Why Indecision 2008 Endorsed Alan Keyes for President

• This week Indecision 2008 announced it would endorse Republican Alan
  Keyes for President because.....
  
  

  Barack Obama lacks experience and has shown us time and again that he is utterly incapable of answering a telephone after 2:30 or so a.m. Also, he's friends with a guy who says mean things about America sometimes, and we don't like that.
  
  Hillary Clinton has outed herself as a liar -- and not just any kind of liar, but one who isn't smart enough to not lie about things that television crews have caught on videotape. And we think her husband is kind of a douche these days.
  
  And John McCain is old and he has a weird unsightly growth on the side of his face. What the hell is up with that thing? It's weird.

• Keyes is expected to announce that he is leaving the Republican Party on
  tax day, April 15th to join the Constitution Party.
• According to their website the "Seven Principles of the Constitution
  Party" are:
  
  1. Life: For all human beings, from conception to natural death;
  2. Liberty: Freedom of conscience and actions for the self-governed individual;
  3. Family: One husband and one wife with their children as divinely instituted;
  4. Property: Each individual's right to own and steward personal property without government burden;
  5. Constitution: and Bill of Rights interpreted according to the actual intent of the Founding Fathers;
  6. States' Rights: Everything not specifically delegated by the Constitution to the federal government is reserved for the state and local jurisdictions;
  7. American Sovereignty: American government committed to the protection of the borders, trade, and common defense of Americans, and not entangled in foreign alliances.
  
  Sources:
  http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/27/alan-keyes-to-join-the-constitutio
  n-party-on-tax-day/
  http://www.constitutionparty.com/
  http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/04/01/inkeyescision-2008-officially-
  endorses-alan-keyes-for-president/

New Australia PM Rudd Meeting with McCain and Clinton...not Obama

• Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is scheduled for a meeting with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on March 31, 2008 and Republican presidential candidate John McCain on April 1, 2008.
• He will also speak with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama by phone sometime this week.
• Rudd who was sworn in as Prime Minister on December 3, 2007 announced his support for Hillary Clinton during his election campaign last year.
• Prime Minister Rudd's first official act upon being sworn in was to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Subsequently in January, he declared funding for the homeless and he supports the withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq.
• Bloomberg.Com reports that Rudd, 50, is in the U.S. on the first stop of a global trip to meet policy makers and corporate executives that will also take in China, Europe and the U.K.
  

Sources:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=atHSz02DQk5k&refer=australia
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23460163-5012748,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rudd

Breakdown of Pennsylvania Superdelegate Endorsements for Clinton and Obama

Related Posts: Excellent list of 2008 Democratic Superdelegates and 2008 Democratic Superdelegate Endorsements, http://www.bulletpointjournal.com/2008/02/list-of-2008-democrat-super-delegates.html

• Pennsylvania Senator and Democratic Superdelegate Bob Casey and announced his endorsement for Barack Obama at an Obama rally in Pittsburgh today.
• To date, 13 of the Pennsylvania's 26 superdelegates have endorsed Hillary Clinton, 5 have endorsed Barack Obama and 8 are uncommitted.
• Pennsylvania's superdelegates consist of 13 DNC members, 11 State Representatives, one State Senator and the Governor.
• Of the 13 DNC members 8 are endorsing Clinton, two are endorsing Obama and three are uncommitted.
• Four of the State Representatives are backing Hillary, two are for Obama and 5 are uncommitted.
• As mentioned above, the State Senator announced his endorsement of Obama today while Governor Rendell announced his endorsement of Hillary Clinton back in January of 2008.

Sources:

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/03/28/sen_casey_of_pa_backs_obama/5405/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29_superdelegates%2C_2008

Related Posts: Excellent list of 2008 Democratic Superdelegates and 2008 Democratic Superdelegate Endorsements, http://www.bulletpointjournal.com/2008/02/list-of-2008-democrat-super-delegates.html

Hillary Clinton Endorsements....

• Total Endorsements 1/15/08 through 1/29/08 = 15
• American Nurses Association
• Kimora Lee Simmons
• Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell
• Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal
• State Senator Stephanie Takis (D-CO)
• United Farm Workers
• CA Assembly member Felipe Fuentes
• Former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan
• CA State Senator Alex Padilla
• Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III
• Kansas City Star Endorses
• Former Pueblo Congressman Ray Kogovsek
• AFT Connecticut
• Richardson Colorado Campaign Co-Chairs, Superdelegate, and Steering Committee
• Michael Adler
• Former U.S. Representative Butler Derrick (D-SC)
• Labor Rights' Leader and Activist Richard Chavez
• 6 States represented by these endorsements

Source:http://www.hillaryclinton.com

John McCain Endorsements......

