Let the Games, er... Debates begin...

The 2008 Campaign for the President is well under way. Candidates from both parties have raised HUGE sums of money much earlier than in the past, and the process is quickly accelerating.

The first Democratic Presidential debate was held last Thursday (April 26th) At South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The debate featured Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson. It was moderated by “NBC Nightly News” Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams. The debate was broadcast throughout South Carolina, and nationally by MSNBC. If you missed the debate, you can view it here.

After you have watched the debate or reviewed the highlights, you can also rate the candidates and see how others have rated them.

MSNBC Election Anchor Chris Matthews will moderate the Reagan Library’s GOP debate on May 3rd, in partnership with politico.com.

The Ronald Reagan Library announced that Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo and Tommy Thompson are all confirmed to attend the Library’s debate on May 3rd. The debate will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and will air live on MSNBC from 8:00 to 9:30 pm (ET) and stream live on MSNBC.com and politico.com and will include audience questions gathered on politico.com.

Who do you think is the best candidate for federal employees? Leave your comment, and let’s start our own debate. A debate on who would be the best ‘next President of the United States’ for federal employees.

Introducing..... FEPN

Federal Employee Political News (FEPN) is a companion to the web log Federal Employee Legislative News (FELN). Just like its name implies, FELN will focus on legislative news in Congress effecting federal employees while this blog will focus on the political side of what's happening in Washington and around the country. Here we will be able to discuss politics as it affects federal employees more freely than we can in the workplace.

Please use this site as a reference source and as a portal to other sites using the links at the right of this post. You will find links to political parties, candidates, and other political organizations. You will also find links to videos related to Presidential candidates, both positive and negative and even comical videos.

I am sure you can find this site useful and ask you to return frequently and participate with your comments, suggestions and contributions.