As our financial markets totter, as homes go into foreclosure, as Wall Street executives lose millions, as Americans have more and more difficulty getting loans, can anyone be happy?
Certainly. Those on the left who now, with unbounded glee, pen obituaries for the free market.
One can sense their joy as they have, they think, the last laugh.
Could it be that Senator John McCain and the Republican Party have made peace with the gay and lesbian community — but not the Latino community?
It would appear so given the mutual love fest between the two.
Listen Up Politics In Color Family,
Join me for a panel discussion, Saturday, September 20, in Washington, D.C. on the "Reality of the 1rst Black President."
—By Marisa Treviño
The word is that, after being distracted by the "Palin Effect," the Obama campaign is back on track to focus on what this election is all about — the issues.
By Michelle Nealy
When Arizona Senator John McCain announced that Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate, my initial reaction was…genius. How clever of McCain, I thought, to turn his old, tired, raggedy, busted (ass) campaign into a historic campaign by choosing a woman as his running mate. It's too bad he chose the wrong the woman!
It's no secret that the Republican Party wants the Latino vote. According to the McCain campaign's spokeswoman for Hispanic media, Hessy Fernandez, the campaign's goal is to secure 45% of the Latino vote.
Despite the careful choreography and showmanship, the Democratic Convention concluded with little in the way of news or surprises.
