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(04/21/08 4:00am)
If you're like me, you're probably sick to death of the election coverage that has been permeating television news for what feels like the last four years. And if you're Republican like me, chances are you're even sicker of hearing the accusations by liberal activism groups such as MoveOn.org. The Democrats have grown fond of accusing the Republicans of pandering to the far right, but the far left has proved equally influential in determining primary results, and even those in the Democratic Party are now beginning to realize it.
(04/07/08 4:00am)
If there is one good thing about the Beijing Olympics, it is the issues brought to light as a result of their location. One of the most important is the status of Tibet, a problem that has been around for decades (though often without the public spotlight). Sensing an opportunity to bring their plight to the attention of the world once more, Tibetan protesters have taken advantage of the fact that the world's eyes are on China and staged an increasing number of protests. The fact that the United States is unable to put any sort of pressure on China for human rights reform is indicative of a much larger problem in Sino-American relations.
(03/27/08 4:00am)
Eliot Spitzer, the recently deposed Democratic governor of New York, will be forever remembered as the man who resigned from office amid a prostitution scandal. "Client 9" will go down as his moniker, and people will forget all about "Governor Steamroller," "Mr. Clean," the "Sheriff of Wall Street" and Time magazine's "Crusader of the Year." More importantly, people will forget about the legacy he built to earn those nicknames: a legacy of strong-arm tactics and an anti-business agenda.
(03/03/08 5:00am)
The youth vote has always been unpredictable. It seems that every election cycle, there is always a candidate that "energizes," "invigorates" or "electrifies" youth voters. A big fuss is made, said candidate is usually declared to be the frontrunner (see: Dean 2004 and Obama 2008), and there are the inevitable 92 prime-time specials about how "this time, the youth vote will be the difference." On the other side of the issue, there are those who repeatedly proclaim that youth voters are always the same: They never show up when they say they're going to, and they never make a difference in the election.
(02/18/08 5:00am)
After months of uncertainty, Sen. John McCain; Ariz., has emerged as the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidency. Despite victories across the country from New Hampshire to California, many Republicans still have a difficult time accepting McCain as the standard bearer for their party. Popular commentators such as Rush Limbaugh have spent every breath attacking McCain's conservative credentials. As heartening as it is to see that Americans are capable of thinking for themselves, these attacks on McCain's record are unwarranted and stem from his willingness to work with Democrats.
(02/04/08 5:00am)
By the end of tomorrow, we should have a much clearer idea of who the Democratic and Republican nominees for the U.S. presidency will be this year. Super Tuesday is back, and this year, citizens of 22 states will cast their votes.
(11/19/07 5:00am)
Most Republicans look back on the Ronald Reagan era with a considerable amount of nostalgia, and justifiably so, as the man was arguably the greatest president of the 20th century. Republicans usually get most nostalgic for President Reagan when they look at the issues that plague today's Republican party. Of late, however, I have been most nostalgic while watching the Democratic presidential debates.
(11/05/07 5:00am)
Does everyone do it?
(10/08/07 4:00am)
This is an open letter to all Democrats of voting age.
(09/24/07 4:00am)
When I was last with you, dear readers, I ended with a jab at one of the most important issues plaguing our political process today: voter apathy. In today's atmosphere of division and polarization, it seems crazy that some of our peers simply don't care enough to make it to the polls on Election Day. The sad fact is that Americans have been pampered into lethargy by a culture that tells us we can change an unpleasant reality simply by changing the channel.
(09/10/07 4:00am)
Not a day goes by that I don't hear someone complain about the government. More popular than baseball, complaining about the government is perhaps our true national pastime. And why not? There is never any shortage of material, never a lack of hypocrisy to decry or underhanded maneuvering to look down on. As unpopular as President Bush has been, Congress has been even more unpopular. The president is an easy figurehead to blame for all of the problems plaguing the political process, yet a closer look suggests that we, the American people, are more to blame than we would like to admit.