Barack Obama’srecent flip-flop on the issue of public funding is indicative of the kind of politician he is turning out to be. Rather than the “new kind of politician,” he is just more of the same. I think we can all agree that the general perception of politicians is that they will say and do [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Why Isn’t Obama’s Flip-Flop on Public Funding a Bigger Deal? It Should Be.
Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Death for Child Rapist — Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Posted in Current Events, Uncategorized on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Supreme Court determined that the death sentence imposed on a child rapist could not stand “no matter how young the child, no matter how many times the child is raped, no matter how many children the perpetrator rapes, no matter how sadistic the crime, no matter how much physical or psychological trauma is [...]
The Energy Crisis — How do we fix it?
Posted in Politics on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With several sources and a report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) saying that increased drilling will not have a significant impact on oil prices, what should we do? I think we need a comprehensive approach to this problem: increase production, decrease consumption, research and develop alternative feul sources and crack down on market manipulation. We really need [...]
The Race Card — Who’s Really Playing It
Posted in Politics on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Obama’s recent comments got me thinking about who really is playing the race card and about how race is going to play a role in this election. Obama recently stated:
“It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy,” Obama told a fundraiser [...]
Obama’s Comments About Religion — Who Cares?
Posted in Politics on June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was recently reported that Obama stated that “Whatever we once were, we’re no longer a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, and a nation of non-believers.” While I am certainly not an Obama supporter and welcome legitimate critiques of his politics and policies, I do not [...]
The Alleged 100-Years War
Posted in Politics on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For weeks now, the left has been attacking McCain for comments that he has made regarding the war — i.e., that we may be in Iraq for years to come and that supposedly he did not care about when the troops were coming home. McCain’s statements have been taken entirely out of context and the [...]
