Today has been really boring as far as exciting days go. I voted weeks ago by absentee ballot, so I didn’t even get to go to the polls, stand in line, and pull the lever. The only source of anxiety is, well, not knowing for certain who is going to win. Duh, right? Well, I’ve [...]
One day while I was home on college break, heading out the door, my mother said to me, “You’re probably more liberal than you think.” I laughed it off, as if being called a liberal or a democrat was a personal attack. (Not that some wouldn’t take it that way.) At the time I would [...]
David Brooks writes in an article titled, When Reality Bites, that the Democrats are basically screwed on two major issues. 1. Their proposal for immediate withdrawal from Iraq. 2. Their conflicting proposals of fiscal discipline and new programs. Removing the troops from Iraq would be a huge mistake. Thomas Barnett’s idea of a large peacekeeping [...]
Super Tuesday is almost as dip worthy as the Super Bowl. I wonder if the game will be as good. The anticipation is killing me. I struggled with whether to add Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul to the graphic, but it wasn’t worth the extra effort in Photoshop to fit them in. Maybe if I [...]
I received the following email this morning from my friend Zack: My apologies for the mass email. I am loath to send one, but this is important. Please consider donating to Ron Paul, the presidential candidate I support, today Dec. 16th. There is an effort underway to raise $10M in a single day, breaking all [...]
I’m wondering what causes someone to be interested in Politics. Or, maybe more importantly, what turns those who are vehemently opposed or merely indifferent to voting off of the subject entirely. There is a plethora of news available now, and we can customize it any way we like. I can completely exempt myself from any [...]