So, this is a question I wonder about occasionally. I really like Barack Obama’s approach to politics as expressed in many of his speeches and particularly as expressed in his book The Audacity of Hope. He claims to be reaching out for common ground and trying to unite the country around values that we generally have in [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Is Barack Obama too liberal?
Posted in Election 2008 on March 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hillary’s Hypocrasy
Posted in Election 2008 on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is ironc that Hillary Clinton’s camp expresses outrage that anyone would call on her to end her campaign and disenfranchise the voters in states yet to vote. Now I know that it is common practice in campaigns to cloak self-interest in a guise of altruism or looking out for the voters. There are two reasons [...]
What does it mean to be conservative? or liberal?
Posted in Politics on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t really consider myself to be conservative. I consider myself more of of moderate who can see some value in both ends of the political spectrum. However, I came across an article by Andrew J. Bacevich in the March 24, 2008 issue of The American Conservative where he lists his ideas of conservative ideals.
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Regaining Reason
Posted in General on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is my first foray into the wide world of blogging. I just finished reading Al Gore’s book The Assult on Reason. One of his major points is that country was founded on the idea of a well informed citizenry who participated in rational dialog about the issues facing the country and how the government [...]
