Obama - fiscal conservative?

Obama pledges: "I'll go through the entire federal budget, page by page, line by line, and I will eliminate the programs that do not work, and are not needed."  See more with this video provided by the Associated Press.

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 08:55PM by Registered CommenterLeighton Weese in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

McCain's 26 years of elected office vs. Obama's 12

Did you know that even with double the amount of years in office, John McCain has authored approximately the same number of laws as Barack Obama?  I didn't.  Check out the full article here.

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 08:51PM by Registered CommenterLeighton Weese in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Our Choice

I just can't get the importance of our decision this year out of my mind.  We are facing an exponentially growing national debt and other frightening economic indicators - mortgages and energy come to mind.  There are fears about national security, and although I think we should be more concerned about our economic situation (which is more perilous and more within our realm of control), I think we should pay attention to how our leaders (and potential leaders) deal with situations like Russia-Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.  These are not insignificant to our future.

Here is how I view the choice this year:

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Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 06:38PM by Registered CommenterLeighton Weese in , , , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Is Barack Obama pandering with his faith-based program?

Maybe it is because George W. campaigned with it, or maybe it comes from a fear of merging religion and state.  Whatever the reason, some people have reacted negatively to Barack Obama's announcement that he would reform and empower the faith-based initiative begun by the current president.

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Posted on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 07:38PM by Registered CommenterLeighton Weese in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Obama and Wright

Why did Barack Obama go to Trinity United Church of Christ, with Jeremiah Wright as his pastor?  

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Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 09:52AM by Registered CommenterLeighton Weese in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint