Where Were You in 2008?

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

There’s been an amazing amount of focus on the race to fill Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat in the U.S. Senate. As I type this, the polls are open and everyone is reporting a large turnout of voters.
Part of the reason for both of those things is what hangs in the balance. [...]

Infinite Appetite for Distractions

Friday, August 14th, 2009

In the grand political spectrum, we have the Democrat party (Liberals) at the left and the Republican party (Conservatives) at the right. In between, and at the extremes, we have parties like the Socialist party, the Constitutional party, the Libertarian party, and even a few fantastical parties like the Ninja party and the Pirate [...]

Does the Tree of Liberty Need Some Manure?

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

To explain the title, I give you a quote by one of the Founding Fathers of this great country.
God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.  The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts [...]

Tea Party is NOT a GOP event

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Leave it to the Republicans to jump in and ruin a good thing.  Much like the parents that listen to rap music and go emo to be “cool” with their kids, the GOP has tried to adopt the recent tea party movement as their own and use it for their own means.
I’m all for the [...]

Is Sarah Palin the Cure for the Republican’s Disease?

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

In the wake of the loss of the McCain/Palin ticket, there have been plenty of pundits and party folk who have been attacking Sarah Palin.  They’ve been saying that she may have cost McCain the election and that it was still a horribly poor choice for the VP candidate.  I’ve let you know how I [...]

Party Merge?

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

In his acceptance speech, Obama mentioned twice President Lincoln.  And mentioned also, the Republican party.  It brought the following question to mind:
Based on the current party situation wherein the Republican party is becoming more liberal, is the mention of Lincoln and the Republican party the beginning of an eminent merging of the Democrat and Republican [...]