-earth tactics from both parties. He's a pragmatist more concerned with effective government than with bowing to ideological litmus tests. For example, he has proven himself willing to violate anti-tax dogma to undertake investment in infrastructure for the sake of long-term prosperity." - Newsmax.

On a sad note,Mike Huckabee's latest email message to supporters,sounds like hes giving up or just lossing hope (don't worry,he won't vote for Obama) :

I am campaigning across Texas today. While I am on the road, I ask that you read and then share with your friends, family and neighbors something very special: 1,800+ individual endorsements of my campaign from voters just like you.

They are from the people that I meet everyday on the campaign trail. They are the voices of our Republican Party today and tomorrow.

To leave your own endorsement you need to sign up as a Ranger today. You can do so here.

Please share these endorsements with friends and family. Help us finish strong.

With deep gratitude, Mike Huckabee

"Help us finish strong" . Thats what makes me say,man he may be the best choice..but he may not get elected.

Goodluck Huckabee

Russia elects new president,no shocker

this is a no-brainer,Russia elected Putins choice...yay...lol.

Just hours after Russia elected a new president, the Kremlin sent two strong signals that it doesn't plan to back down from its pull-no-punches foreign policy _ a coalition of pro-government youth groups marched on the U.S. Embassy and the state-controlled gas monopoly reduced gas supplies to Western-looking Ukraine.

The decision to squeeze Ukraine and to use street protests to attack American foreign policy may be an early indication that Dmitry Medvedev, the president-elect, intends to continue the course set by his mentor, President Vladimir Putin _ who has reasserted his country's power abroad while keeping a tight grip on society at home.

Nearly final results _ from 99.45 percent of precincts _ showed that the 42-year-old Medvedev had received 70.2 percent of the vote, the head of the elections commission said Monday.

Shortly after almost all the votes were counted, hundreds of young people marched through Moscow toward the U.S. embassy to criticize American policies in Kosovo, Iraq and the Muslim world.

While they toed the Kremlin line, Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, made good on a promise to reduce gas supplies to Ukraine. In addition to serving as first deputy prime minister, Medvedev is chairman of Gazprom.

Russia says the dispute over natural gas with Ukraine is strictly a financial one, a result of the alleged nonpayment by Ukraine for past gas deliveries. But the timing of the cutoff suggests a possible deeper motive: telling the world that despite his purported liberal leanings, Medvedev plans to rule with a firm hand _ one perhaps guided by Putin himself.

The last time Russia cut gas supplies to Ukraine was in January 2006 in a move widely seen as punishment for the Orange Revolution that blocked a Kremlin-backed candidate from gaining Ukraine's presidency. Since then, Russia has expressed continuing anger over Ukraine's attempts to join NATO and forge stronger links with the European Union.

Chris Weafer, chief strategist for UralSib investment bank, said Medvedev may have been motivated by the need to appear tough in the face of Russia's dispute with Ukraine over gas payments.

"He found himself in that situation," Weafer said. "He didn't want to be seen as backing down."

Meanwhile, election observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said Monday that unequal access to the media called into question the fairness of the vote.

Andreas Gross, who led the 22-member mission, described Sunday's vote as a "reflection of the will of the electorate whose democratic potential unfortunately has not been tapped."

Two of Medvedev's three challengers alleged there were violations and threatened to challenge the results in court.

The influential Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe refused to send observers, saying restrictions imposed by Russian authorities monitors made it impossible to work in a meaningful way.

The campaign was dominated by Medvedev, the Kremlin's favorite, who refused to debate his rivals or formally campaign but received the bulk of the television coverage. In the end, no one was surprised by the result.

The liberal opposition alliance headed by former chess champion Garry Kasparov planned marches in cities around the country Monday. Riot police have used violence to break up similar marches in the past, and trucks of police were stationed early Monday near the square where the Moscow march was to begin.

The main outstanding question was who would be calling the shots in Russia once Medvedev takes over and, as is widely expected, names Putin prime minister. The outside world will watch closely how the new leadership in Russia, with its immense oil and gas reserves, engages with global rivals and partners at a time of rising commodities prices.

Most Russians expect the mild-mannered Medvedev to follow Putin's lead, at least at first.

In his rhetoric, Medvedev has presented himself as a pro-business liberal and more Western-leaning face to the rest of the world. But he has also helped implement Putin's drive to give the Kremlin a near-monopoly on political power and energy resources.

