Saturday, February 3, 2007

Good Afternoon, sorry this is a bit late, I got real tired real early last night and had to call it a night early. Anyway, in the race for the White House on Friday, all 8 Democratic Presidential Candidates and one other probably contender spoke at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting. 5 spoke on Friday and 4 will speak today. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada also spoke and encouraged his fellow Democrats to visit the Silver State of Nevada, saying "you win in Nevada, you win in the West." Former Republican New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani scored a major endorsement on Friday, former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party Scott Malyerck. Not only will Malyerck help Guiliani in South Carolina, but also in New Hampshire, as well. He is a Granite-state native and a former executive director of the New Hampshire Republican Party in the late 1980's. Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton of New York said that as President she will end the Iraq war immediately after inauguration, if Congress or President Bush doesn't end it before then. Democratic Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut asked his party faithful to give him a chance to be heard. Former Democratic Senator John Edwards of North Carolina criticized the Iraq resolution that is a non-binding agreement condemning President Bush's escalation of the war in Iraq, which Edwards says "the President will ignore". Democratic Senators Clinton and Barack Obama of Illinois support the resolution. Former Republican Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts accused Clinton of "timidity" regarding the security threat posed by Iran. In a speech to a retreat of conservative Republicans, Romney lashed out at Clinton for telling a Pro-Israel dinner that a dialogue with countries hostile to Israel -- including Iran and Syria -- is needed to promote peace in the Middle East. Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois criticized the news media of turning politics into a reality show like "American Idol" or "Survivor". Its just a matter of time before Former General Wesley Clark of Arkansas throws his hat into the ring, speaking very much like a presidential candidate at the DNC winter meeting. In the race for the Senate: Liberal Radio Talk Show host Al Franken of Minnesota will formally announce his plans to run against Republican Senator Norm Coleman in 2008 on February 14 and will step down from his radio show at the end of that day to run. In US Politics in General: President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there are no plans for military action against Iran at this time. Coming up: Because of my late post today, I will post the California House races tomorrow and will do Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, and Florida on Tuesday, February 6, 2007.