http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/The Impact of Current Political Decisionshourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/580983No Sarah Palin for him. That is the leadership ability displayed by President Elect B.H. Obama. Outside, and I presume inside, the Beltway there has been criticism that the appointments for the Cabinet so far do not reflect, nor foreshadow, change. Yet he and his transition team have not wavered....http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/579295The elections are over. Not everyone is satisfied with the outcome. Nor should everyone be. If everyone were, the purpose of campaigns would be unjustified, the process would be static, and the world would be worse off for that. Our disagreements elevate the discourse and produce a result that is...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/575633Every American should read this article! Beautifully written! Subject: FW: Frank Schaeffer is the author of CRAZY FOR GOD-How I Grew Up As One Of The Elect, Helped Found The Religious Right, And Lived To Take All (Or Almost All) Of It Back. Frank Schaeffer Huffington Post, Posted October 8, 2008...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/574433Subject: A succinct editorial from Jonathan Freedland of the British newspaper The Guardian on the upcoming US election. 'If Sarah Palin defies the conventional wisdom that says elections are determined by the top of the ticket, and somehow wins this for McCain, what will be the reaction? Yes,...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/574263Are Obama's ties to Bill Ayers relevant to the 2008 election? The evidence, as I have heard, read and analysed, suggests that the association of Senator Obama and Bill Ayers is not relevant to the 2008 election. In fact, even if it were, it would be to applaud Senator Obama for his ability to...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/572774As I listened to the TV broadcasts this morning, I understood that Senator McCain and his advisors have concluded that the probable way to win the presidency of the United States is to highlight Senator Obama's association with certain Illinois operatives, an association, they will assert, shows...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/570073I cannot be convinced that abortion is justifiable. I am yet to be persuaded that life does not begin at conception. I am similarly at ease with the notion that Capital Punishment is wrong. And I cannot understand how the opponents of abortion are the proponents of Capital Punishment. Are both...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/568053The press overflows with indications that Governor Palin has energized the republican ticket. I have no doubt this is true. Yet I musk ask if all it takes to motivate voter response is being of a certain gender, a certain race, or a certain appearance? For if this is so, it does not bode well for...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/559702I have been following the campaign for presidency of the United States very closely. I commented on the primaries for both the Republicans and the Democrats. At one point I allowed that Senator McCain was the best of the Republicans but, under the circumstances at that juncture, I thought he...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/LesSeymours_questions/558008This morning I walked past a South American Country's Consulate here in New York and saw three children ranging in age from approximately 9 months to 3 years. They are so adorable. Here is evidence of the mystery of The Creator. It is probable they were born here in the U.S. I am wont to ask, how...