David Birken

To Vote or Not To Vote: What If You Are Not Allowed? Posted 10.10.08    On October 8th the New York Times ran an article that was the result of an investigation it had done regarding voter registration rolls (The article can be found by clicking on the title of this... Read more »

Debate Part II: Rumble in Tennessee Posted 10.8.08    Last night featured the second debate between Obama and McCain and although there has been a recent sharpening of attacks in the last few days between these candidates, last night was quite civil.... Read more »

Why a Credit Market Bailout (Now a "Rescue") is Needed Posted 10.3.08    Many Americans are furious at the prospect of spending nearly a trillion taxpayer dollars to help bailout the mistakes and greed of Wall Street firms and other financial institutions.  Their ire is... Read more »

VPs: Bring it On Posted 10.2.08    Tonight's VP debate was very interesting in many ways. I will admit to screaming a few times at the tv screen when ridiculous things were said and for those interested in the... Read more »

The Debate Posted 9.27.08    So I apologize for not having a post up for a few days. Life has been a little hectic, but hopefully things will slow down just a tad in the near future.     Last night featured the first of... Read more »

Political and Financial Bailout Posted 9.24.08    Today Senator John McCain said he would suspend his campaign and return to Washington to work on the Wall Street bailout plan on which Congress is currently working. He also stated that he would... Read more »

The Need For Speed? Posted 9.22.08    Today, President Bush announced that the whole world is watching to see if we can act quickly to resolve/contain the U.S. finical crisis. The message he was trying to deliver was not directed at... Read more »

Ah, What A Mess Posted 9.21.08    I don't have much time for a post today so this one is going to mostly be posing a question for everyone to ponder for the remainder of the weekend. Feel free to post your thoughts on the matter... Read more »

The Six States To Election Victory Posted 9.20.08    Recent polling that has come out in the last two days has capped off quite an impressive shift in both the national and state polls for the presidential election. In essence all the gains that... Read more »

111th Congress Senate Forecast: Overcast With Chance of Gridlock Posted 9.19.08    As the 2008 election looks good for the Democrats in the Senate, who, as we said yesterday, will probably pick up between 4-5 seats and enlarge their majority to 55 or 56 (and likely enlarge the... Read more »