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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Campaign Finance

Subtitle: Broken System or Broken People? McCain remains committed to the public funding for campaign finance. Most voters would like to do away with it. Obama did away with it. McCain can’t do away with it legally. Obama broke a promise. And I’m still not sure if the system is really broken. Obama’s decision to eliminate public campaign finance was historic. No major party candidate has ever done that before. While his people and McCain’s people supposedly sat down to hammer out an agreement, one of Obama’s lawyers said it was clear, they would not be able to come to … Continue reading →

The Vice of E-mail in This Campaign Election

I could appropriately entitle this blog: Don’t Believe Everything You Read. . .Please. This blog was prompted by an e-mail I received recently blaming Congress for the woes of society. It spewed a few figures about how life has changed since we elected a Democratic congress in 2006, and went on to point out how it is Congress that makes the laws and therefore, this lays the culpability of our less-than-thriving nation on a Democratic Congress rather than on the Republican President. The message was clear: it’s okay to vote for McCain, he can still deliver the change we’re all … Continue reading →

Freebies from JC Penney, Waffle House, American Apparel, and More!

People who are frugal become experts at finding a deal. Finding a good freebie is always a treat! If you know where to look, you can find a whole bunch of freebies on a variety of things. This time, I found freebies on haircuts, music, coffee, and more! JC Penney is offering free haircuts for kids every Sunday, starting on November 4, 2012. It seems that this is in the hopes of bringing more customers into the JC Penney store, and also to help families to fit a haircut into their budget. You should probably call ahead and make an … Continue reading →

Get a Free Drink from Peet’s Coffee & Tea

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One of the wonderful things about signing up with, or clicking “like” on, your favorite stores and brands is that you get to find out about deals, sales, and freebies before anyone else does! Here are a bunch of great deals that I found in my inbox. Peet’s Coffee & Tea is giving away a free medium iced or blended beverage, today only, August 1, 2012. To get this freebie, you have to print out the coupon, or put it on your mobile device, and show it to the barista. You also have to arrive at a Peet’s Tea & … Continue reading →

Politicians in Trouble Again for Song Use

It seems that both the Democrats and the Republicans in this important election year just cannot catch a break with popular song use. Time after time, either a politician has been ridiculed for not taking the entire content of the lyrics of a song into consideration or they have been told to quit using a song by the artist or band. Today, I read that Heart is angry that their ‘70s hit “Barracuda” is being used as an unofficial theme song for current Alaska governor and hopeful vice president of the United States, Sarah Palin. I read in this week’s … Continue reading →

Politics Week in Review: June 9 to June 12

With a slight lull as the country readjusts to considering who will be the best Democratic nominee to thinking about who will be the next President, the politics blog was a little quieter this week. Apparently McCain has been gearing up for the Democratic nominee and has been ready with a defense as to why he should be chosen to be the next Republican president. With that said, here is a quick run down of what we covered in the politics blog this week: Thursday, June 12 The Vice of E-Mail in This Campaign–I took a look at how candidates … Continue reading →

Politics 101: Focus on U.S. State Senator John McCain

Yesterday, I introduced my role in the politics blog: to talk about and educate on issues and information that is being thrown out there in this presidential election. This is a historic election on several fronts. I think most notable and recognizable is that this will be the first time that we will have either an African American or a woman running. But McCain has his own notability to talk about. What I find very interesting about the McCain campaign, is that when you read his bio on his page, it talks almost exclusively about his military service. It is … Continue reading →