Archive for the 'Democracy' Category
Current Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has proposed to increase the presidential term from four to six years. You’d think he’d be doing this so he could stay on as president longer, but no. He plans to step down and let former president and current prime minister Vladimir Putin resume as president - and this way […]
The majority of voters cited the economy as the key issue for them in this campaign, unsurprisingly. This information helps shed light on when, exactly, John McCain lost his chance at the White House. You’d think it would be difficult to pinpoint the exact moment (or moments, at least) when an election is lost for […]
So the Bible says “Love thy neighbor.” And obviously this woman has taken that to mean, “Love thy neighbor - unless they go to the wrong kind of Christian church, have an atheist mother, are named ‘Obama,’ are part Muslim, or don’t vote according to which candidate is most faith-oriented.” Hypocrisy at its […]
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From The Nation:
Myth 1. It’s a dangerous world. We face an array of serious national security threats that require an experienced Commander in Chief.
Myth 2. The surge has worked. To withdraw from Iraq now would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and embolden Islamic extremists.
Myth 3. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a safe […]
Via The Hill (source here):
Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel isn’t impressed by fellow Republican John McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) as his running mate, calling attempts to make her seem more qualified than she is “insulting to the American people.”
“I think they ought to be just honest about it and stop the nonsense […]
From Daily Kos:
Here’s what she said to Sean Hannity today, in an interview with so many softballs it must have felt like a relaxing massage. This is from the Time magazine excerpt:
On her family’s reaction to be picked as the VP nominee:
“It was a time of asking the girls to vote on it, anyway. And […]
From Daily Kos:
This week’s mainstream coverage of the presidential horse-race has been dominated by a series of polls showing the McCain-Palin ticket with its first stable lead over Obama and Biden. Gallup’s tracking poll, USA Today and CBS News all show the Republicans with some kind of lead over the Democratic ticket. But, interestingly, all […]
See a pattern? First CBS, now Newsweek. The mainstream media is starting to show a spine and calling the Republicans that they are distorting the truth, aka. LYING!
Hey McCain, your pants are on fire!