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Ian @ July 31, 2007 # One Comment
Mitt Romney is making a lot of noise, as a Republican Candidate, but how much can you trust someone who has switched sides so often, on such fundamental issues such as Gay Rights, Abortion? A quandary the Religious Right are faced, and one I hope they screw up. Mitt Romney is young, charismatic, but then so was Jim Jones.
Ian @ July 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Interesting to watch John Edwards try to wiggle into the media spotlight, that is focused on the differences between Senator Obama and Senator Clinton. To attempt to make light of a real difference, seems more like Bush, than a Democrat. Still, it is also more like he is gunning for the VP nod, if Clinton wins, rather than attempting to win the nomination himself. Too much fence sitting by John Edwards isn’t going to get him votes.
Ian @ July 29, 2007 # 2 Comments
The spiral into Fascism seems to be only gaining momentum, with the latest agreement between the USA and the EU. With increased personal information being required, with no regard for rights of privacy, the USA is rapidly approaching the tipping point, where Democracy will be nothing more than a word in a dictionary. The trend towards Fascism is all under the guise of combating world terrorism. No different than Hitler’s own mantra of Nationalism, of simply protecting German Nationals, that led to WWII. Adolph Hitler left a legacy of Hate to the world, and it appears that George Bush is part of that legacy of HATE.
Ian @ July 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The gloves appear to be coming off in the Democrat Party, at last. Senator Obama and Clinton are having a nice tiff, regarding whether or not one should talk with one’s enemies or not. Senator Clinton, using her vast experience, is claiming not, which is just one more example of how she is no different than George Bush when it comes to leadership qualities.
Ian @ July 27, 2007 # One Comment
When you can take a simple route, and a hard one, why is it that the Bush Administration constantly takes the hard way? Makes no sense, but instead shows an inability for an administration to govern. When lying is the chief weapon, and you can’t remember the lies, seems to me it is time to start telling the truth, to avoid all the drama that comes from being found out. Just as in the entire Alberto Gonzales flap that seems to not want to go away. And why? Because to make it go away, someone has to start telling the truth, instead of more lies.
Ian @ July 26, 2007 # One Comment
With the war in Iraq continuing to be violent and seemingly never ending, in some parts the US Forces are making headway. Though at what price? Seems that with new allies, who are as brutal, as violent as those being opposed, it seems the lines are blurred between the Good Guys and the Bad Guys.
Ian @ July 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
When you think about it, the YouTube debate has netted the most answers. It also has shown the flaw that is today’s political world, where candidates are groomed, not born. The answers are glib, or evasive when the candidates are unwilling to actually answer them. It shows how too many Candidates seek office who haven’t a clue as to what is going on in the real world today, such as Senator Clinton. The more the campaign goes on, the more one can see that many should never be running, wasting all that excessive money being raised. Issues are buried, but maybe more YouTube debates can help raise those issues back onto the front page of mainstream media.
Ian @ July 24, 2007 # 3 Comments
Hitler ordered his Judges to send Jews for medical experiments, despite the laws. Nazi Judges ordered castration to many, simply because they were Jews, they sent many to labor camps, to extermination camps against the rule of law, simply to appease the political masters. Today the United States holds people prisoner, without due process, and even uses torture against them, because someone said they were terrorists, or they were found in a stretch of land considered to be under terrorist control. Rules of Law are ignored, as the Nazi’s did in the thirties.
Ian @ July 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Sex education has taken a nose dive in recent years. Since the Moral Police, guided by George Bush have assumed office, abstinence only is all that is allowed, despite it being shown to not work. Now that someone, like Barak Obama is trying to take the lead, the purists like Mitt Romney are upset. They cry at how filthy the world is, but it is the one they have created. Abstinence is a solution, but it isn’t the only one, nor does it take into account the millions who simply don’t have that kind of courage, or inner strength. Keeping kids ignorant about sex, leads to only worse problems.
Ian @ July 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Is it enough to just claim to be Independent? Can you have the courage to actually put your mark beside the candidate from one of the so called ‘fringe parties’ or are just too frightened? Does it really become a wasted vote if you show your dissatisfaction by actually choosing a third party candidate?
Ian @ July 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Is there even such a thing, as a single defining trait or policy that would make anyone vote for a candidate, despite their inability to meet other criteria? Can you put aside their stance on other issues, if they strongly support that one issue, that one criteria, that you feel most strongly about? And should it? Vote in our unscientific poll, and let’s see if you are in tune with others.
Ian @ July 21, 2007 # 2 Comments
How much money should be the price for a President? Should he/she be available for under a $100 Million, or should some reforms actually make it harder for business and unions to purchase the next President? With the need to raise such huge sums, how can anyone expect to have an unbiased person in the White House?
Ian @ July 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The concept of Democracy, of being in a free and open society, means that you discuss your differences. That you seek new ways out of problems, new solutions but you can’t do that when you play the power game, or grandstand for a better public relations sound bite. The latest Democratic trick is just that, a trick not designed to help end the conflict in Iraq, but is about gaining political points with the voter. Hopefully the voter is smarter than that, and sees this playing of politics for what it is, a sham.
Ian @ July 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
With out the cash, can he succeed? John McCain thinks he can, but is that based on reality, or wishful thinking? He is a tough bird, but without the bucks its going to be a tough road to travel. Still, it could also be a campaign stroke of luck too, depending on how he spins it.
Ian @ July 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
It is a huge risk on both sides, but the recent step to grant Amnesty to certain Fatah gunmen is perhaps a signal, that times are changing. It would seem to be a good signal of support for Abbas to use, to hold onto the West Bank. Now what will Hamas do?
