My Own Political Party

Different Presidents always have their favorite vacation spots. President Bush loves to go to Kennebunkport, Maine. President Reagan was often at his ranch in Santa Barbara, California and President Carter spent his days at home in Georgia. President Truman would often spend his vacation days in Key West, Florida. One year, he spent a day on a cruise, but not the typical caribbean cruises. He spent the vacation aboard the U.S.S. Williamsburg in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays in ... Read More

Coming to a home theater near you - the first of Hillary Clinton's TV ads. The ad, which is only be played in Iowa, shows scenes of Hillary interacting with voters. It also shows her giving a campaign speech about the challenges facing the working population. The ad has caused uproar in the President's office since Clinton claims that there are a lot of Americans that are "invisible" to the Bush Administration. Iowa is possibly the state that Hillary has ... Read More

Fred Thompson has a blog. Even though he is not officially running for President yet, he is trying to get his name out in cyberspace. This week he has taken issue with New York City gun laws and Rudy Giuliani. Fred is a big supporter of the 2nd amendment. He was not at all pleased with New York courts trying to sue out of state gun makers when guns end up in New York City. Fred states: Now, ... Read More

There are many people who refuse to change to the compact fluorescents for their track lighting and other home lighting needs. Why? It seems that some people are aware of the flickering and the light is just not as good as Thomas Edison's incandescent bulbs. Now inventors are working on a new kind of lighting - LEDs. These are the tiny lights that you see on a radio, or a remote control. LED bulbs can be two ... Read More

I was about to cook dinner and was using my berndes cookware when I started to wonder where the product was made. I went to their website and quickly found that the cookware is made in Germany. Whew! Then I started to wonder if I could find a source that would list all the products made in China. Since there have been so many products recalled lately, it would be nice to see if there was a list somewhere. ... Read More

China is cracking down on news reports. Since they are a communist country, the politicos do not like bad press. Press agents have been beaten and stories recanted. There are 20 topics that are considered off topic, including, judicial corruption, individual rights campaigns, lifestyles of the rich, and extramarital affairs. It is a shame that such a large country, with such a hard working population, would have to be undergo such censorship. I am surprised that individuals are ... Read More

I am sure Rudy Giuliani knew he would get the question at some point during his run for the President. In New Hampshire he was asked why he should expect loyalty from Republican voters when his own family wasn't supporting him. The question was referring to one daughter, who says she will support Obama, and a son, who doesn't speak to his father. Giuliani response - "I love my family very, very much and will do anything for them. There ... Read More

If you don't have a life insurance policy, and you have people who depend on you, you should look into getting at least a term life insurance policy. It is easy to get an affordable life insurance policy. Term life insurance is a policy that usually lasts for 20 years and you pay a premium each year. Your beneficiaries will receive the full benefit of the policy if you die within that 20 year period. Most policies can ... Read More

After a dismal showing in the Iowa Straw Poll, former Wisconsin Governor, Tommy Thompson bowed out of the Republican race for President. He will not be looking into any Washington DC real estate any time soon. Thompson, raised a little over $890,000 dollars for his campaign. That number puts him ninth among the other Republican candidates. Although Thompson was a popular governor in Wisconsin, elected four times, he never did gain any momentum in the presidental race. He will ... Read More

Because of small magnets that are used inside the Polly Pocket dolls, Mattel is calling for a massive recall. It seems that two of the magnets were swallowed by a 7 year old girl in July 2005. The magnets lodged in her intestine and caused an infection. Hospital bills mounted to $40,000. The first thing the mother thought of, after the safety of her daugter, was suing Mattel. Mattel latter settled for an undisclosed amount. Is it ... Read More