Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Clinton at DNC Following the train derailment in 2008, and the subsequent train wreck that ensued in 2009 with Barrack Obama as the conductor, I must admit to having fond (and foggy) memories of Bubba Clinton. That aside, Bill Clinton's nominating speech last night was vintage Clinton. He remains the 20th and 21st century (so far) master and grand daddy of all politicians. What I found impressive was the lions share of his speech was accurate. FactCheck.ORG - Former President Bill Clinton’s stem-winding nomination speech was a fact-checker’s nightmare: lots of effort required to run down his many statistics and factual claims, producing little for us to write about. Republicans will find plenty of Clinton’s scorching opinions objectionable. But with few exceptions, we found his stats checked out. Overselling ‘Obamacare’ The worst we could fault him for was a suggestion that President Obama’s Affordable...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny The general lack of enthusiasm beyond political insiders, pundits, and and political junkies for the years national election is quite evident considering the drop in viewership of the 2012 -vs- 2008 national conventions. The drop in enthusiasm is most notable in the ranks of democratic supporters, likely due to the realty that President Barrack Obama has failed to cut the debt in half as promised and his penchant for creating class warfare and divisiveness. Even the First Lady's speech, which was superbly delivered although short on substance, drew less viewers than Ann Romney's speech at the RNC in Tampa last week. Perhaps the master politician and speech maker Bill Clinton will boost enthusiasm amongst Democrats. We'll just have to wait and see as the race between the two statists, President Obama and Mittens Romney remains very close. Breitbart - The headline speakers last night in Charlotte were ...