Tag: us elections
member name: Firoze H.
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October 19, 2008 11:53 AM EDT --
If the political polls in the US are taken at face value, Barack Obama is already the President-Elect. John McCain is so far behind that some believe he is merely going through the motions. . . .
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February 29, 2008 12:00 AM EST --
Some political commentators and talk show hosts are having a field day with Barack Obama's middle name. They refer to him as Barack Hussein Obama every chance they get – usually accompanied . . .
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November 05, 2008 01:25 AM EST --
I'm writing this just after listening to John McCain's concession speech on CNN. Barack Obama appears to be heading for a landslide election in the US election for President. If the . . .
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December 31, 2007 08:30 AM EST --
What impact will the assassination of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto have on the US presidential race? The simple answer is: none at all. For sure, the presidential candidates from both parties, who . . .
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November 06, 2008 11:29 AM EST --
After the election, come the statistics. Apart from the usual numbers about electoral votes won and so on, it was inevitable that Obama's skin color would generate a breakdown of voting . . .
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March 26, 2008 07:25 AM EDT --
I am sure, by now, most of you have heard or seen the news about Hillary Clinton's 'Rambo moment' that went horribly wrong. For the benefit of those whose television viewing is restricted . . .
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October 24, 2008 07:54 AM EDT --
If the polls and CNN are to be believed, Barack Obama has already won the US election; and John McCain is merely going through the motions. Sarah Palin is an entertaining sideshow; and Joe Biden . . .
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February 21, 2008 12:45 AM EST --
I am kind of surprised that conspiracy theorists and assorted nut jobs have gone underground in this US election year. Come to think of it, they haven't surfaced at all. Come on guys, some of the . . .
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February 22, 2008 12:23 AM EST --
As an outsider, I find it surprising how often US political debate descends to the level of cherchez la femme . This is particularly apparent during Presidential campaigns. Dukakis had his . . .
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October 10, 2008 08:30 AM EDT --
An American friend sent me this email yesterday. It was written by a middle-class American woman with a limited family income, who put four daughters through college at significant financial sacrifice . . .
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November 02, 2007 04:48 AM EDT --
There appears to be a sense of optimism among some Americans – and fatalism in others – that Hillary Clinton is destined to become the next President of the United States; no matter what. . . .
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October 18, 2007 05:28 AM EDT --
On a recent episode of the Tonight show, Jay Leno asked his studio audience how many had watched a presidential debate broadcast the previous evening. Out of the few thousand folks in the audience, not . . .
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March 05, 2008 10:32 AM EST --
There seems to be an Obama mania sweeping across the United States at the moment. He is being variously portrayed as the new Messiah, the new broom that is going to sweep away the sorry legacy . . .
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January 08, 2008 12:56 AM EST --
If the present trends continue, the big political story of the 2008 US Presidential elections will be the rise and fall of Hillary Clinton. Pundits are likely to tie themselves in knots, trying to explain . . .
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