'Things To Worry About': The 2008 U.S. National Elections

"The old Greeks coined a noun for the man who took no part in public matters,
and from it we got our word 'idiot'."
— columnist L.M. Boyd [1927-2007]

This page is begun in February 2007, which is much too early to be bothering with background political matters – there is an illegal war to straighten out before even the primary elections that are fifteen months away. (The 'swift-boating' is already started by the neo-con fascists, as a diversion from the real, 'bread and butter' issues that matter.)

It is time to take the country back from the Carlisle Group, Halliburton, Kellogg-Brown-Root, Blackwater 'petroleum industrial complex' that pulls the strings attached to mouthpiece-puppet George Dubya Bush.
The impeachment of Bush & Cheney hinges on the people's will, expressed in the November 2006 national elections – the Democratic Party was given control of both houses of Congress by the People. Next go-round we need to replace more G.O.P. candidates and fellow-traveling Democrats.

Your country is calling for action, for a New Revolution, for a stand to defend and protect the U.S. Constitution against the fascists running the Bush Administration.
Any U.S. citizen who does not vote in the 2008 Primary and 2008 General Elections surrenders the right to call him-/herself an American.

BULLETIN May 2007: Well, maybe there won't even BE an election in 2008.
On 9 May 2007, President Bush signed a directive giving himself the power to run the entire U.S. government, single-handed. Yup, you can call it the 'Dictatorship Enabling Act of 2007'.
The official title is "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive {N.S.P.D.-51 and H.S.P.D.-20}" and the link below is to the White House's oh-so-very-quiet press release.
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html

On 22 August 2008, Sen. Barack Obama announced his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.

National Convention of the Democratic Party
25-28 August 2008 in Denver, Colorado

On 29 August 2008, Sen. John McCain (72) announced his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin (44) of Alaska.

National Convention of the Republican Party
1-4 September 2008 in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Friday 26 September 2008 Presidential Debate #1
on the 'Ole Miss' campus in Oxford, Mississippi; moderated by Jim Lehrer
focused on foreign policy and national security

Thursday 2 October 2008 Vice Presidential Debate
at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri; moderated by Gwen Ifill
covered both foreign and domestic topics

Tuesday 7 October 2008 Presidential Debate #2
at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee; moderated by Tom Brokaw
this debate had a town-hall meeting format

Wednesday 15 October 2008 Presidential Debate #3
at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York; moderated by Bob Schieffer
the focus will be on domestic and economic policy

Finally! Regime Change in The United States!
The new Democrat President wiil be sworn into office on 20 January 2009

Well, Gore co-won the Nobel Prize, and loves what he is doing to save the planet, so he is basically
a kind of Last Resort for the Democratic Party (to be called up in case of emergency).
So I'll go with EDWARDS - KUCINICH for now, or even EDWARDS - DODD.
... so I cut all the Gore links and created an Al Gore, Jr. Page at Spirit of America {1 January 2008)

Then Edwards announced the 'suspension' of his campaign on 30 January 2008 (just before the huge Super Tuesday elections). The best remaining choice is Barack Obama, so I'll go with OBAMA - DODD or OBAMA - KUCINICH.

Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware
dropped out of the Democratic race after the Iowa caucuses January 2008;
Sen. Obama announced Sen. Biden as his running mate on 22 August 2008.
entry at Wikipedia

Unity '08 Party
Unfortunately, this group has the potential to mess up the 2008 election, as did Ralph Nader in 2000 & 2004.
(The good news is that there are only 115,000 Unity08 members as-of Nov 2007.)

John 'Dr. Strangelove' McCain of Arizona
McCain sewed up the Republican delegate count in March.

When Bush & Cheney are impeached or resign, the backup plan is
to appoint McCain & leave him as President (to run as an incumbent), after which
he will pardon the Bush-Cheney-Rove-Libby-Rice-Rumsfeld gang.

