I have been politically independent for years now. I have never understood the idea of voting for one party or the other without carefully hearing out the candidates and the party platforms. Right now, as a business person at an executive level I am very concerned about the federal deficit and completely understand the economic reprecussions of not ( Read more... )

I am wondering if I am alone in this frustration? Our two political parties are making grand statements about the effects of regulations on business and the environment. To hear republicans you'd think that the Obama Administration has completely stifled business with the number of regulations he's put in place, while to hear democrats you'd think ( Read more... )

A young Belgian man went on a stabbing spree in a day care center, killing three and wounding several others.

Obviously this was the result of inadequate knife control laws. Discuss.

An letter from Israel ( Read more... )

 WTF is going on?

*Edited to add* I approve of the tags :-D

Is it just me, or is the evidence against Gov. Rod Blagojevich pretty weak? I'm not saying that he isn't a bastard, or that he wasn't planning on selling the senate seat, but do a few taped phone calls of him saying that he's sitting on a f*cking gold mine constitute enough proof to prosecute on ( Read more... )

Hey, my second post in two days about a corrupt dem.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell Obama's Senate seat for personal gain.
Federal prosecutors say Blagojevich, Harris and others conspired to gain financial benefits in appointing President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement, according to the statement.True genius. A senate ( Read more... )