We The People Politics

A Joe of All Trades, And Master of None

Joe Lieberman is standing at the crossroads of personality and ideology, and can’t seem to make up his mind. 

Ninety-Nine Red (White, and Blue) Balloons

99 days.

Both campaigns are gearing up for the long haul ahead, the big final stretch before September 4th, when the media lets us know that we have only two months left.  Then it’s only 30 days until October 4th, the last home stretch before the last week of campaigning, and then October 28th, and then [...]

Dedicated to the Proposition that All Men are Created Equal…

Today is Nelson Mandela’s birthday, and I thought it would be nice to take a look at his legacy, and what it means for race relations in the United States. It’s tough to look at race relations, regardless of where you are, and think it’s nice to look at - frankly, it’s a problem [...]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House

So what is this I hear about Obama not being funny? 
In the past minutes alone, I have read articles- from the Times, The New Republic, etc., all fairly liberal publications, that Obama is either not funny enough, or is hard to mock - which, barring some major slip-up, may not be such a bad thing. 

F-this: Fannie, Freddie, and the Dangers of Hybrids.

Stephen Colbert is right.
Number one on my national threat-down list: Bears - as in the current bear market we are experiencing.  As we face rising inflation and the omnipresent issue of gas prices, Americans are doing what we can - eating out less, not taking that vacation - but as recent news shows us, investing in that hybrid may not [...]

Diplomacy Gets a Push: Score One for Diplomacy

According to a report by CNN, a U.S. Diplomat is being sent to Switzerland to meet with Iran. William Burns is currently the third highest ranking envoy in the United States government and he will be meeting with Saeed Jalili. However, the Bush administration has made it perfectly clear that this is not a mission [...]

We’re Not Conquerors: Time to Go

Since his start eighteen months ago, Barack Obama has time and time again said that we need a time table withdrawal from Iraq. It has been said, though, by President Bush and John McCain that a timed withdrawal could be catastrophic and very dangerous for American soldiers. However, what happens when we are told not [...]

Chariot Races and Angry Faces: Obama, FISA, and Civil Liberties

I just read on cnn.com that Barrack Obama has just voted, along with 68 other senators, to pass the FISA bill (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), which dictates exactly how the federal government can eavesdrop on Americans. Now, knowing that Obama specifically said that he would oppose any form of the FISA bill that would [...]

A Declaration of War Against Checks and Balances

Maybe it’s just me, but the Constitution seems pretty clear in Article I, section 8: “Congress shall have Power to … declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water….” (See the Constitution.)
Thus, when I started reading a recent CNN.com article, and yesterday’s counterpart, on a bipartisan [...]

Happy Birthday, Mr. President…

To President Bush,
Allow me to offer my sincerest good wishes on your 62nd birthday.  America has been looking forward to this all year.  I apologize for being a day late, but frankly I was too busy enjoying my freedom.
You see Mr. President, this will be the last birthday you will ever spend in the White House as [...]