http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com Political Opinions Of, By, and For The People Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:47:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that the general election is finally over, after 22 long months of campaigning, mudslinging, debating, discussing and stress eating, it's finally time to sit back, crack open a cold one and forget about politics until 2012......unless, of course, you are an American citizen who cares about your health care, ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/well-now-that-thats-over/ ‘Twas a night in November, a Monday, in fact, as the president sat, bags yet to be packed. He thought of Obama, that arrogant snob, saying "In 24 hours, I'm out of a job!" He worried about his good friend Johnny Mac, who he wished had done more with ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/the-night-before-tuesday/ When you mix an ex KGB agent with a President, chances are, things are going to get messy. Nowhere is this seen more than with the Russian administration, involving Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Combine these two with a corrupt mayor from Russia's largest city and we suddenly see the ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/putin-and-medvedev-the-hammer-and-sickle/ As a nation, we pride ourselves in the civil liberties that we have and the fact that we cannot, and should not be taken advantage of by the government. A police officer cannot just walk into my house and say, "Yeah, I want to see if you have anything illegal" ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/since-when-do-soldiers-deserve-to-be-spied-on/ In the United States today there is only one major political party: the party of big business. For years, the Republican Party has stood for laissez-faire capitalism (except of course in bailouts for corporations). The leadership of the Democratic Party has in general supported this as well. ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/the-need-for-a-left-party/ There are just over two weeks left until the general election, and for those of you who have yet to make up your minds about your presidential vote, you are not alone. Most national polls put the percentage of undecided voters between eight and 11% - about 21 million voters, ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/political-mythbusters/ I started watching the HBO miniseries, "John Adams," hoping that it could help lead me to some better conclusion about the office of the vice president, as our candidates, Sen. Joe Biden (D - Delaware) and Gov. Sarah Palin (Alaska) recently discussed the authority of the office in debate. I assumed, ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/wwjad/ Wall Street stood still as it watched the House of Representatives vote on the proposed $700 billion bailout Monday afternoon. As the voting continued, what seemed like a certainty quickly tumbled into question. Wary investors watched speechlessly as the bill was defeated by a vote of 228-205. Speechless, it ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/a-bailout-in-need-of-a-bailout/ As Decision 2008 is approaching in our nation, we have heard plenty at the Democratic and Republican party's respective conventions from Senators McCain and Obama regarding healthcare, civil rights, the war in Iraq, education, and foreign policy. What is surprising is the lack of emphasis on perhaps one of America's ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/keep-guns-off-our-college-campuses/ Candace Lee Williams boarded American Airlines Flight 11, Boston to L.A., on her way to see her roommate for a short vacation. Above all, she wanted to have her picture taken with the Hollywood sign. She graduated from my high school, a couple of years before me.  We had a couple ... http://www.wethepeoplepolitics.com/we-are-one/