• Total Endorsements 1/15/08 through 1/29/08 = 56
• Pasco County,Florida GOP Chairman Bill Hunting
• Former NASA Chief Sean O'Keefe
• Former Washington State Governor and Senator Dan Evans
• Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr
• Florida State Representative Kevin Ambler
• The Montgomery Advertiser
• Florida State Representative Mitch Needelman
• Former Venezuelan Ambassador Otto Juan Reich
• Former Florida Congressman Lou Frey
• Major General Erneido Oliva
• General James J. Lindsay, USA (Ret.)
• General Carl Stiner, USA (Ret.)
• RNC Member Bruce Ash, Arizona, Sharon Giese, Arizona, John Matlusky, Delaware, Alec Poitevint, Georgia, Mary Jo Arndt, Illinois, Steve Cloud, Kansas, Alicia Salisbury, Kansas, Gary Emineth, North Dakota, Mary Jean Jensen, South Dakota, Chuck Yob, Michigan, and Holly Hughes, Michigan
• Brevard County Florida Community Leaders
• Former Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT)
• Former Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R-TN)
• Florida Governor Charlie Crist
• Former Congressman Michael Bilirakis And Congressman Gus Bilirakis of Florida
• Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)
• Florida State Senator Charles Dean
• Jeff Cloud, Chairman Of The Oklahoma Corporation Commission
• Florida State Representative Clay Ford
• Former FCC Commissioner Michael Powell
• The Polk County Democrat
• Louisiana State Representative John Labruzzo
• Sylvester Stallone
• Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe A. Martinez
• Palm Beach County Florida Area Leaders Beth Kigel And Laurie Cohen
• Florida Congressman Jeff Miller
• General Norman Schwarzkopf
• Orange County Florida Mayor Richard Crotty
• Jacksonville Area Community Leaders
• Oklahoma Speaker of the House
• Florida State Rep Stan Jordan
• Florida State Rep Carlos Lopez-Cantera
• Former New York Secretary of State Randy Daniels
• Florida State Representative Marcelo Llorente
• Connecticut State Senator Anthony Guglielmo
• Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC)
• The Daily Herald
• Senator Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY)
• The Sacramento Bee
• University Of Florida President Bernie Machen
• The Kansas City Star Endorses
• The Palm Beach Post Endorses
• The Orlando Sentinel
• The Gainesville Sun
• National Right To Life Committee Co-Founder Dr. Carolyn Gerster
• Nascar Legend Cale Yarborough
• Missouri State Representative And Iraq War Veteran Jason Brown
• The Rock Hill Herald
• The Charleston Post And Courier
• The Myrtle Beach Sun News
• Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn
• Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA)
• Individuals and News Agencies from 21 states provided endorsements

Source: http://www.johnmccain.com

Ron Paul Endorsements...

• Total Endorsements 1/15/08 through 1/29/08 = 3
• Donald L. Luskin, Chief Investment Officer for Trend Macrolytics LLC
• Pro-Life Activist Norma McCorvey ('Jane Roe' of Roe v. Wade)
• Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson

Source: http://www.ronpaul2008.com

Endorsements Catching Headlines

• Since endorsements seem to be catching the headlines these days I thought it might be interesting to review endorsements for the Republican and Democract candidates as published on their websites from January 15, 2008 through today, January 29, 2008.
• Let's start with Mitt Romney.
• Total Endorsements During This Time Period = 14
• California State Legislators John Benoit, Bill Emmerson and Kevin Jeffries
• U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Romney Rises As Republican Choice" (1/27/08)
• Hartford Courant: "Mr. Romney For The GOP" (1/27/08)
• Salt Lake Tribune: "Executive Material: Mitt Romney Should Be The Republican Nominee" (1/27/08)
• Former U.S. Congressman David McIntosh (R-IN)
• Morton Blackwell, President of the conservative Leadership Institute
• Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera
• U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
• Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson
• U.S. Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
• Elko Daily Free Press
• Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Endorsements from individuals/news organizations in 10 states

Source: www.mittromney.com