The teacher-pupil relationship will be tested after Medvedev's inauguration May 7. Medvedev has said he would propose making Putin his prime minister, and Putin has said he will accept the offer. But in Russia, the premier wields significantly less power than the president, and Putin may find his new chair confining.

Gazprom's reduction of gas to Ukraine could be an early signal of Medvedev's foreign policy. Another early sign could come in July at the summit of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations: If Putin goes alone or accompanies Medvedev, that could signal his reluctance to relinquish control.

Some officials who know the quiet, unassuming Medvedev have said privately that he is tougher than his appearance and demeanor may suggest. Russian history also shows that rulers often like to get rid of those who backed their ascent to power.

Medvedev's election was not a wide-open contest.

Medvedev ran against three rivals apparently permitted on the ballot because of their loyalty to the Kremlin line. But Communist Party candidate Gennady Zyuganov and ultranationalist candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky still alleged violations after the voting ended.

Zyuganov, Medvedev's nearest challenger with almost 18 percent in the nearly complete results, said he would dispute the result. Zhirinovsky, with 9 percent, threatened to do so as well.

Liberal opposition leaders Kasparov and Mikhail Kasyanov were barred from running after authorities decided they had not met the strict requirements for gaining a spot on the ballot. Voters across Russia say they were being urged, cajoled and pressured to vote in an effort to ensure that Medvedev scored a major victory.

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Associated Press writers Lynn Berry, Maria Danilova, Angela Charlton and Peter Leonard in Moscow contributed to this report.

Irab demands we leave Iraq

Ya.....all the work,and all of the militints we havekilled,President Tom must be pissed..

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed U.S. accusations that his country is training extremists and demanded that the Americans withdraw from Iraq.

Speaking in a nearly hour-long news conference at the end of an unprecedented visit to Iraq, Ahmadinejad said the U.S. allegations _ that Iran is training Shiite militants who target American troops and Muslim rivals _ don't matter to the Iranians.

"Of course American officials make such remarks and such statements, and we do not care ... because they make statements on the basis of erroneous information," said the hard-line Iranian leader, who smiled through much of the session. "We cannot count on what they say."

He said the foreign presence in Iraq was an "insult to the regional nations and a humiliation."

Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian president to visit Iraq, and his two-day trip highlighted one of the unintended consequences for Washington after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the Iraq that ousted Saddam Hussein from power.

Under Saddam, a Sunni who once led an eight-year war against Iran, the two countries were bitter enemies, but Iraq's new Shiite-dominated government has deep ties to Iran's cleric-led Islamic republic.

Ahmadinejad was warmly received by Iraqi President Jabal Talabani, a Sunni Kurd, and other Iraqi leaders. He said Tehran and Baghdad are "brotherly" nations who share many beliefs and values.

"Of course, dictators and foreigners have tried to tarnish and undermine the emotional relations between the two states," he said.

After meeting Sunday with Talabani, who told the Iranian leader to call him "Uncle Jalal," Ahmadinejad drove through the U.S.-controlled Green Zone to visit Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a fellow Shiite, at his Cabinet offices.

The sprawling Green Zone contains the core of the U.S. diplomatic mission to Iraq _ including a massive new embassy _ and is heavily protected against occasional rocket barrages. American officials have accused Iran of backing Shiite extremists behind such attacks.

"The presence of foreigners in the region has been to the detriment of the nations of the region," Ahmadinejad said. "It is nothing but a humiliation to the regional nations.

"Their only achievements are that regional nations further dislike them, it adds to the regional nations' hatred. No one likes them."

Pressed by a reporter how he knows the Iraqis don't like the U.S., Ahmadinejad said that the "Iraqi people have been anti-colonialist and anti-occupation in the course of their history."

"If you go to the streets and talk to ordinary Iraqi people, you will be able to realize the true nature of such a claim," he said.

Still, the Iraqis are precariously balanced between U.S. and Iran, with government officials saying in recent weeks that they don't want the country torn apart in a power struggle between the two sides.

About 1,000 protesters in a Sunni-dominated neighborhood in Baghdad protested his visit Monday, a day after scattered demonstrations greeted his arrival. "Your mortars preceded your visit," one placard read.

Though both Iraq and Iran have Shiite majorities, they were hostile to each other throughout Saddam's long reign. About 1 million people died in the fighting that ensued after Saddam invaded Iran in 1980.

But when Saddam's Sunni-dominated regime fell to the U.S.-led invasion and Iraq's Shiite majority took power, long-standing ties between the Shiites of both countries flourished.

Earlier Monday, Talabani and Ahmadinejad signed seven memorandums of understanding on issues including industrial development, trade and customs.

