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Over the past week, basically the only thing we hear about on the news is the presidential election between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama. On the blog that I've been following, The Caucus NY Times, it is pretty much full of this weeks information on the two presidential candidates.

For example, "One week ago, Joe Wurzelbacherwas just another working man living in a modest ranch house near Toledo thinking about how to expand his plumbing business. But when he stopped Senator Barack Obama during a visit to his block this weekend to ask about his taxes, he set himself on a path to being the newest media celebrity — and, like other celebrities, found himself under scrutiny." -Larry Rohter & Liz Robbins (The Caucus). Just last night, this topic was brought up in the debate. John McCain actually used the term "plumber Joe" surprisingly McCain used the term as way of criticizing Obama's plans on taxes and spreading the wealth.
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In other news, there was another post that was about Obama and how he remained "steady" while McCain attacked him. "By contrast, Mr. Obama responded to Mr. McCain’s lines of attacks by smiling and slightly shaking his head, but otherwise maintained a blank expression and an unfailing monotone. For those voters who like to fall in love with their politicians by finding a common humanity, Mr. Obama did not deliver at any of the three debates; he gave off very little heat, alluring or otherwise, and his composure had a certain flatness.
At times even the debate moderator, Bob Schieffer of CBS, failed to tease out a reaction or reply from Mr. Obama that was anything less than controlled."- The Caucus NY Times. Some comments on the post included the terms "strategist" and/or "calm, cool, and collected".

Overall, this weeks news in politics and last nights debate, has really started to rally up the voters for election day in less than 3 weeks.

If you watched the last debate, vote who you think won!

The Caucus NY Times

"The stakes were a lot higher Thursday night for Gov. Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor, as she faced her opponent Senator Joe Biden in the sole vice presidential debate of the election, but most accounts indicate that she exceeded expectations."-Michael Falcone

Both vice predidential canidates made really good points in their debate, although both had some strong arguments against each other, they both remained professional and kept their composure.

How does this "professional" blog differ from blogs you have taken a look at up to this point?

The blog that I followed this time is different from the ones I've followed before in that it was very political. The professional blog had advertisments, and many comments. And it was by the New York Times, which is very popular to readers that follow politcals. I would consider this blog more serious then the previous ones I've taken a look at.

Take a specific issue presented in the blog, describe how that issue is presented, and provide your own response.

One specific issue in the political blog was the Vice-Presidential debate. Between Palin and Biden, they both discussed their views on different issues in our country and world wide. I think that this issue is very important, becuase registered voters want not only a good president, but a good vice president to strongly back them up in order to run a good country.

The Caucus NY Times <---Link To Blog