Haaretz Writer: We’re All Just Kindergarteners

In an effort to do a better job of listening to the Israeli debate over the current offense on Gaza, I bring you an incredibly thought-provoking opinion piece from Aluf Benn of the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz.
On the false sense of security that has resulted:
“We so badly wanted to hope that the replacement of the failed [...]

DC Is the Place to Be

The day of the election, I woke up knowing that I would hardly be able to focus on any of my responsibilities for the day. It was dark and rainy, and I had neglected to bring my umbrella with me. I was preparing myself for what I would do if John McCain won the election. [...]

America to Obama: You Can Has Presidency

I wanted to write a nice coherent blog post tonight, but its not happening. All I can say is that I am going to enjoy this nice feeling for a few days before I look at the hard challenges ahead.
Party on, America. We all have something to be proud of tonight.

Friedman: We’re All Going to Pay, So Vote for…

In a recent Op-Ed for the New York Times, celebrated columnist Thomas Friedman writes about what neither campaign has said about the current economic crisis. We may have a new president by the end of tomorrow, but we’ll still have the same economic problems that will likely be there for at least the next four [...]

BBC: Many McCain Voters Are Not Whackjobs

I saw this BBC blog entry, and I thought it was very thoughtful. I am posting about it for my conservative readers who feel their opposition to Obama had been mischaracterized.
Yes, there are the crazies. The ones who overtly oppose Obama because he’s not white, those who fervently believe he is a secret Muslim, or [...]

You Better Check Yourself…

We all know that this is an election, and this close to November 4th facts don’t matter. Facts take too long to explain when your attention span has been dwindled down to 10 seconds (long enough for a sound byte) and they usually don’t fit on any stickers. But in the interest of balanced information, [...]

The Economist: Its About Time!

The Economist has finally come out and endorsed a candidate, and shocker: Its Obama. So those on the right may say that the trend of a majority of economists is towards socialism or whatever buzz word they want to use to inspire fear in their base.
The Economist does not have a vote, but if it [...]

If McCain Loses, What’s Next for the GOP?

What will happen if conservatives do lose the election? Surely it will be a devastating blow after the Dems won the majority in the midterm elections. Could the GOP rethink its reliance on a relatively small base of conservative Christians? I certainly hope so. There’s nothing wrong with evangelicalism in principle, but many conservative Christians [...]

Let Bin Laden Cast A Vote?

There’s been a lot of buzz around the news media (the online stuff I read at least) about what the appearance of a new Bin Laden tape would do to this election. Its been said the nail in the coffin for the 2004 Kerry campaign was a Bin Laden tape and how Kerry failed to [...]

McCain Volunteer Fakes It

You know, I had heard about a woman getting beat up by Obama supporters allegedly because she was for McCain. I thought, what a horrible story! I’m going to blog on how absolutely reprehensible that is. Nobody should ever be brutalized for their political beliefs. This is America, and we have the chance to better [...]