Apr 29, 2009
It's no secret that Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has not been well liked by his state's Republican party as of late. A state senator since the 1980s, Specter's last primary in 2004 was not promising. Despite the public support of then President Bush-before the former president's popularity dropped like a stone- the long shot primary campaign of Representative Pat Toomey was able to narrow the race to 49-41%. Following the election, Specter resumed his mantle as one of the more "independent" (or ... Read More
Apr 9, 2009
Photo by Madas and Sue Donneham
For those of you who have been living under a rock, Barack Obama's inauguration was Monday January 20, 2009. His speech pleasantly surprised me with its unprecedented inclusion of concrete policies and positions. I know many expected him to stick to his campaign standby of inspirational sound bites, but they seemed to be obviously disappointed. It was funny how you could hear the applause die down as the amount of concrete content went up. It's kind of ... Read More
Feb 22, 2009
If you want to fix America, you need to start with yourself. You need to be more knowledgeable than your opponents. The first thing you must do is to go and read the founding documents of the United States. Go read the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers, the Anti-Federalist Papers, and the Declaration of Independence. I guarantee that you will know more about constitutional law ... Read More
