22 years

This must be my day for great emails! Hat tip to Owen M for this one …

It’s really quite simple:

John McCain has served in Congress for 26 years following 22 years of military service.

I saw this in an e-mail this morning, and have also heard Barack Obama's lack of experience repeated several times on the Rush Limbaugh Show, as well. This is worth pointing out over, and over, and over.

John McCain, 26 years in Congress, 22 years in the military
Barack Obama, 143 days in Congress, 0 years in the military

The Daily News Journal reports on the Republican attempting to bring the 48th state House seat home for their party:

Joe Carr, Jon Jaques and Lou Ann Zelenik are vying to steal Hood’s seat away from the Democrats.

Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall
22 years old from Peoria, Arizona
2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
May 22, 2005

“It was very tough not to be touched by him in some way,” said Terri Schall, Sgt. Kenneth Schall’s mother.
Kenneth Schall was enrolled at Glendale Community College and was studying to become a history teacher when [...]

  just as workers face record-high prices for gasoline and food.

There is no measurable bottom to the depth of the diseased liberal mind:

After 22 years in prison, former death row inmate Paul House is going home now that a judge has reduced his bond to $100,000.

Earlier this month, raw petroleum hit an all-time high of more than $139 per barrel. It seems kind of, well, quaint now to read that way back in November, Wired.com cited a report by the International Energy Agency:

... the IEA, in the World Energy Outlook, says we could see it hit $159 a barrel

WhooEEE! A whole 1% and the biggest amount in 6 months! Of course, it took $50 mil to get er going. Before everyone starts celebrating and buying houses, cars and washing machines, consider that this news is tempered a bit by the following info:

Well, the Christian Science Monitor is now stating that we're in a "jobs recession."

Whatever someone wants to call it doesn't much matter to those who are hunting for a job and not finding one - they're all pretty much screwed....

One of the best campaign ads for the dems would be the current joblessness, the trouble with manipulative speculators, and the weak dollar.