Tag: us politics
member name: Bill's Spirit
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April 17, 2007 03:19 PM EDT --
I was sitting at Thanksgiving dinner when an eleven year-old blurted out:
"The President is scum."
At this table, only one guest gasped.
Most of the other children smiled and nodded, the . . . more
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September 01, 2006 12:22 PM EDT --
Janet B.'s article; "Would You Vote For Condolezza Rice in '08" was revealing; and made me chuckle at coincidence.
I spewed the idea of Condi running in '08 to someone just . . . more
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October 11, 2007 11:42 AM EDT --
Gather member Don B. posted a list of 22 ways to be a good Democrat.
I was quite inspired.
In a similar spirit to his writing...
Here are 22 ways to be a good Republican:
1. You have to believe . . . more
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November 26, 2007 06:13 PM EST --
The aliens abducted me again last night. I'd taken my tin-hat off for my nightly shower; and zap, they beam-rayed me up.
As I lay strapped in the chair for study, I distracted my mind by thinking . . . more
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January 07, 2008 05:50 PM EST --
There's a video airing on my cable channels.
Hillary Clinton getting emotional at a luncheon.
Apparently it's personal, not just political to her.
Maybe this will win her points . . . more
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September 14, 2006 01:20 PM EDT --
I hear some winds of change whistling among the trees of the Republican Party. How refreshing.
Agitatingly dissatisfied with the divisive, intrusive, and expensive actions and attitudes of conservative . . . more
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October 31, 2007 04:02 PM EDT --
Did you watch the Democratic debate?
I did.
I thought it started off kind of interestingly, in that there were no formal introductions of the candidates at the opening.
After the MSNBC graphics . . . more
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January 07, 2008 03:42 PM EST --
Good - Monday - Everyone!!
Tomorrow the New Hampshire Primaries will take place; and many eyes are turned toward the Granite State in wonderment over what might unfold.
Whereas Hillary Clinton . . . more
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March 14, 2008 10:33 AM EDT --
Hillary isn't playing the race card. She (or should I say, some of her people) are just pointing to the obvious fact that Barack Obama's ethnicity is part of his sweeping appeal.
She should . . . more
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April 16, 2008 11:17 AM EDT --
His Holiness The Pope is visiting America.
Apparently, this is only the third time that a pope has visited our blessed land.
Father Thomas Williams, CBS News Faith and Religion Analyst, stated . . . more
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November 09, 2007 05:21 PM EST --
I find it morally painful that our government sub-contracts private soldiers at a thousand dollars per day, while dictating cuts in medical care and benefits to our soldiers and veterans.
Capitalism . . . more
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November 11, 2007 03:51 PM EST --
I am a veteran.
Among the cadre of my veteran brothers, I am truly one of the least of them.
I fought in no war, and soldiered in no combat zone. Although I qualified with rifle and was expert . . . more
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January 10, 2008 05:05 PM EST --
There's buzz around that Hillary should not be voted for because she is actually a big friend of big business.
I find this hard to believe.
This accusation seems to be based on the fact that . . . more
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March 05, 2008 06:00 PM EST --
They say that proof of dedication to an ideology can be shown by pointing to sacrifices made in the name of that belief.
On March 4, 2008, I again paid the price necessary to maintain my status . . . more
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June 30, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
John McCain's campaign is hawking his military experiences as signs of John's deep commitment to America.
Spartacus
Barack Obama's campaign is hawking Barack's public advocacy . . . more
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December 07, 2006 11:14 AM EST --
Here is a bug for the ear of Secretary of Defense Nominee, Robert Gates.
Everyone keeps referring to "The War" in Iraq.
But we are not at war with Iraq, are we?
The initial mission was to . . . more
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February 22, 2008 05:49 PM EST --
The Republican theater seems so crystal clear, as to be boring.
Republican NeoCon mouth pieces are all labeling McCain as not conservative enough. It is believed that this happens because McCain . . . more
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February 25, 2008 01:40 PM EST --
First; the correction. I mistakenly reported in an earlier article that Ohio is a "closed" primary state, where registered voters can only vote on the ballot of their recorded party affiliation. . . . more
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November 07, 2006 12:26 PM EST --
Well, it's done. I am now the proud owner of an "I Voted Today" sticker. Coincidentally, it also bears the slogan "Vote your Conscience;" which is this participant's mantra. . . . more
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May 07, 2007 11:02 AM EDT --
I, Bill's Spirit, a Prognosticating Prevaricator of Prophetic Political Pundunditry proffer the following previews of my potential poll place predilections.
Hillary Rodham Clinton - Hillary is the . . . more
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