As winter continues, there is a growing movement in Massachusetts to crack down on the dangerous practice of sledding. In response to a number of sled-related injuries and deaths in recent years, some communities have banned sledding outright, others have erected warning signs, and this week state Sen. Steven Panagiotakos introduced a bill that would require children to wear helmets while riding a sled. â’There are no brakes on a sled,â’ said Panagiotakos.
McCain loosing the 2008 Presidential Election had many factors. The one point to make is that McCain lost both electoral and popular vote. Therefore the evaluation of all the factors has a direct affect towards the populous vote. Pre Convention While seeking the party nomination it has been historically about speaking to the base. – McCain did not do that. McCain kept his ‘maverick’ policies. The problem affected the base so much that popular republicans publicly voiced their support for Clinton after all other candidates dropped out and McCain was the only remaining choice. What were the issues? “Amnesty”...
In an interview a few weeks ago with a Detroit TV station, John McCain said, “I’ve bought American literally all my life, and I’m proud.” It turns out that John McCain wasn’t being straight with the people of Detroit-in fact, John McCain owns 13 cars, including a foreign made Lexus, a Volkswagen, and a Honda Sedan-on top of the Toyota Prius that he bragged about buying just last year. People are free to buy any kind of car they want-that isn’t the issue here. What is the issue is that the American auto industry, and American voters, deserve a...
With the stock market taking a beating the economy doesn’t look good for the poor, middle or the wealthy class of US citizens. What will the current stock market snapshot change how someone votes? “With the recent news of the dramatic stock market decline and the government bailouts of leading mortgage industries, the economy is quickly turning voters’ attention to domestic issues. A lot of Republicans could be persuaded by our economic problems to vote Democratic – it’s the wedge issue that could send even committed Republican voters to the other side,” political scientist Todd Shields of the University...
With John McCain and his new running mate offering more of the same lies and distortions on the campaign trail, the Democratic National Committee today relaunched its website The Next Cheney. Since McCain chose Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, the American people have learned that she suffers from ethics problems, held secret Cheney-style energy hearings, and relied on the same old crowd of Republican lobbyists to steer earmarks back to Alaska. Since McCain and his campaign have refused to run on the real McCain-Palin record, the DNC is setting the record straight at The Next Cheney. “Between...
