Archive for March, 2008

Who is really running the show?

Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 4 Comments »

Updated below         Relative peace has returned to Iraq after a week of intense fighting. Shiite militia leader, al-Sadr issued a call for truce between his followers and Iraqi soldiers, following ... Read more..

Single Payer Health Insurance: The Only Choice

Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 1 Comment »

        A Manhattan Institute article by Regina Herzlinger weighs in on the battle between Democratic Presidential candidates Clinton and Obama's, healthcare proposals, arguing that either plan will fail to bring ... Read more..

The Hundred Years War?

Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 1 Comment »

Updated below         In Charles Krauthammer's column today, he attempts to defend a statement by John McCain that has been widely interpreted to mean McCain would be perfectly fine with the ... Read more..

Iraq Situation Worsens

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        Tensions in Iraq increased today as clashes between Basra Shiites led by al-Sadr and Iraqi Security Forces continued.  There were reports of rocket attacks and a high-profile Iraqi official ... Read more..

Renewed Violence in Iraq

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 1 Comment »

Updated below         The violence escalated in Iraq today as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) launched an assault on the southern Iraq city of Basra against al-Sadr's Mahdi army.  Violence also ... Read more..

Fair and Balanced

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        Glenn Greenwald's post today raises an interesting point regarding the media's take on fair and balanced news coverage.  In it he examines a Charlie Rose broadcast that takes a ... Read more..

The Democrat’s Dilemma

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 1 Comment »

Updated below         Robert Novak's recent column argues that the fervor over Pastor Wright's remarks has created a racial dilemma for Democrats, particularly for the super-delegates, Barack Obama's speech last week, hastily ... Read more..

America’s dirty little secret

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 2 Comments »

         Racism is alive and well in this country.  It used to be that America's racists didn't try to hide there racism, showing at least a modicum of integrity by ... Read more..

McCain the diplomat?

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        The Washington Post, in an article by Michael Cooper, reports today that John McCain is on a quasi diplomatic mission abroad in attempt to sooth the ruffled feathers of ... Read more..

Was Wright Wrong?

Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 3 Comments »

        A lot of controversy has been generated over remarks made by Pastor Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama's ensuing speech.  Wright has been called an "America hater" and been accused ... Read more..

Five years and counting

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        Today marks the fifth year of the Iraq war.  After five years, what do we have to show for our efforts?  Close to 4000 American soldiers dead, 30,000 wounded, ... Read more..

The Supreme Court meddles in party politics

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

          Today, the Supreme Court upheld Washington State's "two-top" primary, a system where the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election even if they're from the ... Read more..

Illegal Immigration

Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 3 Comments »

While the problems with the economy have taken center stage, illegal immigration remains a hot bed issue for many, invoking passionate reactions from those who are determined to stem the ... Read more..

Fiscal Responsibility

Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        The Washington Post columnist David Broder warns us of impending fiscal crises where the national debt is expected to increase by two trillion dollars over the next five years, ... Read more..

Democrats stand firm

Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        In a surprising turn of events, the House Democrats stood up to Bush and passed a version of the Protect America Act (PAA) that neither provides immunity for law ... Read more..

Enough Already!

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        Just how much longer must we endure the endless coverage of Eliot Spitzer? How much more moralizing will be done? How many more details must be revealed? Unbelievably, a ... Read more..

Public awareness of Iraq drops sharply

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        The Washington Post reported today that a study concluded that public awareness over the casualties in Iraq has dropped sharply since last summer.  Among the findings, only twenty-eight percent ... Read more..

Client-9

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        I had planned on steering clear of this story.  I find the nation's obsession with the sexual antics of its elected officials more than a little disturbing not to ... Read more..

FISA Compromise

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        It’s beginning to look like the deals between the House and the Senate over the bill are not going to turn out well, unless of course you are ... Read more..

Miscellaneous Items

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        While Bill Kristol's column today wasn't particularly notable, he mostly spewed forth about the Republican's dismal prospects at the upcoming election and how well poised he thinks McCain is ... Read more..

Loyalty: To Who?

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

        In Glenn Greenwald's blog Saturday, he discusses yet another embarrassing aspect of the state of modern journalism in America.  In it, Greenwald exposes the ridiculous deference that many journalists ... Read more..

Bush and Torture

Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

          Today, Bush vetoed a bill banning waterboarding, along with some other interrogation techniques described as "harsh".  In his weekly radio address the president claimed, [It] would take away one of ... Read more..

Delegates and Super-Delegates

Friday, March 7th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

          The New York Times featured an article today by John M. Broder that discussed the issues Democrats are having with the delegates from both Michigan and Florida.  The delegates ... Read more..

The FISA and PAA Debate

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | No Comments »

          It would be difficult to overstate the depths to which our elected leaders have sunk when it comes to protecting our freedoms.  When Bush admitted violating the constitution and ... Read more..

Same-Sex Marriage

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Political Commentary | 3 Comments »

          Arguments were heard today in California's Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex marriage.  In 2004, at the direction of Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco ... Read more..