Posts Tagged ‘political’

There has been a lot of noise in the media about the Republican brand of late.  Some Republicans can't understand why "the brand" is tarnished, so I decided to write a list of reasons how Republicanism has failed and why the party will crash and burn in 2008. For the ...

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 ...

The media narrative is clear, Hillary Clinton is on a path to make the greatest comeback we've seen since the comeback kid was running for President.  Obama supporters are quick to point out that it's a near impossiblity for Hillary Clinton to pick up more delegates than Barack Obama and ...

While I've not officially shed my (D) tag, everything about the Libertarian party fascinates me.  It's not an ideological shift that I've made, it's a philosophical outlook on life.  Liberty is probably the most frequently championed idea on this blog and I'm glad Mike Gravel is making noise in the ...

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 ...

When John McCain was just starting out his journey en route to the Republican primary nomination, he opted in to the public finance system.  This is significant because it helped pull John McCain out of the gutter with respect to funds.  If you remember, a year ago, John McCain was ...

Here's an article on the Democratic primary, headline reads: FOX News Poll: Obama Has Slim Edge Over McCain, Half Would Never Vote for Clinton If Clinton wins the nomination, 63 percent of Democrats think she should pick Obama as her running mate. If Obama wins, fewer Democrats think he should choose Clinton ...

The pundits have been humbled throughout the primary process this year.  Often wrong, they've been slow to make predictions about the direction of the 2008 primaries.  So why are the "experts" confidently declaring that Hillary Clinton needs help to stay afloat in the Democratic nomination race?  With the race so ...

The Politico has reported that Hillary Clinton isn't going down without a fight.  A Clinton aide recently alleged that Barack Obama is plagiarizing speeches.  The aide in question is Howard Wolfson, who happens to be the Clinton campaign's communications director.  He accused Senator Barack Obama of committing plagiarism in a ...

According to the LA Times: The CIA set up a network of front companies in Europe and elsewhere after the Sept. 11 attacks as part of a constellation of "black stations" for a new generation of spies, according to current and former agency officials. It should not surprise you that the U.S. ...

Obama spokesman Bill Burton confirmed that a meeting with John Edwards took place Sunday. "Sen. Obama visited this morning with John and Elizabeth Edwards at their home in Chapel Hill to discuss the state of the campaign and the pressing issues facing American families." Edwards met up with Senator Clinton a week ...

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 ...

Bush has recently argued that Democrats are a threat to National Security This week, he continued the rhetoric and picked up where Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani left off.  President Bush warned Friday, that the United States is in "more danger of attack" because Congress failed to extend legislation on domestic ...

Another day, another dramatic affair in the House of Representatives.  Republicans still  haven't gotten used to the fact that they are the minority party now and they've been struggling with Democratic rule on all matters, but especially national security.  Today, the House ended up with bitter partisan feuding as the ...

Aside from FISA, habeas corpus and torture are major issues in politics these days.  A decade ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find a group of statesmen that would support anything remotely resembling the trash legislation that passes for policy these days. There is some good news to report, although ...

It's not a good one either. Senator Clinton has been battling history, the fact that she can't "be a new story" as former President Clinton put it.  Barack Obama's "change campaign" has tripped her up and lets not forget her unwillingness to confront the War issue in a decisive manner.  As ...

Obama urged Clinton to follow his lead and release her and her husband's income tax returns so the public can see where the $5 million she loaned her presidential campaign came from. "I'll just say that I've released my tax returns," he said, responding to a question about tax returns. "That's ...

Despite all of the negative attacks from various parties and his political adversaries, Mitt Romney ran a good campaign.  Of all the candidates, he seems like the prototypical politician with the ability to say all the right things at the right time.   Romney's biggest problem was getting over the impression ...

"I hated the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live." - John McCain Racism in America is a topic that has faded into the background of late because there is so much going on in the world and there just isn't enough time to give the issue the ...

Earlier this week I published an article about how Ted Kennedy's endorsement changes everything, and I still believe it does.  New information has come out that helps explain how and why Senator Ted Kennedy decided to back Barack Obama's campaign. The Democratic race has tightened up and the race that was ...