Empyre - Blogithttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/A look at the United States, its domestic and foreign political agendas, and the people and events that shape the nation that guides the worldhourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00Headline: "Obama Beats McCain In European Donations"http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/559588And if I am correct, this should mean exactly what? Nothing. Unless Europeans are allowed to vote, I don't think it matters a whole lot who they support... Don't get me wrong, I think it is great that some Europeans feel strongly enough about our election to donate money to a campaign.. I also...Bush Changing Course, Making Obama Look Goodhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/557627Yesterday, the Bush administration announced they were sending an ambassador to Europe to sit in on the talks between the United Nations and Iran. But Bush and Co. said they would never talk to Iran unless Iran stopped their nuclear enrichment program. Iran has not. The Bush administration...Al Gore Endorses Barack Obama For Presidenthttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/551182CNN's Campbell Brown kept saying that if Obama had made speeches like he did in Detroit, he would be the president today. Maybe. But he did give a good speech and introduction to Senator Obama, calling for the need for change, telling the crowd that, take it from him, "elections matter." Indeed...Clinton Suspends Her Campaignhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/549330With Obama virtually winning the nomination on Tuesday, Senator did not endear herself to too many people other than her supporters when she didn't even congratulate Obama on securing enough delegates to win. But she attempted to set those things aright Saturday in Washington, when she told a...Those Democrats Are Pretty Sneaky...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/548952Senator Hillary Clinton has been taking a pounding by pundits, the press, and not a few politicians for her ungracious non-concession speech on Tuesday night. But then last night, Wednesday, her camp announced she would withdraw from the race Friday or Saturday. Her people also released a...It's Over? Really? Are You Certain?http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/548461Well, at least the primary season is over. Sort of. Senator Clinton refused to concede, although Senator Obama has far more delegates than he needs to win the Democratic nomination for president. So will Clinton continue the fight? She has every right to do so. She won South Dakota tonight. She...Scott McClellan Has A New Book And The White House Ain't Happy About Ithttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/547138Rumors of former Bush press secretary Scott McClellan's book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and What’s Wrong With Washington, and what it might contain have been circulating for months. Reports have come out on occasion that there would be some breaking away from the fold. But it...In Case You Haven't Heard The Latest Edorsement News...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/544415Former senator John Edwards was in Michigan today to announce his endorsement for Senator Barack Obama for president. His spokespeople said that he wants to help reunify the party. That may take some doing after all the bloodletting and hemmorhaging caused by Senator Hillary Clinton and her crew....Your Tax Dollars At Work In Mexico...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/541939President Bush is pushing another asinine initiative, this time with the help of CIA Director Robert Gates. Both men are assailing Congress to pass the "Merida Initiative." It is a piece of legislation that would allocate $1.4 billion dollars to the Mexican government to help in the procurement...The Future Of The War In Iraqhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/saul_relative3/532485With the U.S. military acknowledging that seven U.S. soldiers were killed by two roadside bombs over the weekend, the official death toll of American military personnel in Iraq reached 4,000. Just three days after the fifth anniversary of America's invasion of Iraq, the numbers are a grim...