Goodbye my fellow comrade - PUTIN!

We will all you miss you,but we know you'll still be in power after you leave :



Goodbye dear friend.

Russia's voters are expected to endorse Vladimir Putin's choice of a successor in Sunday's presidential election, allowing Putin to retain a measure of power in his nation, whose wealth and global voice have grown even as democratic freedoms diminished.

Dmitry Medvedev, a 42-year-old lawyer and loyal Kremlin aide, is expected to take over from Putin, whose eight years as president have left a deep imprint on the world's largest country. Medvedev has said he would offer Putin the prime minister's post.

"I'm in a good mood. Spring is here," Medvedev said as he cast his ballot in Moscow, where rain and wet snow sprinkled the streets. "The season has changed."

Some voters complained of pressure to cast ballots in his favor, and critics called the election a cynical stageshow. Few international observers were monitoring the vote.

Two election day bomb explosions targeting a police convoy near Chechnya served as a reminder of the tensions around the once-breakaway republic, one of the challenges the next president will face. Two people were reported wounded. Some 450,000 police and troops deployed nationwide to ensure the voting proceeded calmly.

If Medvedev wins, the world community will be watching closely to see how he and Putin share power. Some in the West have welcomed Medvedev's reputation as a moderate after years of tense ties with Putin over his crackdown on domestic dissent, U.S. plans for a missile defense and Kosovo's independence, among other things.

Analysts predict, though, that Medvedev could face opposition from Kremlin insiders hostile to the West.

Though he has never held elected office, Medvedev has had an easy ride toward the presidency. Polls predict he will take a solid majority of votes, against the three other candidates: Communist Gennady Zyuganov, flamboyant ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky and the relatively unknown Andrei Bogdanov of the Democratic Party.

"Medvedev is a wonderful, young, handsome energetic man who will continue Putin's work and be a shining example to our children," said Tamara Razumova, who works in a polling station in Moscow.

Turnout was the only electoral uncertainty Sunday. It stood at 15 percent nationwide by midday Moscow time, Central Elections Commission chief Vladimir Churov said. He said that was slightly higher than during parliamentary elections in December.

The final turnout during that vote _ which handed overwhelming victory to the ruling United Russia party _ was 63 percent.

In Chechnya, riven by two wars since 1994 but now more or less under control by a Kremlin-backed administration, President Ramzan Kadyrov predicted 95 percent to 100 percent turnout.

"I voted for a bright future, for Medvedev," he said in Grozny.

Polling stations offered food and office supplies at a discount. In Medvedev's native St. Petersburg, some voters quaffed bargain beer at their polling place. Others showed up for the goods _ but didn't bother to vote.

Some cast a protest ballot. Alexander Petrov, a 28-year-old trader in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, said he voted for Zyuganov, because he wanted to "take away votes from the candidate of the ruling powers."

Government-paid teachers and doctors across the country complained that they were being pressured to vote at their workplace under the gaze of their superiors, to ensure a convincing win and a high turnout for Medvedev. Golos, an election monitoring group, reported similar accounts.

Sofia, 25, a history teacher in southwestern Moscow, said the principal required her and colleagues to cast ballots at a polling station set up on the school premises.

"This is terrible, they are not leaving us any choice," said Sofia, who declined to give her last name out of fear of losing her job. She said she destroyed her ballot in protest.

The only liberal candidate, former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, and Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and one of the Kremlin's most prominent critics, were both squeezed off the ballot on technicalities.

Only 300 international election observers were monitoring the 96,000 voting stations across Russia's 11 time zones. The influential Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe refused to send observers, saying Russian authorities were imposing such tight restrictions that it could not work in a meaningful way.

Communist candidate Zyuganov claimed irregularities were widespread but provided no evidence. Candidate Bogdanov, asked how much support he predicted, said: "Any percent would be good."

The new president's major domestic tasks hover around economic issues. Russia got rich from skyrocketing world oil prices, but the economy is hugely dependent on natural resources and needs to diversify to ensure long-term prosperity. Inflation _ more than 11 percent last year _ is undermining the nascent middle class.

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California risking good training for troops,for whales?

This makes me sick,this just proves how un-american all these people are and how they believe that animals are more important then humans or our soldiers,we were given the command by God to SUBDUE THE EARTH AND EVERYTHING ON IT!

