I mean, he has Govern in his name!!! It was his destiny! At least he’s showing that he’s more competent that our current rulers: January 7, 2008 McGovern: Time to impeach Bush Posted: 08:42 AM ET WASHINGTON (CNN) – George McGovern, the Democratic Party’s 1972 nominee for president, is calling on Congress to impeach President Bush [...]
More Straight Talk From the Sheriff
For those of you that have not visited the News With Views website and read some of Jim Schwiesow’s posts, I encourage you to do so now. Here is an excerpt from one of his latest posts: Throughout our history we have been a nation that has presumed to act as the moral conscience of [...]
Is John Edwards Our Man?
So says Ian Welsh on The Huffington Post (see the article). The case he makes is compelling. I would love to see our president actually act upon the promises made in a campaign. Fight for change. Do something. Improve our lives. Read the article, and tell me what you think…
Searching for Davey Crockett
Most people think of the Alamo when they hear the name Davey Crockett, but before he undertook that ill-fated expedition, he was a member of congress, an honest one. The following story appeared in The Life Of Colonel David Crockett, published by Porter & Coates in 1884. Now in the public domain. I found it [...]
Fear This – Blind Loyalty
This is one of the better postings I’ve seen in a long time. Here’s a link to the site where I fround it. I hope you enjoy… THE DANGER OF BLIND LOYALTY TO POLITICAL LEADERS By Jim R. Schwiesow April 16, 2007 NewsWithViews.com The following is a letter of a type that I often receive from [...]
Don’t Just Get Informed, Get Involved!
A while back I did an entry about Dennis Kucinich and stated I would follow up with other stories on other candidates. Instead of taking that approach, I decided to evaluate the issues, and then provide each parties stance on them. This will allow you to view where a party stands on the issues instead [...]
A Quiz Worth Taking.
Don’t know who to vote for? Not sure which candidate holds the same values as you do, or at least who comes cosest? Take this quiz to find out.
Get Informed!
Voting for our elected officials is a right. One that often goes unused. Even worse than not using it, is being an uninformed voter, or voting the way someone else tells you to. Just because you work for someone, doesn’t give them the right to tell you how to think… That, to me, is distinctly [...]
