John McCain Links Roundup May 30, 2008 - 05/30/08 06:40 AM
Obama Sought Endorsement of Marxist Third Party in 1996
from eyeon08.com by Warner Todd Huston
We're only just scratching the surface of Obama's Chicago connections. People will be shocked to hear the things you need to do to run for office in a big city. -Patrick
Here is some interesting as well as character confirming info about one of Barack Obama's former runs for office. Apparently, Obama actively sought and received the stamp of approval of a Marxist third party that operated briefly in Chicago between 1992 and 1998. The group was called the "New Party" and was started in 1992 … (10 comments)

Northwest Indiana Blog Carnival - 05/30/08 06:28 AM
In my continuing effort to build the blogosphere and its connections in our region, Northwest Indiana, we took the opportunity to hose the NW Indiana Blog Carnival this week.  I hope you get a chance to head to the site and enjoy the 'best of' posts I chose.
The Carnival for NW Indiana is Back!
I you are a Northwest Indiana blogger, and want to submit for next week's Carnival use the following link:
Northwest Indiana Carnival Submissiion Link
The blogosphere in NW Indiana has really been taking off in the last six months, I wrote an article for www.219.com last … (2 comments)

Places to find great John Mccain team posts - 05/25/08 07:07 AM
First, to the members of our Real Estate Professionals for John McCain group, sorry I've been absent the last couple weeks.  We are engaged in a pretty tight political fight for the Attorney General slot in Indiana, taking a bunch of my time recently.
A couple quick places to add to your fishing for great McCain posts and information:
Twitter has been much talked about here on Active Rain, and I love it too.  There is a John McCain2008 twitter profile, mostly links to posts, but quite often ones that haven't gained a ton of interest yet.  Go ahead and follow.  … (0 comments)

Home Builder Horror Story - 05/18/08 07:38 PM

I don't post much anymore here on Active Rain, but this one struck a nerve. 
The Mortgage Fraud Employee Benefit Program
from Calculated Risk by Tanta Thanks to Clint for this terrifying story in The Oregonian:
Fitzsimons, of Prineville, started his first residential construction company, called Sunrise Northwest, when he was 19. In August 2004, he joined forces with close friend Shannon Egeland, co-founding Desert Sun. . . . … (4 comments)