The Navy must abide by limits on its sonar training off the Southern California coast because the exercises could harm dozens of species of whales and dolphins, a federal appeals court ruled.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday night rejected the Navy's appeal of restrictions that banned high-powered sonar within 12 miles of the coast and set other limits that could affect Navy training exercises to begin this month.

Also on Friday, a federal judge in Hawaii issued a similar ban for that state's coastline.

In the California case, the three-member appellate panel let stand most of a lower court injunction that set the limits but did alter two restrictions that the Navy argued could harm the readiness of its ships for potential combat duty.

Conservation groups that had sued to block the Navy's use of high-powered sonar said the decision was a victory for their side.

"The court is saying that neither the president nor the U.S. Navy is above the law," Joel Reynolds, director of the Marine Mammal Protection Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a statement Saturday.

"The court found that the Navy must be environmentally responsible when training with high intensity sonar, and that doing so won't interfere with military readiness," he said.

The Navy said it may seek a review of the ruling.

Southern California's coastal waters are home to dozens of species of whales and dolphins, seals, and sea lions. Nine species are federally listed as endangered or threatened.

In its ruling, the appellate court said the Navy has acknowledged that high-powered sonar may cause hearing loss and other injuries to marine mammals. The court said the Navy has estimated that its Southern California exercises would expose more than 500 beaked whales to harassment and would result in temporary hearing loss to thousands of marine mammals.

A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled in January that despite a waiver from President Bush, the Navy is not exempt from environmental laws. The judge issued a preliminary injunction that, in addition to the 12-mile ban, required the Navy to limit the decibel levels of its sonar under certain ocean conditions and to stop using it altogether when a marine mammals is detected within 2,200 yards of a sonar source.

The Navy said those restrictions would limit its ability to conduct anti-submarine warfare training and possibly prevent certification of some naval strike groups preparing to deploy to the Persian Gulf.

The appellate court upheld the preliminary injunction but issued a stay that altered the two disputed measures. The sound-level reductions during certain ocean conditions were staggered and tied to the proximity of a marine mammal.

The court also said the Navy can continue to use sonar _ although at a lower sound level _ when a marine mammal is within 2,200 yards if the sonar is being used "at a critical point in the exercise."

The decision is good for 30 days to allow the Navy time to seek a review of the ruling.

The Navy was "heartened" by the decision because it "at least temporarily provides us some relief from the district court's overbroad injunction," spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Cindy Moore said Saturday.

However, the lower court ruling still places "significant restrictions on our ability to train realistically," she said, and the Navy is considering asking for more review, possibly by the U.S. Supreme Court.

"We're a country engaged in two wars. When we send America's sons and daughters into harm's way, we must ensure they have the best possible training," she said.

The Navy undertakes "extensive measures" to protect marine mammals during training, she added.

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More polls then votes.

Have you noticed this Election year,that there seems to be more polls then actually votes this year? We have polls for age,race,gender,location,how poor you are,and prolly other things.
But I would like to introduce a new poll,How Midgets are voting...i'm curious how are short little friends are voting in this election..does anyone care?
Well I do,so here are some numbers :
GOP - 75,000 midgets are registerd to vote
Thus far 60,000 have voted,here are some exit poll numbers
56,000 believe the machines are to big,and 4,000 had to use a chair to reach the buttons
as for voting, all 60,000 have voted for Ron Paul,believeing that going back to the old days will give midgets a reason to cheer,as the political correctness of today is horrible.
Democrats - 100,000 midgets
All have voted for Obama,believeing his change will help them "grow"

Ohio and Texas

Well,for one thing we can say the GOP nomination comes down to this Tuesday in Ohio,Texas,Rhode Island,and Vermont - but it could just come down to the states with the largest delegate counts : Ohio and Texas,Huckabee is looking to win Texas,its his last hope.
Its tough to predict Texas,as the voters have many issues : Taxes,the Border,War,and other things.
Texas is also a very Evengelical and hispanic based vote,I can tell you now the Democrats will win the Hispanic vote easily.

So heres my prediction for Tuesday :
Rhode Island - McCain wins for GOP,Hillary wins for Democrats.
Vermont : Huckabee wins for GOP,Hillary wins for Democrats
Ohio - McCain wins for GOP,Hillary wins for Democrats
Texas - Huckabee wins for GOP,Obama wins for Democrats

Open mailbag

Well,I kinda stick to the TV SHOW like 3 way system, I come up with snazzy title,imput my thoughts,and post original article.
Well,now I wanna hear from YOU the reader of this blog,so please leave a comment for me or RJ to answer your question,or email me at aaaabraves@yahoo.com look forward to your imput folks