So, over the weekend the Green Party decided to nominate Cynthia McKinney for President. I don’t think much of her (and her former constituents don’t like her much either), but I won’t dwell on that here.
Instead, I’ll focus on her peculiar definition of freedom:
Resolutely anti-war and anti-imperialist, firmly committed to defending individual liberties [...]
I really, really don’t like the idea of John McCain as the GOP nominee for 2008. Thankfully, every time I try to fool myself into thinking that he might not be a bad candidate, he reminds me of why I don’t like him.
Take the mortgage “crisis” for instance. He was asked about it in a [...]
Mike Huckabee on the Confederate flag:
“You don’t like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag,” Mr. Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, told supporters in Myrtle Beach, according to The Associated Press. “In fact,” he said, “if somebody came to Arkansas [...]
This is the first time I’ve ever heard a candidate give the right answer, when asked how Christians should approach social problems. The fact that Fred Thompson refused to pander to the crowd just ices the cake.
Thompson Talks Religion - From The Road:
Mixing theology and social issues on the campaign trail is rare [...]
Yesterday, Rudy Giuliani spoke at the FRC Values Voters Summit, attempting to sell evangelicals on his qualifications. Most commentators agree that he hit a “solid double” and may have softened some of the opposition to his candidacy. Several hours after the event, his campaign posted the video of his speech.
I just finished watching it. Here [...]
My coverage of several extremely important news stories has prevented me until now from replying to the recent posts of my friend and webmaster Joe - but much like my standing up for terrorists’ rights earlier this week, I now find myself wishing I’d acted far more quickly. Perhaps I could have saved Joe [...]
Who decided that “red states” would be those which vote for Republicans and “blue states” those which vote for Democrats?
Wikipedia even notes:
“This system used in the United States of America is in stark contrast to the color system used in the vast majority of other nations. In most other parts of the world, [...]