Stop John McCain 2008 website
entry at Wikipedia

Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware
dropped out of the Democratic race after the Iowa caucuses January 2008;
Sen. Obama announced Sen. Biden as his running mate on 22 August 2008.

official Joe Biden presidential campaign website

entry at Wikipedia

billionaire New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg switched to independent on 19 June 2007; he has not yet declared a run for President,
but if he does he will act as a Nader-like spoiler taking votes away from the Democratic candidate

John Edwards of North Carolina

Edwards has a very solid following, but was shunned by the Media Cartel; he withdrew from the race just before the Super Tuesday primaries
entry at Wikipedia

ethically-sanctioned former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
announced 28 September 2007 that he will not run for President
entry at Wikipedia

Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado
dropped out 20 December 2007 and endorsed Mitt Romney
entry at Wikipedia

former Governor Tom Vilsak of Iowa
dropped out of race 23 Feb 2007; endorsed Hillary Clinton 23 March 2007
entry at Wikipedia

2008 U.S. Senate Races
One-third of the members in the Senate run for re-election in each 2-year cycle.

ANY Democrat vs. Sen. Ted Stevens [GOP AK]
F.B.I. agents searched the home of Sen. Stevens on 30 July 2007 as part of the Bill Allen bribery investigation.

ANY Democrat to fill the open Idaho Senate seat
Sen. Larry Craig [GOP ID] was arrested in June 2007 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on suspicion of lewd conduct,
and pled guilty in August 2007 to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct; he is under pressure to resign {we shall see}.

ANY Democrat vs. probable retiree Sen. Thad Cochran [GOP MS]
ANY Democrat vs. probable retiree Sen. Trent Lott [GOP MS]

ANY Democrat to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel [GOP NE]
former Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns is running for the GOP nomination

ANY Democrat vs. Sen. Michael Enzi [GOP WY]
ANY Democrat vs. appointed Sen. John Barrasso [GOP WY] in the special election in 2008

2008 U.S. Congressional Races
Everybody in the House of Representatives has to run for re-election every two years.

Rep. Henry Hyde [GOP IL-06] died 29 November 2007
ANY Democrat for the open seat in IL-06

on 17 August 2007, incumbent Dennis Hastert [GOP IL-14] announced his retirement;
the Special Election will be 5 February 2008
2008 Democratic primary candidate John Laesch for the open seat in IL-14

John Laesch for Congress in Illinois in 2008

ANY Democrat vs. Congressman Roy D. Blunt [GOP MO-07]
under investigation for ties to Tom DeLay

2008 Democratic primary candidate Martin Heinrich {for Wilson's open seat in NM-01}
also attorney Jon Adams and former state Health Secretary Michelle Lujan Grisham
are running in the Democratic primary for NM-01
Sheriff Darren White & State Sen. Joe Carraro are running in the G.O.P. primary for NM-01

	"Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11" [2006] by Wayne Barrett & Dan Collins Harper 8x5¼ pb [7/2007] for $10.17 HarperCollins 9x5¾ hardcover [8/2006] for $17.13
	"Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Guiliani" [2000] by Wayne Barrett, assisted by Adam Fifield Basic Books 9x5¾ pb [5/2001] for $16.00 Basic Books 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2000] out of print/used
	"The Full Rudy: The Man, The Myth, The Mania" [2002] by Jack Newfield Nation Books mass pb [5/2007] for $10.39 Nation Books 7¾x5 pb [12/2002] for $11.95

	"From Hope To Higher Ground: 12 STOPS To Restoring America's Greatness" [2007] by Mike Huckabee Center Street 9x6 hardcover [1/2007] for $13.59
	"Character Makes A Difference: Where I'm From, Where I've Been & What I Believe" [2007] by Mike Huckabee B&H Books 8¼x5½ pb [6/2007] for $9.59

	"Leading By Example: How We Can Inspire An Energy & Security Revolution" [2007] by Bill Richardson Wiley & Sons 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2007] for $17.13
	"Between Worlds: The Making of An American Life" [2005] by Bill Richardson Plume 12½x8 pb [3/2007] for $12.48 Putnam 9x6¼ hardcover [11/2005] for $17.13 Penguin audio CD [11/2005] for $25.04

Things To Worry About2008 U.S. National Elections

Things To Worry About
2008 U.S. National Elections