Confession: I love to argue. I love the clash of ideas and defending a position for the fun of it. Sometimes this gets me in trouble, as I find myself defending a viewpoint against someone who is deeply offended because they don’t share my love of debate. Putting that issue aside, my question is this: [...]
The heart and soul of America is stirring to life. I won’t offer any tired speeches about how we’re fed up with the same-old brand of politics and power. I won’t tell you how important it is that you get involved. I’ll just point you to this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/on-the-ground-2008 If over a thousand college student can [...]
Warning: this is yet another post about politics. Ugh…I know. Hang in there; it’ll all be over soon. The election season is simultaneously a frustrating and enjoyable time for me. I enjoy talking about politics, and I’m always frustrated to see the way that campaigns and public discourse deteriorates over time. I enjoy talking to [...]
Where does the first week of the month go? Seriously, I seem to wake from some kind of slumber every month on the 7th or 8th and realize that we’re already 25% of the way through the month. It’s very frustrating I’ve decided I’m going to offer folks a monthly update on my goals and [...]
Warning: this post is about politics, so please skip it if that doesn’t interest you. I’ve got a few more political posts over the next couple weeks, but things will die down in that department after the election, I’m sure. Until then, thanks for bearing with me As I wrote last week, I’ve decided to [...]
I’ve made a very tough decision: I’m voting for Barack Obama. I’m sure that many of my Republican and conservative friends and family will be deeply dismayed to hear this, but I would ask them to hear me out with an open mind before firing up the prayer chains. I would also ask that before [...]
WARNING: This post is about politics, so please skip it if you don’t care This post makes me very happy to be able to write. Here are five conservatives who have had the courage and decency to speak up with the truth about McCain and / or Palin. I don’t agree with them on all [...]
One of the favorite talking points of some of my Republican friends is that Barack Obama only had 143 days of “actual work experience” before he announced his Presidential campaign. I had heard this many times, but I’d never stopped to investigate. Turns out it’s more than a little misleading, if not a downright falsehood. [...]
I’m getting a little tired of Republicans attacking the integrity of my political positions and assuming that because I don’t agree with them on something, I’ve been duped by the “liberal media”. If you want to actually talk about the issues, then we can. However, avoiding intelligent and reasonable dialogue by questioning the intelligence of [...]
The “War on Terror” is a farce. It’s a marketing ploy, designed to get people fired up and inspired. But when you really evaluate it, it means nothing. Let me be clear. Terrorism is evil, and should not be tolerated. We shouldn’t negotiate with terrorists and we shouldn’t hesitate to hunt them down and bring [...]
