Archive for August 2003

The monthlies.

• The Ideal Big East

  This is a little off topic (from the usual politics) and I am a bit biased (being a Syracuse alumnus), however, let’s take a look at the dire situation in the Big East and propose a fix. First, let’s pretend — that when Penn State asked to join the Big East back in the early [...]

• Gephardt: Should he stay or go? (4 in series of 9)

  Nine democrats are currently vying for the democratic nomination for President. This list may expand by 2 or 3 in the (near) future. Let’s take a look at the nine candidates and determine whether they should continue their earnest campaigns or bow out gracefully. Fourth in the series: Dick Gephardt should stay in this race… [...]

• 2004 Senate Races

  I have made countless remarks about the necessity for Democratic Senators to run for re-election. Here is the list of Senate seats that are on the ballot in 2004: Democrats Arkansas – Blanche Lincoln; California – Barbara Boxer; Connecticut – Christopher Dodd; Florida – Bob Graham; Hawaii – Daniel Inouye; Indiana – Evan Bayh; Louisiana [...]

• Edwards: Should he stay or go? (3 in series of 9)

  Nine democrats are currently vying for the democratic nomination for President. This list may expand by 2 or 3 in the (near) future. Let’s take a look at the nine candidates and determine whether they should continue their earnest campaigns or bow out gracefully. Third in the series: John Edwards should jump out of this [...]

• Who are these 2-3 potential candidates?

  Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, former Vice President Al Gore, and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York are three people who may, at one time or another, jump into the fracas of the Democratic primaries. Ideally, Al Gore will remain on the sidelines and support Dean for President (who has the best chance at this [...]

• Braun: Should she stay or go? (2 in series of 9)

  Nine democrats are currently vying for the democratic nomination for President. This list may expand by 2 or 3 in the (near) future. Let’s take a look at the nine candidates and determine whether they should continue their earnest campaigns or bow out gracefully. Second in the series: Carol Moseley Braun should drop out. Carol [...]

• Kucinich: Should he stay or go? (1 in series of 9)

  Nine democrats are currently vying for the democratic nomination for President. This list may expand by 2 or 3 in the (near) future. Let’s take a look at the nine candidates and determine whether they should continue their earnest campaigns or bow out gracefully. First in the series: Dennis Kucinich, Cleveland’s famed “boy mayor,” should [...]

• The Bush EPA continues to disappoint

  The EPA is not supposed to cover up for the President, and hide realities, dangers, or environmental atrocities they know to exist. This is what has happened though since Mr. Bush has taken his oath of office. Bush appointed a horrible administrator in Whitman, who had a horrific environmental record as Governor of New Jersey. [...]

• The Ten Commandments (from Moses to Alabama)

  In light of the ignorance of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (who surprisingly has the full support of Sean Hannity), let’s have a brief moment of silence. Roy Moore: “My oath of office to the Constitution requires an acknowledgment of God.” Maybe the Alabama Constitution does assert this, but it shouldn’t. And as a judge, [...]

• The Holyland — the center of the known universe

  Almost all wars, and nearly 99% of all the deaths of men and women in this world, are due to this god-forsaken hellhole quaintly titled “the Holyland.” What is so holy about it? It’s in the desert: that ain’t holy. The Jews declare this their land. The Muslims declare it as theirs too. The Christians [...]

• Travelling the future

  It is hard to believe that creating explosions and emptying barrels upon barrels of oil is the most efficient way to travel. Each time a plane takes off however, we have far less oil, and have spent (as a society) a lot more money than what we receive. Supersonic trains are not a distant object [...]

• GOP Blames Blackout on… Clinton!!!

  Get this: the largest blackout in history was caused by private citizen former President Bill Clinton. At least that is what the GOP contends, according to leaked details of a closed-door meeting of GOP leaders in Washington D.C. The GOP is looking for ways to blame Clinton for political gain (as always). The most plausible [...]

• The Constitution says…

  Bring up how the Patriot Act infringes on our right to privacy, and conservatives will say there is no “right to privacy” in the Constitution. Bring up how the right to privacy protects a woman’s right to choose, and you will get the exact same retort from the conservative. Discuss how the separation of church [...]

• Tackling Term Limits

  The two-term (or maximum of ten years) limit for the President was a successful attempt by the conservatives to make sure “another FDR” never happens again. They did (and do) not want another populist to emerge that is so popular the prospects of a Republican adminstration in the near future is bleak at best. The [...]

• Updated Site

  I have just finished updating the site layout. If you have any suggestions or comments, I would like to hear them. Please e-mail me or leave a comment below.

• Voucher for you, you, not for you, not for you either…

  School voucher advocates (or we can simply label them as conservative republicans) believe that giving the option for private schooling to those in under-performing public schools will improve… oh yea, this is where their argument stops. It is inherent and well-accepted that vouchers are counter-productive to public schools. So where lies the advantages of these [...]

• Improved Site

  To inform anyone who may read this blog, I have been working on a revamped blog site. I have been building this site on a ghost server, and when it is completed, I will transfer the files to this site. Until then, I will take advantage of this more simple site, which I built for [...]

• The retirement age will have to be raised — so just raise it already!!

  The life expectancy of Americans is getting greater with every passing year – as medicine and science continue to expand and discovery of new drugs/treatments help cure or extend one’s life. “The current retirement age for receiving full program benefits is 65 years and two months. The retirement age will gradually rise to 67 over [...]

• The Great American Tax Cut

  The primary reason Bush’s wealthy-class tax cut has not rejuvenated the economy is the fallacy of trickle-down reasoning. A person earning 1 million dollars a year will not increase his/her spending habits due to the extra $60k coming their way due to the tax cuts. (Will they buy a new beamer? Maybe, but most likely [...]

• Phasing out the USPS

  You have been there: 4:30pm on a Wednesday. You left work an hour early so you can send a package, or worse, pick up a package they couldn’t fit in your mailbox. You have been in line for 35 minutes. The line hasn’t moved the last fifteen. You are at the post office. Mail distribution [...]

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