I was thinking about this little thing we have coming up in the US, that well is dominating everything. The Presidential election and at first I was going to urge that you should educate yourself and then go and vote on Nov. 4, and also point you to a place to go in case you [...]
You Should Educate Yourself and Vote, or maybe not
October 28th, 2008 Comments
Tags: economics · election · Politics · voting
This Republican Party Bothers Me
September 29th, 2008 Comments
(I am a registered independent and my views align with the Libertarian, Republican, and Democratic Parties, yes, all at once. I consider myself a social libertarian, something I conjured up on my own to explain my views, which are too complex to explain here.)
The Republican Party of the United States over the past several years [...]
Tags: biden · election · election2008 · mccain · obama · palin · Politics · republican · usa
Abortion Should Be Rare
August 13th, 2008 Comments
Feministing has a post up today regarding abortion and the Democrats new platform (PDF warning) for the 2008 election. The whole of the article essentially focuses on how “safe, legal and rare” has become “safe and legal”. My main area of concern is as follows:
The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and [...]
Tags: abortion · democrats · feminism · obama · Politics · sexual · sexual education
Is It Wrong To Be Enthusiastic Over A Politician
August 9th, 2008 Comments
A recent McCain political ad, emded here from John McCain’s YouTube channel.
The ad compares Obama to Paris Hilton (I learned writing this post, that Paris Hilton has a website.) and Britney Spears and asks that just because someone has a lot of enthusiastic followers doesn’t make him ready to lead. This ad just doesn’t make sense to me. Wouldn’t [...]
Tags: colbert · mccain · obama · paris hilton · Political · Politics
Drilling Bill Passes, Drilling Occurs Years From Today
August 4th, 2008 Comments
Some Congressional Republicans have skipped heading home during the August break to instead park out at Congress and try to pressure the Democrats to vote and debate on energy bills.
Okay, first off a couple of Twitter messages that might provide some background into this issue.
John Culberson, a House Republican from Texas, who uses Twitter has [...]
Tags: congress · energy · offshore drilling · oil · Politics
