Jeff's Political Stuff

President Obama has two major disadvantages and one major advantage. The disadvantages: 1) Bush left such a huge mess that it will take years for Obama to clean it up. 2) People have high expectations of Obama which will be difficult to meet The advantage: 1) Bush was such a terrible president that... Sign in to see full entry.

George W. Bush started a war in Iraq where tens of thousands have been killed or maimed so far. Good thing he's pro-life. Sign in to see full entry.

This is an update of an essay I posted a couple of years ago. Are you pro-life? Are you sure? The reason I ask is that I'm not so sure you're sure. So let's talk about it. Pro-lifers believe that abortion is the murder of an innocent child right? So let's go from there. If abortion is murder that... Sign in to see full entry.

I have a copy of the Washington Post from the day I was born--June 5, 1959. In the help wanted section there are ads that read Help Wanted--White Only. To go from that to electing an African-American president in just 50 years is astonishing. Sign in to see full entry.

Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama because Powell weighed the pros and cons of each candidate and concluded Obama would make the better president right? I don't think so Tim. What Powell did was weigh all the polls and concluded Obama was going to win, That's why Powell made the endorsement. Sign in to see full entry.

The 2008 presidential election is between Barack Obama and John McCain right? Um, er, ah, well, no. One of those guys will win but you have other choices if you don't like either one. The U.S has several political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties. Some are fairly well know... Sign in to see full entry.

I didn't watch the vice presidential debate. I watched the baseball playoffs instead. The playoffs are more important Sign in to see full entry.

We need to get past the idea that we have to choose between protecting the environment and drilling for oil. Once we decide that we can do both, we'll find a way to do it. Sign in to see full entry.

We've got a war in Iraq, a war on terrorism, an enormous budget deficit, messed up immigration laws, screwed up tax laws and what's Senator Arlen Spector investigating? Whether or not the New England Patriots cheated to win the Super Bowl. Six years ago. The sad thing is that Spector's colleagues... Sign in to see full entry.

I don't believe we're really dependent on foreign oil. We've got gobs of oil. The oil companies don't want us to know that. They wouldn't be able to charge as much for gas. Sign in to see full entry.