Sharp Memory

Donald Rumsfeld and wife Joyce have given $40K to Republican election efforts thus far this election season - zero to John McCain. Is it possible that Don remembers McCain saying that Rumsfeld will "go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history?"

Four and No More

I predict that the next president is a one-term president.

No matter who is elected, McCain or Obama, he will (no more ‘he or she’ sentences!) serve only four years and be out. Why? Let’s take today’s financial news as a primer. Today stocks fell to a 21 month low and oil hit an all time record high. The net net is that the U S economy is in the tank and will not resurface anytime soon - and not without considerable pain to be shared by all but a very few who have the money to profit no matter what happens. The new president is expected - promising - to have solutions to this nosedive. Neither candidate has solutions. McCain, having been born before the dollar, had no idea until recently that ‘the economy’ was even a topic. Obama is running for orator-in-chief, so he has no solutions - only speeches. And honestly, there is not much the president can do about the economy anyway. So, the economy will bottom out during the next administration. That administration will be blamed for the worst economy in U S history. Thus, four and out for the next president.

Which party would like to have blamed for the worst economy ever?

Condi and Co

I just returned from Israel. I was on a tour of the sites precious to the faith of every follower of Jesus Christ. While there, our Israeli guide made this statement, "Condoleezza Rice is here all the time. We think that she must have a boyfriend in Israel. She's over here talking all of the time but nobody listens to her. She just talks to herself."

Sometimes it's good to get out of the USA and hear what some others are saying.

By the way, I find it interesting that people 'on the street' that I talk with Turkey think that McCain will win while people in Israel think that Obama will win. (Which makes sense of the Israeli government official's comment that they need to take action against Iran's nukes now because they 'don't know that the next administration will be as friendly' to Israel.)

Longest Question

Here is the longest question ever asked on the campaign trail. If you have time, click the link:

Longest Question of All

Tim Russert

Tim Russert collapsed and died today at the age of 58. The top names in journalism and politics were quick to offer praise for the talents of Russert and sadness at his death. He was by all accounts a person of integrity and intellect. He will be missed.

Russert's sudden death calls to mind a verse written by the half-brother of Jesus Christ, James:

"How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone." James 4:14

Survey Says

(CNN) — Barack Obama is continuing to extend his lead over John McCain in a head-to-head matchup nationwide, a new CNN poll of polls indicates.

That from today's CNN.com. Modesty keeps me from pointing out the last sentence of my June 4 post for you review. I'll not mention it.

The Likely Event

"Israel must ensure defensible borders before Obama is elected," said one Israeli diplomat. "The [Israeli] leadership is motivated by many factors, but one of them is a drive to conclude a deal for a Palestinian state and talks with Syria before the likely event of an Obama administration."

from WorldNetDaily.com article