Why are the Republican candidates afraid of You Tube?

That is, despite the fact that many Republicans candidates have whored themselves out on You Tube (i.e., Giuliani, Romney, and Tancredo), only Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) have agreed to participate in the CNN/You Tube Republican debate scheduled for September 17th (link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR2007072700283_pf.html) And it doesn’t look like many more are going to commit. Cowards….

Presidential Candidates in First Ever Gay Debate!

I wish I could take credit for that headline, but the truth is that I can’t. In all seriousness, though, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards are confirmed for participating in a debate dealing exclusively with LGBT issues. With the democratic race currently as close as it is, the importance of this debate cannot be overlooked.

Or maybe it can be. Afterall, Clinton, Obama, and Edwards are all against same-sex marriage, although Clinton and Obama both opposed a constitutional amendment that would have banned gay marriage while in the Senate.

Interestingly, there are no current candidates that support gay marriage. Third party candidates, where are you???? 

Gore, not gonna to do it in 2008

Gore announced just hours after his son’s recent marijuana arrest and hours before his Live Earth concerts, the former Vice President who has since gained tremendously popularity with his green crusade, repeated that he would not run in 2008 because he has fallen out of love with politics, according to CNN. It’s all about timing, right Al?

The candidates react to Scooter Libby’s Commutation

You would think that someone who has been on the hit TV show Law and Order for 5 years would know something about, well, Law and Order. Not to mention the fact that Fred Thompson was a lawyer/attorney before he became an actor. Nevertheless, here is Fred Thompson’s reaction to President Bush’s commutation for Scooter Libby, who was recently convicted for obstruction of justice: “I am very happy for Scooter Libby. I know that this is a great relief to him, his wife and children. While for a long time I have urged a pardon for Scooter, I respect the President’s decision. This will allow a good American, who has done a lot for his country, to resume his life. (emphasis mine)”

It will be interesting to see what kind of stances the other candidates will take on this issue, and whether or not opinions will split along party lines. Barack Obama, the first Democratic candidate to release a statement, described the commutation as “exactly the kind of politics that we must change”. Real Clear Politics has more about what Obama and other candidates have said so far.

Considering that 69% of Americans oppose a pardon for Scooter Libby (from a CNN Poll taken in March), I imagine that Republican candidates will try to distance themselves from this…