West Virginia Governor, Joe Manchin, announced on MSNBC that he will “likely” run for Robert Byrd’s Senate seat.  The West Virginia legislature will convene for a special session to determine whether the Governor should make an appointment, or whether the state should have a special election to replace Senator Byrd.

Nikki Haley  had been declared the winner in the Gubernatorial Primary for the Republican Party in the state of South Carolina.  This makes Haley the first female nominee for the Governor position from the GOP in South Carolina’s history.

Eight years have past and the charge of President George W. Bush are coming to an end.  Some see this end as a triumphant victory, while others see it as a tremendous loss, then there are those  that simply do not care.  

But how will history portray this president?  The approval ratings are lower than ever, people cannot wait to see him go, but what will we be saying in 20, 30, 40 years?  How will we see George W. Bush?

Over the next few days I plan to look into various facets of the “W” presidency.  It is my belief that history will prove that George W. Bush was a great president, and one that led our nation through its darkest hours.

I believe the world will see President Bush as loving, caring, intelligent, and full of wisdom.  Is this to say that he has never messed up?  Of course not, everyone messes up.  However, given the circumstances of the times, he made decisions that he believed he had to make for the betterment of the country, and the country, and the world, are better for it.

This series will look at several aspects of the presidency:

1. Campaign 2000 Bush vs. Gore the Recounts
2. First Years and 9/11
3. Going Into Iraq
4. The capture of Saddam Hussein and the Continued Search for Bin Laden
5. The Second Term
6. The End of an Era, Saying Goodbye

I hope this will be a series that everyone can enjoy, feel free to leave comments, send emails, or call the blog line along the way.

During the 2008 campaign there was a lawsuit filed by Philip Berg, claiming that Senator Barack Obama was not a natural born U.S. Citizen, which would make him ineligible for the Presidency.  The case has been turned down several times and Berg took it to the Supreme Court.  However, today all of the hopes of Berg and his followers were doused as the Supreme Court denied to even hear the case.

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Daily Kos

Watch the following video, it is absolutely sickening to me.

You can find more at http://howobamagotelected.com

UPDATE:

Just wanted to be clear on something, I am not calling the people ignorant, I am saying they were misinformed, uneducated on the candidates, therefore an “Ignorant Voter.”

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Hot Air

Michelle Malkin

Neo-Neocon

Right Voices

It has been two weeks since the Election and the passage of California’s Proposition 8.  Since the election there has been protest after protest to overturn the will of the voters.

The First Amendment gives people the right to peaceably assemble, but these protests have been getting out of hand.

Opponents of Prop 8, have turned to violence, and disorderly protests in streets across America to voice their opinion.  The problem is, Police Departments in some areas have been told they cannot engage the protesters.  Quite honestly, anyone involved in this type of protesting should be arrested on the spot.  There is a way to protest, and this is not the way.  Not to mention, this type of protesting is not winning anybody over for their “cause.”

“We had served together on the board of a foundation, knew one another as neighbors and family friends, held an initial fund-raiser at my house, where I’d made a small donation to his earliest political campaign,” he writes.

But right-wing commentators tried to use those connections to smear Obama, he says.

“Obama’s political rivals and enemies apparently saw an opportunity to deepen a dishonest narrative about him, that he is somehow un-American, alien, linked to radical ideas, a closet terrorist, a sympathizer with extremism,” Ayers wrote.

Ayers was the purported “terrorist” Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was referring to when she claimed that Obama was “palling around with terrorists.”

This seems a little more than “just a guy in the neighborhood,” as Obama stated in one of the debates.

If Senator Obama cannot be truthful with us about his relationships with terrorists in the campaign, what will he be dishonest about in the Presidency?  Looks like stooped to any level, including deceiving the American people, to win this election.

Voters have been turning out in record numbers this year.  More election coverage coming later, we apologize that we haven’t been live broadcasting as promised, we have been having technical issues.

Don’t forget that today is Election Day!

Today will be a busy schedule for the Common Sense Blog, I will be having live updates on the Common Sense Show page at 11:00, 1:00, 4:00, and some later tonight TBD.

The Common Sense Show at Blog Talk Radio, will most likely air at 10:00 PM EDT tonight.  Check back here throughout the day for updates!

Also throughout the day updates will be coming as I cover the election so stay tuned.  Also, tonight will be a very special edition of “The Common Sense Show” with a few unexpected surprises.  Be sure to check out the show tonight, it is one you will not want to miss!

As the close of the election is on our footstep, many McCain/Palin supporters gathered at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina Saturday.

As I sat with the rest of the media waiting the arrival of Sarah Palin, I kept hearing chants of “Palin Power,” “NoBama,” and “Read my Lipstick!”

The enthusiasm that was present in the crowd was absolutely phenomenal.  Sarah Palin, brings an energy to this election like we have never seen.

It is no doubt that the Republican Vice Presidential Nominee electrifies this campaign, but the question is why?  The answer is simple, Sarah Palin is truly, “One of the People.”

She is not entrenched in the Washington way of life, she is a regular person who loves her country and wants to do a service.  In Raleigh, you saw people from all walks of life, but they have one dream, and one goal, and that dream is to put “Country First.”

We have seen time and time again this display of Patriotism from John McCain and Sarah Palin, and we have seen that it is something that Senator Obama lacks.

Many times during the event from several speakers, we heard shots at the Liberal Media, who have been mostly negative toward the McCain/Palin ticket, showing a bias and “Love Fest” toward Barack Obama.  One lady, Joann Landry, who is from Alaska had a mission, and that mission was to point it out.  Joann had a sign bashing all media outlets except for Fox News, she also quickly became the life of the party as she walked around getting people to cheer for the sign, and eventually, media attention.

Joann did end up being on the air on News 14 that night, but most of her comments were edited out.

All in all the event was a huge success, and Palin electrified the crowd when she came on the stage and delivered her 30 minute speech.  Good luck to her and John McCain tomorrow.

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I agree that the homeless must be allowed to vote, that is their Constitutional right.  However, there needs to be a better system to register them by.  There could be a centralized database, or shelters where they could be logged, and use that database to register them to vote.

To use undocumented landmarks allows much more room for voter fraud, which is already becoming more prevalent in this year’s election.  This is another instance where liberal judiciaries make it easier for fraud to take place in the voting booth.

President Bush has already asked the Department of Justice to look over the Ohio elections this year as results to the potential fraud that has been reported.

I put together a parody of Obama’s upcoming infomercial on Wednesday night…  However, if Obama were to actually tell American’s the truth, this is what he would really say!

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Ok if you can’t laugh at this…..

A while back I started a radio show on Blog Talk Radio, Well I currently have started the show back up and you can now also watch the live video feed as the sh

ow happens!  The link is: http://davidscommonsense.com/blog/common-sense-show/

I will keep you updated as to when the live video feed is up, it will be up more often than the actual Talk Show!

“So we can spread the wealth around”

a political and economic theory of social organization that advocatesthat the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Obama’s plan will cut taxes overall, reducing revenues to below the levels that prevailed under Ronald Reagan (less than 18.2 percent of GDP). The Obama tax plan is a net tax cut – his tax relief for middle class families is larger than the revenue raised by his tax changes for families over $250,000. Coupled with his commitment to cut unnecessary spending, Obama will pay for this tax relief while bringing down the budget deficit. 

This is a direct quote from Obama’s plan.  Obama even said when speaking with “Joe the Plumber,” that spreading the wealth around is good for everyone.

Now here is my problem.  If someone works hard for their money, and becomes successful, they have achieved the “American Dream.”  Why should we take that money from the individual and send it to someone else?  We shouldn’t.  Everyone has equal opportunity to make a name for themself in this country whether you want to believe that or not.  Everyone has equal opportunity to work hard at what they do, and strive to be successful.  Socialism is not the answer.  Obama, not the change we need.