Jay Allen's Blog

This is the first campaign ad that I've seen with an actor portraying a candidate. In Kentucky there is a very entertaining, negative campaign, by both parties, for Mitch McConnell's seat in the U.S. Senate. This 30 second ad features an actor portraying Mitch McConnell. In the commercial, McConn...

During the past couple of months, I have posted several political blogs. However, with the election less than a week from now, there will soon be less emphasis on politics both in the news and on my blogs. One of my favorite hobbies, outside of arguing about politics, is composing/writing/recordi...

Salaried professionals/white collar workers are more likely to have control of their work schedule than hourly blue collar workers. Therefore, white collar workers would have easier access to the election booth than their blue collar counterparts. It seems logical that this would create a situati...

This weekend, Sarah Palin's hometown newspaper, The Anchorage Daily News announced that it would endorse Barack Obama for President. Based on Palin not being able to name one newspaper or magazine in an interview, it wouldn't surprise me if she didn't read the article. Despite her qualifications,...

A Democratic President, Senate, and House ended the Great Depression... and they'll do it again. Many people have expressed concern, especially given the current depression-esque state of the economy, about Democrats controlling the White House, Senate and House. The suggestion is that spending w...

The proof that the McCain campaign created the hoax about 20-year-old, attention deprived Ashley Todd is not available, so perhaps I'm "jumping the gun" just like the McCain campaign.According to several reports, McCain's Pennsylvania communications director disclosed very specific details about ...

Many people have cited abortion as a primary, if not the sole, reason for opposing Barack Obama. I have written several blogs and comments that have illustrated how a McCain/Palin administration would threaten not only the lives of the unborn, but also the lives of children, men, women, Americans...

Yesterday, Sarah Palin answered a few questions on KUSA. A third grader sent a question for the interview - "what does the vice president do?" According to Palin (see the video below), a VP is "in charge of the US Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a...