Jeffrey A. Setaro

Political & Cultural Commentary from a Constitutional Conservative.

John McCain

Are American Voters Susceptible To Blackmail?

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Daniel Johnson, the editor of Standpoint has an interesting Op-Ed in today’s New York Sun: LONDON — Are American voters susceptible to blackmail? Ever since Sarah Palin lifted John McCain’s campaign, it is becoming increasingly clear that America will be branded racist if Europe does not wake up on November 5 to find that Barack […]

The Democrats Credit Crisis…

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The more I dig into the history behind our current crisis the more outraged I become… Commenter Veretax writes: “I think the American people have had it with this situation where the middle-income people in our country are not protected from the ramifications of the risk-taking and the greed of these financial institutions,” Pelosi told […]

Gibson versus Palin – Round Two

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Scroll for Updates Over all Governor Palin did quite well last night, she was relaxed, confident and showed tremendous grace under pressure. I was disappointed in her answers on the economy though. Frankly I think she blew it. She didn’t do anything to differentiate the McCain campaign from Bush administration. She could have easily done […]

Something to Warm Your Heart…

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Now that the conventions are over and the campaign coverage is getting more and more intense, it’s good to take a break from hardcore politics. This story will warm your heart and put a lump in your throat. It comes from Tracy at Beyond the Pale: I try not to talk politics much on this […]

Lipstick, Pigs and Politics…

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I wasn’t going to jump into the fray over Barack Obama’s ‘Lipstick on a pig” comment… Frankly I don’t think they were intentionally or maliciously directed at Governor Palin. In politics though it’s not just what you say it’s what people hear. I understand the point Senator Obama was trying to make, I disagree with […]

Revisiting Zell Miller

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Hat Tip: Grim @ Blackfive. Zell Miller much like Joe Lieberman places his love of country ahead of party politics. His speech at the Republican Convention in 2004 was one of the greatest political speeches I’ve ever heard. We are faced with no less an important choice this election so it’s worth remembering what he […]

The Morning After…

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I’m pressed for time this morning so I’ll keep this short… If you’re like me you watched Sarah Palin’s speech last night with a critical eye. Personally, I thought she knocked it out of the park. She showed why grassroots conservatives love her and why smart liberals are worried or even scared… The dumb ones […]

Was She or Wasn’t She???

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All morning long I’ve been hearing and reading media reports quoting an “unnamed republican source” as saying that “the team assigned to vet … [Sarah] Palin in Alaska” didn’t get there until the day before John McCain “stunned the political world with his vice-presidential choice.” I’d like to know exactly who this source is and […]

Foreign Policy Experience – Does It Matter?

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One of the things that’s been bothering me about this presidential campaign is the constant droning of so and so doesn’t have any foreign policy experience. Where is it written that a presidential candidate has to have “foreign policy experience”? How much foreign policy experience did Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton or George W. Bush have […]

It’s Palin… Hot Damn!

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I’ve have to admit I’m stoked! Yes I still have reservations about John McCain, I don’t like him, I don’t trust him but Sarah Palin is the real deal. She’s a solid conservative; she’s intelligent, articulate and charismatic. She has a proven record as a reformer; she’s battled corruption and pork barrel spending and she […]

McCain VP Watch… Who’s It Going To Be?

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My top picks in no particular order: Fred Thompson Michael Steele Sarah Palin Carly Fiorina Michelle Malkin has more… Update: Foxnews says it’s Palin. Whew… I’m not sure what to say. Personally, I would have preferred Michael Steele or Fred Thompson… That said Palin’s a great choice, grass roots conservatives are energized/excited by it, inside […]

A McCain landslide?

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The American Thinker is one my daily must reads and this mornings piece by Kyle-Anne Shiver “Could 2008 Be a McCain Landslide?” certainly has me thinking. I’m not ready to join Ms. Shiver out on that limb though, frankly I’m more pessimistic about John McCain’s prospects than she is. That said her analysis is definitely […]