Fairly Conservative

Santiago Calatrava has also designed the September 11th memorial in New York City. Do you think it will change the way we feel in Milwaukee for our art museum?

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From the New Yorker:
With the general election four months away, Obama’s rhetoric on the topic now seems outdated and out of touch, and the nominee-apparent may have a political problem concerning the very issue that did so much to bring him this far.

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This morning on Face the Nation presidential candidate Barack Obama had surrogate Gen. Wesley Clark cat scratch at John McCain.
Clark said that McCain lacked the executive experience necessary to be president, calling him “untested and untried” on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” And in saying so, he took a few swipes at McCain’s military service. […]

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How come Barack Obama calls his maximum amount donors “large donors” while John McCain’s are called “special interests?” A little double standard, don’t you think?

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So far the American presidency is worth $252 million to Barack Obama.
This graphic is clipped from the AP through New York Daily news. Click on it to read their story. Hillary Clinton’s spending is included there.
Should we run a pool for the total amount spent on this election? By each candidate?

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But I do believe it will be worthwhile for John McCain to hold Town Hall meetings with undecided voters. He has one scheduled for tomorrow in St. Paul, Minnesota.
His opponent Barack Obama has been invited to participate in a series of these meetings, but Obama refuses. I suspect it’s because he knows how empty he […]

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This must read article from First Trust arrived on the front page of their newsletter.
Trouble is, someone forgot to convince consumers they had to stop spending. Despite consumer confidence readings that are downright awful, “core” retail sales are up at a 10.2% annual rate in the past three months. In other words, consumer confidence statistics […]

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I’m not kidding. He said so himself at a Philadelphia fundraiser on Friday.
If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.
He was talking about how things might get ugly in this upcoming presidential election. I’m thinking he might have just won an endorsement from the NRA.

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