I’d vote for Hillary.
Archive for the 'Politics' Category
You truly do have much to be proud of:
- Electing Ted Strickland as Governor and electing Democrats to almost every other state-wide elected office ending over 16 years of complete Republican control of Ohio.
- Passing Issue 5, Smoke Free Ohio, which will make all public places in Ohio smokeless starting December 1.
- Passing Issue 2, a mandatory increase in the minimum wage to $6.85 with increases yearly with inflation, giving everyone a livable wage.
You’d almost think this is a different state completely than the one that voted Bush back into office and passed the most oppressive gay marriage amendment in the country in 2004.
Passing a repressive gay marriage ban and almost re-electing (by less than 9000 votes) a blatant, outspoken racist to the Senate, you have much to be proud of tonight.*
*That was sarcasm in case you didn’t catch it.
Now this would be interesting:
In the past, many people would have laughed at the notion of a national political convention in Cleveland, but now there is a very real chance that the 2008 Republican National Convention will be staged here. This would be an enormous coup for the city, not just because of the visitor dollars, but even more importantly because Cleveland would become the focal point of the worldwide media, reported 5 On Your Side anchor Ted Henry.
The clock is running for Cleveland to come up with a plan to be chosen as the site for the GOP convention.
New York, Minneapolis and Tampa are also in the running, but of the four, Tampa and Cleveland are widely believed to have the best chances.
I got this from Jaime…amazing how much this has changed over time.
| Your Political Profile: |
| Overall: 40% Conservative, 60% Liberal |
| Social Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal |
| Personal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal |
| Fiscal Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal |
| Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal |
| Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal |
So once again Bush and the Bigot Bunch headed to defeat in trying to pass the anti-gay marriage amendment. What amazes me is how he so transparently pulls out this issue whenever he’s in trouble and the sheepish right-wing conservative Christians fall in line and they don’t see how they’re simply being used in Bush’s game. I could only imagine what Jesus would say about that if he walked the earth today.
Personally I have a simple solution to the problem. The government should get out of the marriage business. The government has no place administering a religious institiution. Instead replace it completely with civil unions. These unions would be nothing more than a contract between two people, any two people, who choose to enter into a legaly binding contract to support each other. Let the churches have their sacrament back.
Is it just me or does anyone else think the recent change of heart about Libya has way more to do with oil than anything else?
A few months back I started reading The New Republic and have very much enjoyed the thoughtful, well written articles. It is a more liberal magazine but I find the stories to be very balanced, well presented, and thought provoking.
I decided to take a chance and start reading The Nation. What a huge mistake that was. While both could be classified as “liberal” magazines that’s as far as the comparisons go. Where TNR is balanced and thought provoking The Nation is simply partisan, attack politics which is so over blown with hyperbole and extreme positions that it destroys its own credibility.
I have cancelled my subscription after my first, and thankfully free, issue.
For anyone who actually knows me, I’m sure that you’re actually just as shocked as I am that I’m reading The New Republic.
