http://viewpointjournal.com You've Entered The Room With a View! Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:27:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I see that today, less than a month after Senator Obama told us he was against tapping the nation's strategic oil reserves, he is now telling us he's for tapping the reserves.   A major flip-flop, and one that he is trying to cover by accusing Senator McCain of being unduly ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/08/04/two-crucial-questions-for-obama/ Obama has been claiming that the reason he's not moving in the polls is that people are still getting to know him.  At the same time, he's falsely claiming that the McCain Campaign is trying to make people afraid of him because he "has a funny name," and because he ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/08/03/if-obama-wants-people-to-know-him-why-not-debate/ I found out this week that I've taken so little vacation so far this year that I have to take at least three days in the next couple of months or lose it. So we've been thinking about where to go. One destination for us ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/08/02/vacation-time-coming/ Members of the media and the media elite loathed the McCain Campaign ad released two days ago. What they'll think of this latest ad, just released by the McCain Campaign, is not hard to guess. The only question is, how much more will they loathe and condemn this ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/08/01/attention-by-annoyance-pt-ii/ The loving and focused treatment that Senator Obama receives by the mainstream media is positively shameful. The fact that four news anchors accompanied the Senator on his "world tour," and newsbreaks throughout the day telling Americans about the latest leg of his trip. CNN even interrupted a show ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/08/01/attention-by-annoyance/ The Wall Street Journal's opinion section has an insightful article on stonewalling by Democratic leaders related to the energy debate. Among other things, they note that "for the first time since the 1950s, Members will skip town today for the August recess without either chamber having passed a single ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/08/01/to-drill-or-not-to-drill/ The NY Times is reporting that "President Bush’s top advisers cannot ignore subpoenas issued by Congress, a federal judge ruled on Thursday in a case that involves the firings of several United States attorneys but has much wider constitutional implications for all three branches of government." Two key points ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/07/31/congressional-overkill-again/ I was walking from work to my bus stop in DC I came upon an interesting scene on 20th and K street. A fairly large tree had just fallen about 10 minutes before, landing partially on a white van. The whole thing happened right next to my bus ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/07/31/if-a-tree-falls-in-dc/ The McCain campaigned today released a fascinating new campaign ad highlighting Senator Obama's "rock star" status as well as his stance on critical issues such as drilling and taxes. Last week the Obama Campaign completed it's whirlwind tour of Europe and the Middle East with a big campaign speech in ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/07/30/obama-biggest-celebrity-in-the-world/ The United States of America is the greatest nation on earth.  Not only the greatest nation presently on earth, but the greatest nation ever to appear on earth. Is that an arrogant statement or a confident one? I think it's a confident statement, and hugely necessary.  How can a people be great ... http://viewpointjournal.com/archives/2008/07/29/the-greatest-nation-on-earth/