Why didn't the democrats sit down at a table before rushing into this damaging campaign ? Why didn't they sit down and decide on a couple of candidates, two or three at most. I can understand opinions being different, or political approaches being slightly different in a party... but 9 candidates ??? It is serving two purposes right now... 1 / The republicans' campaing hasn't formally started yet, although Bush never really got out of his 2000 campaign and has spent more time campaigning ...

Thought I would share this insightfull article to illustrate my previous point on campaigning anomalies... Report Links Iraq Deals to Bush Donations Thu Oct 30,10:51 AM ET By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Companies awarded $8 billion in contracts to rebuild Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites) have been major campaign donors to President Bush (news - web sites), and their executives have had important political and military connections, acc...

The paradox of being truthful but manipulative Who claimed Bush was a liar? You might call him manipulative, naïve, egocentric, paranoid, excessive, extremist, ultra-conservative, and dangerous at time… but not a liar. Unfortunately, he has had the tendency to be truthful. Truthful in a smart and manipulative way. He has been pretty good and consistent at walking his talk. Announcing his next move and executing on it. The main reasons behind this are two fold: 1/ it gives his cabinet and a...