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WHAT IS BUSH THINKING
by andrew r.
views: 44 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
September 14, 2006 09:47 AM EDT -- This is an article my friend, Jason, sent me this morning. Since a lot of people who comment on my posts are both very liberal and very conservative, I would be interested to see some of your reactions. . . . more
medical marijuana
by andrew r.
views: 1246 | rating: 10 | comments: 18
September 10, 2006 04:08 PM EDT -- This was for one of my political science classes and it discusses the controversy surrounding medical marijuana. It is by no means meant to endorse drug use, only call attention to how marijuana has been . . . more
GLOBAL JIHAD
by Tom L.
views: 82 | rating: 8.6 | comments: 51
September 12, 2006 03:42 PM EDT -- The American people need to know this. WW III will start soon, the question is when. At this point, I wonder if there is anything we CAN do.  Radical Islam is going to cause the End to come either . . . more
Please read
by andrew r.
views: 56 | rating: 10 | comments: 14
September 11, 2006 11:32 PM EDT -- Every 9.11 I get a little emotional and seriously consider joining the marines.Unfortunately, a big part of being "American" is fighting for the principles, morals, and beliefs that A) make up . . . more
Regional superpowers.
by andrew r.
views: 95 | rating: 8.7 | comments: 16
August 28, 2006 01:30 AM EDT -- Americais a superpower. So what?   In 1989, after decades of small-scale conflicts and a policy of containment, the cold war was over. America had defeated the Soviet Union and a New World Order . . . more
September 18, 2006 09:07 AM EDT -- Favorite philosopher: Jesus Christ Famous quote of said philosopher: "Do unto others  as ye would have them do onto you." George W. Bush (whose 'favorite' philo I cite above) . . . more
March 22, 2008 12:15 PM EDT -- Here is the latest quotation from Bill Clinton in his continuing role as surrogate attack dog in his wife's presidential campaign, in a speech to a veteran's group in North Carolina: "I . . . more
September 19, 2006 07:15 PM EDT --  Eastern and Western cultures are different. There is no question about that. Over the last five years I have attempted to understand the enmity that Muslim fundamentalists feel towards us. Is it . . . more
655,000 Iraqis Dead
by Lauren G.
views: 45 | rating: 8.2 | comments: 34
October 11, 2006 12:11 PM EDT -- Hopkins today announced the results of a study saying that over 600,000 Iraqis have died since the start of the Iraq War. How can we claim to be liberators if we are killing the people we supposedly wish . . . more
On Saudi Arabia ... (2005)
by Charlie D.
views: 14 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
June 05, 2007 10:34 PM EDT -- I got in a tussle with a student in my new history class over our "ally" Saudi Arabia, whom I consider a faithless and greedy "friend" only when it suits them to be so. This is . . . more
McCain plays the "Fear Card"
by Chris W.
views: 83 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 15
March 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT -- John McCain gave a speech today at a town hall style forum in Pennsylvania. A questioner asked if McCain feared al-Qaida in Iraq or another group might attack in an effort to aid the Democratic nominee, . . . more
January 08, 2007 04:17 AM EST -- I’m half Chinese, 25, and am betting a good portion of my retirement on China's economy. If Party loyalists were writing a modern Chinese epic today, they would have much material to work with. . . . more
July 29, 2008 02:56 PM EDT -- The senior Senator from Alaska, age 84, has just been indicted.  In a 28-page indictment from a federal grand jury, Stevens was charged with seven counts of making false statements on his Senate . . . more
June 24, 2008 10:15 PM EDT -- ..on his radio show today. Okay, in theory James Dobson is a minister, so maybe he knows something about the Bible? He is not a lawyer, so I am not sure how he can explain the Constitution to . . . more
December 06, 2006 12:54 PM EST -- In March 2006, at the suggestion of Republican Rep. Frank Wolf, the Iraq Study Group aka The Baker Commission, was formed and "charged with delivering an independent assessment of the . . . more
August 28, 2006 07:48 PM EDT -- Since its founding in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood (Hizb al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun) has profoundly influenced the political life of the Middle East. Its motto is telling: "Allah is our objective. The . . . more
Is democracy a bad idea?
by Bernie W.
views: 16 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
September 21, 2006 10:12 PM EDT -- Plato's view of democracy is totally pessimistic. He identifies several valid criticisms of a purely democratic system. How can the common man understand the issues well enough to vote intelligently? . . . more
October 12, 2006 10:51 AM EDT -- Iraq? Iran? or North Korea? more
November 01, 2006 09:00 AM EST -- Am I the only one here who gets a joke? When I first heard Kerry's comment, my very first thought was that he was making fun of the president. To me, it makes perfect sense to say, you'd better . . . more
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