Politics
A Look Ahead to 2008 (Part II) by Terry Mitchell
Last week, I began my look ahead to the 2008 presidential campaign with the potential Republican candidates. Today, I will continue by taking a look at the potential Democratic candidates. Among them are New York Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, former Ver ... continue
My Two Cents--Did You Exercise Your Voting Muscle? by Matt McGovern
Whether or not you are pleased with the results of the 2004 election, the season of high intensity politicking has mercifully come and gone . . . for now.
This election day, tens of millions of Americans exercised their voting muscle--more than 120 million by some estimates, or 60-percent of eligible voters--and that`s encouraging.
Kudos to you if you can count yourself a me ... continue
Of Snakes and Terrorism by Maureen Metcalf
With the passing of Arafat, the Middle East will take on a slightly different face, allowing the
possibilities for prophetic fulfillment to speed up. The pathway is now open for renewed efforts to procure
peace in the Middle East, using the avenue of the formation of the promised Palestinian State. But this
window of opportunity may not remain open for long. Indeed pressure is n ... continue
John Kerry Won the Election... Or so Says Harvard University by Gary R. Hess
The elections in America have become a joke.
For those of you who don`t know, your vote may not actually count especially if you are from a county which is made up of minorities.
The average percentage of vote not counted during each election year is 3% ranging from 1% in some states to 4% in others.
A study in the year 2002 by Harvard University shows that of the top 1 ... continue
Same Sex Marriage: Legislating Morality by Virginia Bola, PsyD
Biologically, a coupling between male and female (with some very rare exceptions like aphids, mites, and some lizards) is required for procreation, critical for survival of the species. On the other hand, marriage is a human social contract, historically accepted as the optimum means of raising offspring who require years of care before they become independent.
Divine blessing on t ... continue
Polling and campaigning made easier using online surveys by Martin Day
Whether campaigning for government, a local chapter or for election to the school council online surveys are the easy and effective election tool that will benefit any campaign. Use surveys to discover more about the electorate, to identifying the issues that really concern them so that each campaign can be tailored to reach the hearts and minds of the voters.
Objective
For a ... continue
I Want To Be A Democrat by Vern B. Southern
I Want To Be A Democrat.
I want ecology to be a important part of American politics. I want my American rivers, lakes and streams to be clean and natural. I want to see new and clean ways to produce energy and keep my American sky`s free of pollution. I want to be a Democrat.
I want my fellow Americans to have `GOOD` jobs. I want American Unions to be strong and free of politi ... continue
I Want To Be A Republican by The Independent Voice
I Want To Be A Republican.
I want fiscal responsibility to be an important part of American politics. I want small government that focuses on protecting and encouraging growth for all citizens. I want to be a Republican.
When Abraham Lincoln saw the hypocrisy of a nation who`s founding principles included the equality of all men he decided to stand up for what we all should ... continue
Pakistanis` future in US by Syed Asad Ali Zaidi
Pakistanis` future in US
Of late, Pakistani society in the US is going through a lot of soul searching to identify a strategy for our future in this country. We are gradually working towards understanding the subtleties of American culture.
Generally, these values are acceptable to the Pakistani-American society. We value the diversity and the plurality of opinions that is em ... continue
A new kind of Patriotism by Jim Wilson
No matter who you voted for in the last election, or even who your parents voted for in past elections, we are all still American citizens today and will be tomorrow.
We are all American citizens.
That statement means something different to each and every one of us who call these great United States of America our home. We are all different in some ways while we are so simila ... continue
A Workable Alternative to Term Limits by Terry Mitchell
The end of another election once again brings into focus the problem of Washington politicians raising money and running for re-election as soon as they get into office. Many citizens and various government-accountability advocacy groups have done little more than complain from time to time. However, some of them, along with many members of the media, have been pushing for term limits as a ... continue
How The Republicans Stole The 2004 US Election by T.D. Roberts
When I first learned that George W. Bush won the 2004 Presidential election, I was shocked. `How could that be?` I thought. This man is a criminal. How could America have done such a horrific thing? Keep this monster as President? He is a man who has caused an estimated 100 000 deaths in Iraq.
After November 2nd, bits and pieces of the truth started surfacing. As intellectuals start ... continue
Bush Administration Set to Change Environmental Laws by Gary R. Hess
The Bush Administration has announced that within the next few months a rewrite of the three decade old document protecting environmental areas against gas and oil drilling will be changed while reshaping the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
When asked about whether the American people would approve of such action the Bush Administration stated that `The election was a validati ... continue
Over 1,000,000,000 Children are at Risk by Gary R. Hess
A new report by the United Nations Children`s Fund (Unicef) has showed remarkable statistics about how the world?s children are now at great risk.
The report shows that more than 640 million children don`t have sufficient shelter, while 140 million have never been to school. It also shows 400 million children do not have safe water to drink and 500 million live without basic sanitat ... continue
The Ugly American Returns by Virginia Bola, PsyD
Originally published in 1958, `The Ugly American` (Lederer & Burdick) documented American blunders abroad and our failure to identify that what we termed communism in undeveloped countries was merely the screams of hunger and hopelessness becoming manifest. 15 years later, we extricated ourselves from Vietnam and licked our wounds for 30 years, finally coming to some sort of accommodation ... continue
Custer and Keogh (Lincoln`s Assassination too) by Robert Bruce Baird
General George Armstrong
Custer
And
Colonel Myles
Keogh
By Robert Bruce Baird
INSPIRATIONAL COMMENTS:
Tacitus the historian said: `So obscure are the greatest events; as some take for granted any hearsay whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood and both errors are encouraged with posterity.?
`That spiritual power I w ... continue
A Cheap Holiday in Other People`s Misery(catching up with Mordechai Vanunu in Israel) by Rev. David B. Smith
One of my favourite pieces of music is the Sex Pistols` classic
`Holidays in the Sun` - a song that begins with the line, `a
cheap holiday in other people`s misery`. This would have made a
fitting epitaph for my holiday in Israel, except that the $3000
air ticket meant that it wasn`t exactly cheap.
I went to Israel full of apprehension. Just knowing what we all
know of ... continue
The Superultramodern Universal Communism (SUC) by Dr Kedar Joshi
Some Background -
As long as there is ego there is badness, not in mere existence but prevailing goodness, often hidden inside the deceptive covers of apparent goodness.
Every man seeks pleasure and happiness. There is absolutely nothing wrong in it. The point is what one has pleasure in.
The one who has pleasure in the welfare of others (only for the sake of the wel ... continue
Listen My Children And You Will Hear. by Ryan Kelly
All Non-Christians, Liberals, Secularists, and even Christians that do not identify themselves as Fundamentalists, numbering in the millions, are the targets of an abhorrent and immoral conservative Christian movement. Many conservative Christians like to disassociate themselves from this movement by pointing their judgmental fingers at known religious zealots such as Falwell, Robertson, an ... continue
Follow The Leader by The Indy Voice
To lead people, walk beside them ...
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear;
and the next, the people hate ...
When the best leader`s work is done the people say,
`We did it ourselves!`
- Lao-Tzu
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