Final Election News

Politico reports that the 2008 voter turnout has shattered all the records of the past.  Another way last night was historical.

A spontaneous crowd forming on Pennsylvania Ave to celebrate Obama’s victory.
A list of all the major ballot measures across the country and how they were voted on.  Some causes for celebration [...]

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The Road to Change

There’s a zen saying that goes something like this: “The first step on the road is the completion of the journey.”  I think the results of this election, with Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States, is an excellent representation of that saying.
On one hand, Obama’s message of change and hope [...]

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News This Week

Colin Powell, appearing on Meet the Press this week endorses Barack Obama!  Colin Powell, in my opinion, is an amazing man who got a raw deal and I’m thrilled that he’s supporting the candidate that I support.  For Obama, this will give him more credibility as to his ability to handle foreign policy.  Seriously, even [...]

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Filler Post

I’ve had some writers block and feeling a little sick, so this is a filler post.  The debates were on Wednesday, the last debate of this presidential election, and polls indicate that Obama won it by the largest margin yet.  Apparently, people saw the debate as showing McCain in a bad light, probably because of [...]

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The Elitist Argument: History

In part two of my argument against the claims that Obama is “elitist” and therefore should not be president, I’d like to look backwards to find out what our founding fathers might have thought about this argument.  
Thomas Jefferson is probably most notable in his belief that extraordinary people should be allowed to preside over [...]

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Apologies

All presidential campaigns, it seems, require some apologies at some point.  In this race, with McCain putting on his outrage once again, I think we should look at who those apologies should be directed to exactly.  
First, McCain is calling for a personal apology from Obama himself for a comment that one of his supporters [...]

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News This Week

Some Palin staffers have agreed to testify in the Troopergate scandal surrounding Palin’s dealings in Alaska.  This comes after Palin refused to cough up emails (citing executive privilege) and told her staffers and her husband not to comply with the subpoenas issued for them.  Cheney-esque much?
This may change by the time I post this, but [...]

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The Politics of Fear Rears its Ugly Head

…again.  GW Bush used this tactic a great deal; saying that no one else but him could save America from the terrorists who lurked around every corner.  He played with the pretty colors on his “terrorist alert” system, he mentioned 9/11 whenever possible, and showed a “take no prisoners” type outrage at our enemies, both [...]

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The Elitist Argument: Hypocrisy

It’s about time I changed that header, don’t you think?  I’ve been way to subtle about my endorsement for president.
So, early in the campaign McCain was saying a lot about how Obama is “elitist” and therefore not qualified to be president.  However, I’ve wanted to address this issue for a while now because I really [...]

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Palin’s Year Old Attack

She used it in the debate and continues to use it in interviews: the assertion that Obama doesn’t care about the troops, even should be disqualified from the running for commander in chief, because of a comment that he made a year ago.  The comment he made?  
“Now you have narco drug lords who are helping to [...]

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