Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
February 12th, 2010
Who's turning the clock back? Is it the traditionalists who long for the 1950s or is it progressives who want to turn the clock back all the way to the pagan societies of ancient Greece and Rome?
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July 31st, 2009
In the United States for the most part there are two prevailing political parties one of them being the Republican party (which I mention first because I am one) and the Democratic party. This holding true even though there are several other parties as the United States is a democracy that allows other parties though it does not really do much to encourage them. These other parties being the Libertarians, Communists, Socialists, Independents and others. As for the primaries they are basically what could be classified as an internal election within the Republican and Democratic parties (among those voters who are registered in the party) to chose which of their candidates will represent the party in the “General Election” which is the one that actually determines who will occupy the “White House” for the four years to follow.
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July 31st, 2009
Back in 2007 Bill O'Reilly asked his listeners why they didn't like Hillary Clinton, he came to the conclusion that there were three main reasons.
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July 31st, 2009
Biden is liked by people that want to be tough on crime, if they know that he wrote the Violent Crime control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The bill enlarged the span of crimes that are punishable by the death penalty. Though they would like him even more if he hadn't voted contrary to limiting appeals for capitol cases. People that agree that drug offenders shouldn't be put in prison find his stance appealing. These are usually people that think marijuana smokers shouldn't be put in jail.
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July 31st, 2009
England history begins to unfold upon the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons. This happened when Britain partition to different countries began and Britains history was initiated in prehistoric time when Stonehenge was built. Britannia was ruled by the Romans during the heights of the Roman Empire.
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July 31st, 2009
After weeks of increasingly dismal reports from the financial sector, many regular Americans are beginning to worry that the US may be close to or already in recession. While government intervention in the economy is relatively uncommon in US history, since its establishment in the 1930's, the Federal Reserve has been able to manipulate interest rates, giving them the power to make all real estate loans more or less expensive by some degree, which comes with a hefty responsibility: controlling inflation.
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July 31st, 2009
Surely most of us have been in a financial quagmire at some point in our lives and learned that borrowing your way out is not the answer. Not Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling.
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July 28th, 2009
Some claim that it has never been easier to go through the application process to apply for US citizenship. However, many of those who make that claim, also make their living selling their services to people seeking US citizenship and immigration.
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July 25th, 2009
I've had some friends tell me that we (hunters and other outdoor folk) are in for a bad time because the Democrats are in the drivers seat. I suppose if you are a hunter on the level of the Bushes and Cheneys you might see a change or two. Personally, I expect things to improve. The next time I'm lifting a cold one with Warren Buffet, I'll ask him what we can expect.
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July 25th, 2009
Women have been making headlines in politics across the globe.
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