Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Obama Sweeps Clinton Weeps

Barack Obama now leads in states won, voter percentage, and the delegate count. And in case we could measure momentum, he definitely is leading in that category too. I’d like to concentrate on the Democratic side of the race in this article, only because it seems pretty clear that Senator McCain has the […]

In Review: Benazir Bhutto, The Life

This is part of our review of the issues and events that occurred in the past few months. This time we will be concentrating on Benazir Bhutto, the life, the assassination, and the aftermath of her death. Benazir Bhutto is important because her life and her death gives us a glimpse into a […]

Obama Wins Grammy Over Clinton

Senator Barack Obama, Democratic Presidential Candidate won The Grammy Award for Spoken Word and beating out Former President Bill Clinton. Barack Obama won for the audio version of his book “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.” In a sense, both Clintons lost to Obama this past weekend. (And […]

Mitt Romney Will Withdraw From Republican Race

According to news reports Mitt Romney will be “suspending” his campaign. I’ll have more later, but it seems Romney will be addressing his constituents in the guise of preserving his party and for the sake of the nation. Romney hasn’t made the speech yet, but it looks as though the information is credible […]

Liveblogging The Super Tuesday Results

Tingog.com will be liveblogging the Super Tuesday results. I’m here in the US Midwest, surrounded by some colleagues and friends, being some strong political junkies I thought I’d do some liveblogging and give everyone some analysis. A lot has happened so far actually.
The two biggest news for the democratic side is that Clinton […]

Super Tuesday: The 11th Hour

It’s a mad dash for the top four contenders in the United States 2008 Elections. It’s Super Tuesday, the biggest one day event in United States Primary Elections history. It is today where voters from 24 States will have made a choice for their Republican or Democratic party nominee.
As of last poll numbers, […]

In Review: The Erap Pardon

Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, or Erap as he is fondly called by his supporters and allies was rightfully convicted last September. But only a little over a month after that conviction, Erap was pardoned by Arroyo. Had Erap finally been made accountable, we would have seen a Supreme Court decision concur with […]

True Intentions Of A Former Speaker

Is this a redemptive moment for Jose De Venecia, a Speaker who had high aspirations for President as well as Prime Minister, who in the last moments of his speakership, turned his back on his own president?
I have no doubt that by doing battle with Gloria and her allies, Jose De Venecia will finally bring […]

Something to Ponder On

Reposted from Sniglette’s Multiply. Happy new year, everyone.
Dear Tita Cory, Senators, Congressmen, Businessmen, Media people, Leftists, and all Bleeding Hearts Out There:
I am angry. And I know that there are many out there who are angrier than I am for the same reason. And that reason is simple. I am sick and […]

The End Of The Karl Rove Era

Karl Rove, the Architect of the 2000, 2002, and 2004 Republican win in Congress, Senate, and the Executive office was supposed to be the man who would make The Republican Party the majority for years to come. After the 2000 and 2002 win, many Republicans were already preparing for a new era of Republican […]

Trillanes and Erap As The Wild Card, No Worries For Citizen Gloria

Jose De Venecia and all the Gloria allies are setting up a program that will provide amnesty for Gloria, and to sweeten the deal, they’re even including former President Joseph Estrada (Erap), possibly Senator Trillanes, and even insurgents and MILF members. This plan, as Speaker De Venecia informed the public, is an all encompassing […]

Koko Pimentel Files Protest before Senate Electoral Tribunal

This just in, as expected Koko Pimentel files a poll protest before the Senate Electoral Tribunal. This is related to the Maguindanao Elections that were so brazen in its cheating, that the entire nation could see it unfold right before its very own eyes, and yet those who cheated pushed ahead, despite the obvious […]

Kiko Pangilinan, The Voice of Reason In The Senate?

Who will get The Blue Ribbon Committee? As we wrote a few days ago, the answer to this question is very important, and has probably caused a few sleepless nights for Senate President Manny Villar. But who would have thought that one voice of reason would come from Senator Kiko Pangilinan himself.
Senator Pangilinan […]

Lobbyists In America, Means Less For Philippines

If you knew Washington Politics at all, you would know that it is not The American People who benefit from the laws, rather it is the lobbyists and the clients of these lobbyists that get a great bulk of the Government’s business. This is why I wasn’t remotely surprised that The United States was […]

Senate President Manny Villar Clarifies Lame Duck Statement

It was written after the SONA of President Arroyo, that Villar had chided that the speech was being made by a lame duck President. But being the politician that he is, Senate President Manny Villar clarified the issue in the following interviews. He seems to retract his statements and his doubts on whether […]

Antonio Trillanes, The iPhone, Honasan, And A Bad Second Day

Could the use of emails be where the Trillanes case is headed? As Senator Trillanes is disallowed to attend Senate Hearings, some Senators have suggested that he could use teleconferencing. All good, but I’ve tried teleconferencing before, and if it’s not state of the art, you will just be left singled out in […]