The base speaks:

Nick Miccarelli, our former National Co-Chair, seems to be doing quite well in the race for the 162nd House District around Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In fact, his opponent’s union seems to agree that Staff Sergeant Miccarelli is the best fit for their district:

Though what practical impact, if any, the UAW endorsement will have on the race is unclear, it is notable mainly because Miccarelli’s opponent, John DeFrancisco, is a longtime union member and was until recently its president.

Nick has this to say about the surprise endorsement:

 ”It means a lot to me, and it speaks a little bit to Tony’s fortitude to recognize who the right man for the people of this district is,” said Miccarelli, whose father was a member of the union.

Isn’t this sorta like your mom voting for the other guy? Ouch.

Or, “Flip-Flops Can Kill”

It appears that the editorial board members at the University of Florida are fed-up with Barack Obama’s flip-flips on every issue from the Iraq War to FISA. Despite endorsing him way back in January saying, “We feel Obama’s message in the Oval Office will inspire young people and resonate with all Americans,” they now seem to feel differently.

Since clinching his party’s nomination for president, however, Obama has started to clarify, qualify and triangulate to such a degree that we can hardly recognize him from the inspirational “change” candidate he represented a few short months ago.

Barack Obama has been an inspiring figure for many youth voters up until this point. However, his profound tendency to waver in the face of political hardship has taken the shine right off of the sparkling image he has as something other than a typical politician, and this is beginning erode his support among youth voters.

Perhaps Obama isn’t the great change agent we thought he was. Perhaps no one can change the system. Or maybe we expected too much from someone who is, after all, just another politician.

Maybe these folks should look to someone who has stood up to say what he believes even when it wasn’t the easiest thing to do; someone who loves his country so much that he will do whatever it takes to protect it even if that means losing an election. Someone like John McCain.

Talking with Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams at the Hertiage Foundation Bloggers meeting.Just found out there is more miles of pipeline than highway, who knew.One of there new major focuses is the competitiveness council: how do they keep Texas competitive in terms of job growth into the future.  One of the most important answers is energy.  Their purpose is to move towards a private/public partnership that can create zero emission power at lower costs.One of the creative things they’re able to do is use CO2 more effectively then any other nation in the world.  As Commissioner Williams put it “CO2 makes old wells come alive,” creating new returns from old production facilities.We also talked wind power, TX creating more win power then any other state in the nation.  The question becomes how do we capture that energy rather then distribute it immediately. 

Whammy! This is a great biographical ad for Sen. McCain. He has always been a driving force for reform, probably one of the most active reformers of government in our nation’s recent history, and this ads reminds us of who John McCain really is. It gets past the media spin, and the silly claims of Barack Obama. Everyone knows that John McCain is an independent crusader for change in our government. Watch it now: