Yet another "PC" apology from Obama.

This "politically correct" world in which we live in has gotten just about out of hand. Every minute statement or remark is checked over, scanned three or four times and beat to death by the PC police. Obama and his staffers issued another apology over the weekend, this time regarding to Muslim women who were barred from sitting behind him during a speech. Some volunteers for the Obama campaign moved the women after realizing that they were wearing headscarves and might be seen on camera. And they say the Democrats are tolerant. Um, by the actions of his campaign staffers, I would say not. If this happened to Sen. John McCain, the Democrats, Moveon.org, CAIR and many other groups would be calling for the firing of those staffers. Not in Obama's campaign.

So, let's look at this in another context. Do we really feel that Obama does want those women behind him at the next rally? Or do we think now that Obama might realize that if he portrays people from religious backgrounds, especially ones associated with terrorism, that the American people might not vote for him? That is my thought. I think he knows that the viewing some of his supporters might hurt his chances of becoming president. Am I wrong? I doubt it.

I know, many may believe that my comments are not "PC" enough or even racist in context. However, that is not the case here. Everyone seems to be apologizing these days for some sort of ethnic reference or religious comment. Does a comment automatically mean that people are racist or "intolerant?" No it does not. It means that they think a different way than others think. The intolerant part is that Obama's staffers moved two "ethnic" looking individuals so they would not be seen on camera. That is racist...period. My comments referring to Obama and his realization that certain people can hurt his campaign is not racial nor is it intolerant but more or less realistic. Remember something here, we are still at war with Muslim extremists and many in American understand this. Obama understands this as well. Any association with known terrorists or organizations does pit masses against you. Remember back when Obama entered the presidential race, he made comments regarding our military men and women who lost their lives and referred to that as "wasted". (Yes, another PC apology) That my Fellow Americans is a presidential candidate referring to the military personnel who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom from terrorism and referred to their lives as wasted for doing so. I guess Obama doesn't cherish Freedom and respect the ones that have fallen in the name of this country.

God Bless America and our Military.

67% Want New Nuke Plants. About time!

In a recent poll taken by Zogby, 67% of people favor new nuclear power plants being built in the United States. Does this number surprise anyone? At first I thought that was a little high, considering we haven't built a new plant in over 25 years and the "scare" tactics that many of the environmentalists and critics have brought on. Couple that with the disasters in Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and the many "scares" that have occurred in the 1970's and 80's. It's just nice to know that we haven't abandoned the whole idea of returning to nuclear power.

A few years back in college, I did a presentation on the "Generation III" nuclear reactors and how efficient and extremely safe they were compared to the old ones. One particular reactor I touched upon was the Westinghouse AP1000. It was a closed loop system that had an abundant amount of fail-safe modes. That is the key here, fail-safe integration into our highly advanced systems helps alleviate the fear that many have regarding nuclear power. At the going rate, oil prices are getting out of hand and that is just because of the speculators and not demand. Energy costs of fuel oil, natural gas and even wood heat for that matter are at all-time highs. What are the options now? Hydrogen based systems are still in the beginning stages and ethanol products are depleting many of the much needed food crops.

To me, it only makes sense to start producing nuclear power again at a much more rapid rate. The systems nowadays are safer, produce less byproducts (waste) as well as producing more energy than ever before. In these times of need to reduce the burden on our wallets as well as overall energy consumption, this makes sense. I only hope that someday soon, many in the policy making positions understand the benefits of nuclear power again.

God Bless America.

Russert gone too soon!

In these short few hours following the news of the untimely death of someone I consider a "political TV legend", Tim Russert, I am still in bit of a shock. When I found out, shortly after 3:45 pm Eastern Time, I was sitting back and having a cold one with my sister and her friends. We all just sat there amazed at the story unfolding in front of us. Now, I wasn't a huge fan of Russert, but, with anyone that has had as much of an impact on political views in this country as anyone in the business, I considered him a person of great professional status and respected him even more. The impact he has had on others is immeasurable.

Sometimes, in moments like this I like to reflect on another's life and in what ways they may have impacted my life. At first, I couldn't really think of a single event, story or even an interview he gave that caught my eye. But I knew there was something about him that I admired and couldn't figure out why. Then, it hit me as I drove home listening to Sean Hannity talk about his colleague and friend. It was there on the radio. It was an interview that Russert did on Hannity's show about three years ago. It was shortly after his book, Big Russ and Me, came out and they talked about the book and his life growing up with "Big Russ". The sincerity that Russert had at the time in the interview with Hannity, whom, they had disagreed on many occasions politically, struck me as a quality like no other. He wasn't demeaning nor was he making the interview about him. It was about his dad. Pure sincerity about the man that raised him and that he admired more than anyone. They seemed to share stories about their fathers that was like two friends sitting having coffee and just talking. for a moment it wasn't a radio interview...it was life.

Kindness and sincerity go a long way in life and maybe that is why Tim Russert went far in his short lived life. He had both qualities and it showed in various ways. His interviews that he gave on a weekly basis were not brutal but more friendly to the viewer. I hope that someday many other political pundits and players in the rat race receive some of his qualities. Until then, Rest in Peace Little Russ and God Bless.

As always with me, God Bless America and all those that have and still do protect it.

Clinton Concedes! We now have a race for President!

It is finally over. Yes, I'm talking about the long, drawn out race for the Democratic nomination for President. Today, Hillary Clinton pulled out of the race and gave her full support for Barack Obama. Does it really surprise anyone that she is supporting him now? Just like I wrote about a few weeks back when Edwards gave his support for Obama, she is trying to line herself up for the VP candidate slot. However, will he indeed pick her? Only he knows for sure.

Thinking about that possibility for a moment, will it actually help him or hurt him if he chooses her to be 2nd in line? To really take a look at this, consider her large wins in the rural states such as Kentucky, West Virginia and so on. He has shown a lack of support from those voters so he indeed would need some kind of kick in the tail. She definitely would bring that to him.

In another thought, how will this now shape up for Sen. John McCain? He now has been sitting back so to speak and watching the Democratic candidates battle each other over their party nomination. Has this time out of the larger spotlight helped McCain? I beleive it has helped him. He pretty much let those two candidates try to take each other out and force them to make mistakes and in the end, put himself in a more favorable light amongst some voters.

As with any politcal race, it isn't over until the last vote is cast, then again, in 2000, it wasn't over until Al Gore exhausted his resources. I'm thinking that the next few weeks and leading up to the national conventions, all the punches will be thrown and the momentum will shift in McCains favor, considering he doesn't mess it up himself. He is best to leave the negative stuff up to Obama and solely focus on his policies.

God Bless America!

Obama set to win: America set to lose!

Now, as Sen. Barack Obama is set to accept the Democratic Party's nomination for President either tonight or tomorrow, what does this actually mean for the rest of us? Meaning, what can we expect from the mainstream news media? Can we expect the truth? Can we expect an objective outlook on his credentials? Will we see the evidence of his suspect "flawless" character associated with various personnel such as with Rev. Wright and unrepentant terrorist William Ayers. Well, to put it lightly, I believe we can expect the dirtiest job by the media in the history of the United States. This is media is foaming at the mouth to have a minority be the Democratic Party's nomination, they just can't hide their emotions. Months back, MSNBC's Chris Matthew's "gets tingles up his leg" when Obama speaks, which is outright scary if you ask me. So what exactly will the media do now to promote "Obamamania?"

Let's put his inevitable nomination in place right now. What will the media show to be his biggest assets as he moves on through to the General Election? Will they show his vast governmental experience in leading us away from terrorism? Nope. His mountains of legislation proposed and passed by a bi-partisan legislature? Again, no. Will they show us how he brought America together in a time of conflict? Oh yeah, no that was George W. Bush, so that is a NO. Will the mainstream media reveal his intellect in economic policies and foreign relations that will guide us out of the recession and have a more positive viewing throughout the World? I'm thinking not. Are you seeing a pattern here my fellow Americans? The ONLY thing the mainstream media will show about Obama is how he overcame his race to win the nomination. But Matt...isn't that something? Yes, sure it is, it's the only thing to the media.

Think about it for a moment, once he claims the nomination, and McCain's staff starts adds about Obama and his religion, his lack of experience, his wife's negative comments about America, his relationships with unethical individuals, what will the media do? The will say that McCain is a "racist" and point out anything thing negative towards Obama is because of his race....PERIOD! I'm not saying I want that to happen. I would hope we were starting to get past that point now. However, the media here and with all the supporters that Obama has, they do not want this campaign derailed because of inexperience or relationships. They need to push their guy forward and show an intolerant side of John McCain. This is why America is going to lose. We lose because of the untruth and because of the mainstream media. In order for American to win in this Election, the media must become objective across the board and not subjective towards one candidate. Again, these are just my thoughts and I am being paid by no-one to make these enlightened and intellectually thought out perspectives.

As always with me...God Bless America, and ALL of our servicemen and women protecting our Freedom all over the World.