Hillary Clinton looking for Campaign Song

Just when the Presidential election could not get anymore ridiculous, it has once again taken another interesting turn.

I know what you are thinking and it is not true. Texas Congressman Ron Paul did not get beaten up by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a University of South Carolina parking lot.

Hillary Clinton is asking the American people for help in selecting a campaign song for the upcoming election. You can go to her website and vote for your favorite. The list is as follows:

"City of Blinding Lights" - U2
"Suddenly I See" - KT Tunstall
"I'm a Believer" - Smash Mouth
"Get Ready" - The Temptations
"Ready to Run" - Dixie Chicks
"Rock this Country!" - Shania Twain
"Beautiful Day" - U2
"Right Here, Right Now" - Jesus Jones
"I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers

If you are a Republican looking to "Rock the Vote" so to speak, I would suggest voting for "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall. Now follow me with this one. Let's look at some of the lyrics to that song because I am sure that you could come up with a few jokes of your own already.

Just imagine her walking out to address the Democratic National Convention with this song playing in the background. Remember, I am only thinking of your entertainment.

Her face is a map of the world

Is a map of the world

You can see she's a beautiful girl

She's a beautiful girl

And everything around her is a silver pool of light

The people who surround her feel the benefit of it

It makes you calm

She holds you captivated in her palm

Clinton, Obama campaigns spar over Fundraiser

THE STORY: The recent spat between Democratic Presidential front-runners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has got the world of politics talking.

Recently, a former Clinton fundraiser David Geffen held an event for the junior Senator from Illinois that reportedly raised over a million dollars. Also, in a recent New York Times op-ed piece by Maureen Dowd, the fundraiser is quoted saying bad things about his former beneficiaries.

Geffen described both former President Bill Clinton and Mrs. Clinton as "liars" who do it with ease. Moreover, Geffen continued saying that "Obama is inspirational, and he’s not from the Bush royal family or the Clinton royal family."

In response, the Clinton campaigned fired at the Obama campaign by saying that the money should be returned and Geffen should be removed from the campaign.

Quickly responding back, the Obama campaign threw a jab at the Clinton campaign saying that the Clintons were not troubled when Geffen was raising "$18 million" for their campaign and staying in the Lincoln bedroom in the White House at their request.

When asked about the allegations in a recent interview shown on CNN, Senator Obama remarked that there were thousands of supports to his campaign that have differences with the other candidates. He also stated, "Why would I be apologizing for someone else's remarks?"

MY TAKE: Our nation is as strong as we are because of the freedoms of free speech guaranteed within the First Amendment of the Constitution. For millions of Americans, it stands as an important cornerstone for our identity even though we have not always been on the right side of the argument with the Alien & Sedition Acts of 1798 and the Espionage Act of 1917.

For Senator Clinton, the race to the White House will not simply be an easy as many people first predicted. Also, her base is starting to crumble which is a contrast from the "unbelievably strong" base that many believed her to have.

Also, as Mr. Geffen so eloquently put it, Senator Obama IS an inspirational figure as he has gone from Illinois State Senator to American Celebrity in under two years.

Unfortunately in our American society, politics has become extraordinarily about money which has claimed many victims by causing them not to run for our nation's highest office, most recently former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack.

Even thought the Clinton campaign may be upset with Geffen's "flip-flop" of support, there is relatively nothing that they can do to stop him from holding fundraisers and speaking in support of another candidate.

As more citizens should do, Mr. Geffen is simply expressing his views and the Bill of Rights gives him the right to express those views in question.

The problem for the Clinton campaign is that, unlike years past, Geffen's tone has changed and his comments are doing the opposite of what they had originally thought would be a quick and easy campaign.

Mid-Week Vacation

Well, it looks as if my mid-week vacation is coming to an end. School will be starting up again tomorrow after cancelling two days of classes.

I find it highly unlikely that they would cancel for a third day. It does, however, make me wonder how everyone is going to make it into Kokomo with all of the snow emergencies in the surrounding counties.

This little break has been much appreciated. I really needed just a few days of nothing to collect my thoughts. Basketball has been going very well but after an emotional win in our invitational this weekend my brain needed a couple personal days.

We played better than I have ever seen us play this weekend. At times, I forgot that I was supposed to be coaching instead of just watching us because it was an amazing site to see.

It's pretty bad when one of your players comes to the bench saying, "Coach this is fun," and you retort, "I get to watch this. It's awesome!" Not really my finest authoritative moment but a lasting memory nonetheless.

Also, it is another year and another campaign has started. I am looking forward to this one most of all as it has been creating a buzz in my hometown since the Spring of 2006.

Hopefully, this election will be met with the same results of the last one. Once you win a campaign, you want to win another one and as soon as possible.

Good night and good luck shoveling the snow off your cars.

Barack Obama already Drawing Criticism

Normally I would wait until an election to decide who to vote for but I am confident in my choice for the 2008 Presidential race. I plan to support Barack Obama.

Between now and election 2008, my reasons for this choice will become more apparent but I did find it interesting that the "skinny kid with a silly name" is already making waves overseas with the announcement of his candidacy.

After only two days since his announcement to seek the Presidency of the United States, Barack Obama is already under criticism, but from an unlikely source.

The Prime Minister of Australia John Howard is the man who has turned his daggers on the junior Senator from Illinois by ripping him for his opposition to the Iraq War.

In typical fashion, Senator Obama welcomed the harsh words from the Prime Minister by taking it as a compliment especially since he just joined the enormous field of contenders for the White House in 2008.

Both Democrats and Republicans have made statements in response to the Australian PM's criticism practically telling him to "stay out of American politics."

Interestingly enough, the PM could not even understand why he was getting so much attention for his comments.

As reported by CNN, Prime Minister Howard retorted that he could not comprehend how it was okay for the country's Labor Party to criticize President Bush's strategies in Iraq and not okay for him to oppose the policy of someone who not only is not the President but not even his own party's candidate for President.

Mr. Prime Minister, to be quite frank, I think that is why people are taking issue with your statement. As much respect that I have for Mr. Obama, he is not the commander-in-chief; Mr. Bush is.

Even though this serves as a small distraction for the Obama campaign, it can be taken in a good way by looking at the fact that their candidate's views are being considered and taken very seriously by not just Americans but also around the world.

Of course, Barack Obama is a man who has had flowers thrown at his feet in many countries so I am pretty sure that they new it already. So in conclusion, remember to Barack the vote in 2008 by voting Obama for President!

Am I Really Capable of This?

I just finished reading that the United States Congress voted to give themselves today off so that some could travel to watch the BCS football game this evening.

Isn't that ridiculous? We the voters are told that they are going to get back to the five day work week and they take the day off for a football game. I consider myself a Democrat as much as the next person but aren't the problems of the American people more important than who wins the National Championship?

To be quite honest, I could use a day off tomorrow. It was a rough evening for me for both professional and personal reasons.

Anymore, I am starting to doubt my own abilities to deal with certain things within my professional and personal life. Lately, it has been much more difficult to succeed in these areas.

In the past, all I had to do was work hard and things would fall into place. That's the beauty of campaigning. The more you work, the more you get out of it. Of course, hard work is not a guarantee to winning an election but it certainly helps.

I am starting to wonder if I even have what it takes to do certain things. I used to never have any trouble with doing anything but anymore things are starting to get more and more difficult. I just wish that I could get out of this fog that I am in so that I can continue on.