Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

"Christians Are Useful Idiots" - George W. Bush In "Tempting Faith," David Kuo alleged that President Bush and his friends in the White House often made fun of Christian Evangelicals by calling them "nuts" and useful idiots.  If Kuo was telling the truth, for the first time, I find myself agreeing ...

Failed Liberty, Injustice and the Iraq Quagmire I've never been one to call names, especially not towards a party that is generally associated with Libertarian ideals, but the latest incarnation of the GOP must be called out for many of the problems that persist in America. GOP leadership is entirely to blame ...

Hillary Clinton has been implying that Obama and his campaign are trying to stop people from voting.  She's been trying to paint Barack Obama as anti-Democratic.  Here's something she told voters in Montana: "My take on it is a lot of Senator Obama's supporters want to end this race because they ...

April 1st has to be the most annoying day of the year.   I'm only 31, but I feel as bitter and angry as John McCain does every time he hears of the rampant age discrimination going on in politics.  Instead of going along with the pranks that you'll find all ...

To quote the late Iron Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, "Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others". We should take his advice and learn from the failed Presidential candidacy of Ron Paul. Paul is somewhat unique in that he ...

Psychology of Hate in America I am not an expert on cultural or racial conflict, unless you count my ethnicity and personal life experiences as a Latino living in America.  I am not a psychologist or sociologist, and I have limited experience with anthropology, biology, and genetics.  That said, I am ...

The latest political news to go viral is of a quote that a Clinton adviser recently made alluding to Bill Richardson as "Judas" for endorsing Senator Barack Obama.   What an unbelievably crass thing to say and this continues a disturbing trend of divisiveness encouraged by Hillary Clinton supporters. New Mexico Gov. ...

Exploring a new political party, is this idea even viable? Senator Hagel wrote in his new book "America: the next chapter" that he felt there was a need for a new party and he suggested that Iraq might be remembered as one of the five biggest blunders in history. In Hagel's view, ...

On the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War, only 31 percent of Americans approve of how President Bush is handling his job.   67  percent disapprove of his performance and his 40-point drop in popularity since the Iraq war started is only rivaled by the Vietnam War. "Bush's approval rating five years ...

Over the years, most anti-War activists have hesitated to raise the question of motive with respect to the Iraq invasion / occupation.  After September 11th, nationalistic unity was achieved long enough to strike Iraq and forget Afghanistan, it was deemed as taboo to bang too loudly on the anti-War drums.  ...

The Death of Lawrence King Social Struggles and America's Sexuality Crisis On February 12th of this year, an openly-homosexual boy named Lawrence King lost his life. One of his classmates, 14 year-old Brandon McInerney, shot him in the head at the E.O. Green School. It has been announced that McInerney ...

I'm a registered Democrat, as many of my readers know.  I'd like to write a little bit about the shame that I feel as a result of my party affiliation, but before I do that I will briefly explain my views on American politics as I see it. American Guilt By no ...

George W. Bush has created the path for American fascism, he's all but made the American Presidency and our Democratic system of governance a sham.  He's not alone, however.  In addition to the neo-conservative movement, we've seen the rise of cowardice in Congress.  Democrats and moderate Conservatives have failed to ...

About John F Kennedy's Assassination unsolved mystery - 45 years later Over the last decade, a lot of individuals have speculated on conspiracy theories that would make the typical American cringe in disgust.  The thought of Americans accusing the homeland of involvement in September 11th, for example, boils the blood of ...

I found this image on BoingBoing and thought it was worthy of republishing.  Normally, I'd publish this on my Tech & Business column, but since FISA and illegal surveillance along with telecommunication are all hot issues right now, I think it better serves this audience. The Billboard Liberation Front today announced ...

President Bush and his Lawless Administration  No, this article isn't going to delve into the illegal war in Iraq, although the evidence is mounting on that case as well.  Today, I'd like to bring your attention to FISA.  While the war in Iraq is an issue that will yield debate for ...

Healthcare: Limited Supply vs. Unlimited Demand I must preface my column with the observation that there is at least one instance when an apparently-infinite demand for product can be sated by human hands. We are more or less able to feed ourselves which means that the human hunger for food ...

the American spirit is dead thanks to disgraceful congressional leadership I can fairly say now, that I've never been more ashamed to be an American.  In addition to being subject to the leadership of the worst presidential administration in American history, the Senate just voted to grant immunity to telecommunications ...

President Bush seems concerned about the failing economy all of a sudden. The rhetoric about a healthy economy that he argued was simply experiencing a downturn is no more.  He is pushing Congress to get out his stimulus package plan and he's insisting (like with FISA legislation) that it arrive at ...

In our strongly divided nation, one thing is certain, either you've acquired BDS - Bush Derangement Syndrome(tm) or you have a rare disease that makes you immune to BDS -- Bush Disease. If the latter is the case, then you're likely ready to go down with Bush's ship at ...

If you haven't seen this HBO documentary yet, it's worth your time to check it out. Summary: This documentary exposes the vulnerability of computers - which count approximately 80% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections - suggesting that if our votes aren't safe, then our democracy isn't safe ...

Ron Paul was interviewed on CNN by Wolf Blitzer. On the issue of articles that were published in his name, he said that he has no idea who wrote the articles. He claims that this is a hit job by the politicos and partisans and there is ...

Maryland is the first state to focus efforts on phasing out the electoral college.  In this case, "Dropping out" of college may actually be an intelligent thing to do.  This shift might change the way States think about holding their elections and it looks like other states aren't far behind. A ...

On Mike Huckabee, Religion, and Politics I'm not sure that anyone would argue Mike Huckabee is aiming to bring Fascism to America, but an interesting development popped up in the media, recently. Mike Huckabee wants to wish everyone a Merry Christmas [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xn7uSHtkuA[/youtube] Plenty of analysts have discussed the Christmas message. Ann Althouse had ...

A revolution in America -- no matter how you choose to define or characterize it -- is still an American Revolution "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure." -- Thomas Jefferson What happens when the ...