Posts under ‘Politics’

Shoot First, Ask Questions Later

Image found at Technicolor Dreams
The recent US Supreme Court decision on extending 2nd Amendment rights to all cities and states, effectively removing most, if not all, local gun rights, gave me pause.
While I’m not a gun owner [Super Soakers don't count, do they?], I do support the right to own a gun [no semi-automatic or [...]

Profiling

I’m all for doing things the right way. Work projects, home tasks, implementing a new venture. No one wants to have to do things multiple times just to get it right.
Obviously, Arizona hasn’t grasped this concept when it comes to addressing illegal immigration.
I’ve been following this since Governor Jan Brewer signed into law the [...]

What If We Did Nothing

As I write this, the House just passed the health care reform bill. It’s not the bill I would have liked to have seen passed [there were way too many compromises and it's structured differently than it should have been], but it’s a step in the right direction.
Critics say it’s not good to let [...]

Celebrate Family

Photo from the following Washington Post article link.
This Sunday is one of the biggest days for advertisers. It’s Superbowl Sunday and people pay attention to the ads – sometimes more than the game itself.
One of the ads that will be shown is from the conservative group Focus on the Family. Their $2.5 million [...]

Politically Twittered Out

I made a bold decision tonight, while sitting at the bar, eating a steak and drinking gin & tonics.
It all started with a tweet, then a direct tweet. And another. Then another. Then I went back to finishing my steak and discussing tech stuff with my friend Tim.
After ignoring Tim to tweet a [...]

Going Morgue

“No, carbon dioxide comes from a car, silly tree hugger!
Photo from the following news story on KSL.com
On Wednesday December 9th, the former Alaskan governor was busy signing books for Mitt Romney fans in the state of Utah. But that didn’t stop Sarah Palin from extending her media coverage the same day to both national [...]

Trust Me On This One

These last few weeks, I’ve been watching the debate on health care and the involvement that many have on this issue. And this last week, I’ve listened to people’s concerns to a sitting president speaking to a nation of students on the importance of education.
I can understand, to some degree, why there may be [...]

Sanctimoniously Speaking

Growing up in Orange County, I remember my mom talking about other people. Mostly good, rarely directly to them, always vocally sharing her opinions to at least herself, but often to a select few. They were never meant to be harmful, just meant as vocal commentary.
I always wondered what some of these people [...]

A New Beginning

Photo linked to from the following blog: Justice League
Original photo location link here
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Yesterday started a new beginning for the USA.
And not just a new beginning, but the promise for changes. Much needed changes.
For the last eight years, we have dealt with de facto rules and policies that ignored common sense, environmental concerns, financial responsibility, [...]

In The Final Hours

Election Day is tomorrow. Many have already voted early in a lot of states. There are a lot that will stand in the polls on Tuesday to help decide many things, one of which is a new president on January 20, 2009. It’s the outcome of these issues and individuals that will [...]