http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org Saddlebrooke Democrats - Tucson, Arizona Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:35:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Daily Kos has a story from Der Spiegle and the preparations for Senator Barack Obama's speech this coming Thursday.  Hundreds of thousands may attend. Daily Kos, July 20th Barack Obama's planned campaign rally and speech in Berlin on Thursday is roiling the German political class, reports Der Spiegel (article in German). Authorities ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/20/obama-expected-to-speak-in-berlin-next-thursday-crowd-will-be-enormous/ John McCain and George Bush feel that it would be surrender to pull troops out of Iraq.  Meanwhile, Iraq Prime Minister al-Maliki has demanded that the Bush Administration accept a timetable for troop withdrawal.  His recent interview with the German press amounted to an endorsement of Senator Barack Obama's plan ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/20/iraq-prime-minister-maliki-endorses-obama-withdrawal-plan/ This is the largest lead of the campaign season yet.  It also show Senator Obama gathering strength with moderates and independent voters. Washington Post / ABC News Poll, July 16th 2008 Sen. Barack Obama holds his biggest advantage of the presidential campaign as the candidate best prepared to fix the nation's ailing ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/16/washington-post-abc-news-poll-has-obama-by-8-points/ Do you somehow think John McCain is changing into George Bush before your eyes? Well you're not alone.  When George says "drill;" well then John says "drill!"  When George says "privatize social security;" John say "private social security accounts."  Honestly, you can't even see George's lips move when John speaks.  ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/16/poor-john-mccain-gets-no-respect-same-as-his-buddy-george/ Road Still Bumpy for McCain's Retooled Bandwagon Associated Press at Huffington Post, July 12th, 2008 HUDSON, Wis. — Every presidential campaign has its hitches. For John McCain, they felt more like full-blown lurches this week, with nearly every step forward quickly offset by a misstatement or wisecrack that seemed to blow his ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/12/bush-mccain-bus-hits-some-bumps/ AuditAZ, a non-partisan election integrity group has alleged that evidence and circumstances seem to indicate the possibility that the 2006 RTA election was rigged by Pima County election officials.  Chairman of the Pima Supervisors, Richard Elias says the facts seem to indicate that a re-count of the original ballots is ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/09/was-the-2006-rta-election-here-in-tucson-rigged/ Ex-Officials, James Baker and Warren Christopher, Offer Plan to Revamp War Powers Act New York Times,  July 7th WASHINGTON — Two former secretaries of state have declared the War Powers Resolution of 1973 obsolete and proposed a new system of closer consultation between the White House and Congress before American forces go ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/08/heres-bi-partisan-legislation-we-could-all-support/ Today's New York Times features this article about the McCain campaign and those who guide it.  It includes brief bios on the key advisers and lobbyists who run McCain's campaign; Steve Schmidt, Mike Murphy, Rick Davis and of course, Karl Rove. New York Times, July 7th 2008 WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain’s ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/08/mccain-campaign-stays-in-turmoil-promotions-demotions-intrigue/ McCain says: "I'll reduce deficit by winning war in Iraq." Huffington Post, July 7th On Monday, John McCain released the outlines of his economic agenda, promising to balance the federal budget by the end of his first term by saving money from achieving victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Since all their costs ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/07/mccain-deficit-reduction-plan-would-cost-trillions/ First the Iraqi's announce that they don't want to negotiate a long term Agreement of Forces treaty with the Bush Administration and that they want a timetable on the removal of foreign forces (soldiers and contractors) from their country.  Then Syria says there will be no peace with Israel until ... http://www.saddlebrookedemocrats.org/07/ah-gee-whiz-george-is-not-having-a-good-day/