US Senate Candidate Rob Sobhani
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
What is Rob Sobhani – the picture on the left – smiling about?
Gonzales Research, a well-known, well-respected Maryland-based survey research firm, has just this morning released a statewide poll of 813 likely voters. The poll covers the races for President and US Senate, as well as ballot issues related to Dream Act privileges, gay marriage and gambling.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Ben Cardin is the Maryland incumbent US Senator, a Democrat, running for re-election. Dan Bonginio is his Repubican challenger. Rob Sobhani is an Independent, the only one of the three running television ads, since Labor Day. Cardin’s campaign is very well funded. He was in the House for 20 years before moving to the Senate six years ago.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
You’ve heard this before. On a crowded, rush hour subway, a man is 
standing, sharing hand-space on one of the polls. He’s staring down at a woman sitting in front of him, holding her baby. Finally, he can’t help himself. “Lady, that’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen.” Another man, standing next to him is stunned by the comment and, seeing the angst in the woman’s face, speaks up. “Hey! You’re unbelievable. Apologize to this lady. NOW!!” Intimidated by the second man, the first man thinks for a moment and then turns to the woman, saying, “I’m sorry your baby is so ugly.”
Thursday, September 20, 2012
More to the point, why was he up in the polls before the conventions? And what’s happened since the conventions to make a difference?
I’ll be brief. (“Thank goodness.” Really? I heard that.) The reason is that there has been a change in attitude among voters. That change in attitude is, itself, the result of two factors.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Hi. Rob Sobhani, Independent candidate for US Senator from
Independent Candidate for US Senate, Rob Sobhani
Maryland, has started running television commercials. This is good news for a couple of reasons. For one thing, he’s a great candidate, a clear and superior alternative to both the incumbent, Democrat Ben Cardin, and the Republican challenger, Dan Bongino. These commercials will help give him the visibility, the name recognition among prospective voters that he needs.
Monday, September 17, 2012
If it seems like there’s one too many names in the title, you’re right.
Ben Cardin is the incumbent Senator from Maryland who is running for re-election. He’s just finishing his first term in the Senate after having spent 20 years in the House. Senator Cardin, in my studied opinion, is the poster boy for do-nothing elected officials, having failed to address any of the economic, fiscal and other crises our country is facing. Perhaps he’s been too busy raising millions from special interests whose contributions are documented in his FEC filings.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
While the following interview is imaginary, the bold quotes from Senator Cardin constitute, in order, the entire text of his statement on “Economy and Jobs” from his campaign website, www.bencardin.com. A screenshot of his position statement is at the bottom of this article for you to read, in its entirety, without interruption. Clicking on the image will make it larger.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
“…unfortunately, it requires electing Mitt Romney President.” Thank you, Mr. President. What irony. Here’s how the plan works.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
He was a class act. Still is, particularly compared to his successor.
On August 7 of this year, Congress passed and the President signed the “Sequester Transparency Act.” The “sequester” in the title refers to the automatic reductions in government spending that will occur if Congress fails to increase our ability to borrow more than $16.4 trillion, a ceiling we’re expected to reach in January. That’s January 2013, to be precise, just a few months from now. That moment defines the edge of the “fiscal cliff” we call keep hearing about.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Pleasant looking chap, isn’t he.
The “Rob who?” in the title is Rob Sobhani, Independent (unaffiliated) candidate for the US Senator in Maryland. To tell you the truth, like so many Americans, I’ve be so caught up in the party politics of a Presidential election year that I didn’t even check to see who else was running, other than incumbent Democrat Ben Cardin and Republican challenger Dan Bongino. And then I saw one of Mr. Sobhani’s television spots.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Here are the opening paragraphs from the NBCNews.co website story on the just-released jobs numbers for August. Click on the image to make it larger. You can use the link to see the full article, or look around for any number of other reports. Keep in mind that NBC and other news services revise their stories, particularly soon after they are first posted, so the current text you see may differ slightly from the screen shot I’m showing below. The Bureau of Labor Statistics website has the original release.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Hi. A couple of days ago, a wrote a piece that gave my advice to a friend who is a liberal when it comes to social issues, but who believes we need a fiscal conservative in The White House. Her dilemma has to do with compromising her social concerns in return for getting us out of our current economic and financial mess. I did my best to assure her that it wasn’t a matter of one or the other, but of setting priorities.