Daily Commentary – Monday, February 22nd, 2010 – Finding Something Positive & Feel Good Stories

• It may be an uphill battle these days but it’s good to look for a positive story sometimes.

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Daily Commentary – Thursday, February 11th, 2010 – Michael Jackson, Nuclear Ambitions, and Coyotes

• Dana contemplates the significance of an assortment of strange and disturbing headlines.

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Daily Commentary – Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 – Celebrity Trials

February 10th, 2010

* Do celebrities get off easy because of their social status? What impact do their trials have on public perception and government action?

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Daily Commentary – Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 – Superbowl Commercials in Canada, Letterman-Leno-Oprah Ad

• Dana laments the loss of the commercial involving Letterman, Oprah and Leno (walk into a bar…), which apparently didn’t air in Canada.

For our readers in Canada, here is the ad that Dana is referring to.  Don’t worry thought, you did not miss all that much. Although it is rather intriguing that late night talk show rivals would appear on the same ad together.

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Republicans Target Barack Obama’s Former US Senate Seat in Illinois … Going for the Senate Triple Crown

The Senate Triple Crown … Massachusetts, Delaware and Illinois.

It’s Primary Day in Illinois and Republicans looks to gain on the momentum that they have garnered previously in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts. However, are Republicans ready to do what most would have thought impossible?

Imagine in 2010 if Republicans won all three Senate seats formerly held by the late Edward Kennedy, Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Hussein Obama.

In 2010 can Republicans pull off the Trifecta of with regards to US Senate elections?

Jewel number One … The fact is that they have already accomplished the first part by doing the impossible when Republication Scott Brown won the special Senate election in Massachusetts and taking over “the People’s” seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy. The almost implausible victory by Brown has sent tremors through the Democrat Party and optimism among Republican challengers.

The second jewel in the Triple Crown is the US Senate seat for Delaware formally held by Vice President Joseph Biden. The race looked to be a close one with Republican Mike Castle holding a small lead over the Biden in waiting Beau Biden when the unthinkable occurred to the Dems. Beau Biden dropped out of the DE Senate race and all but handed the Senate seat to Republicans and Mike Castle. The most recent Rasmussen poll had Castle leading Democrat candidate Chris Coons 56% to 27%. As soon as Beau Biden dropped out, The Cook Political Report classified the DE-Senate race a “Solid Republican” win.

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