Okay, so I'm watching Headline News right now (don't ask me why--it's a huge waste of time), and they just had a bunch of folks on saying that Clinton supporters just needed to fall in line and support Obama.  That they need to come to his campaign, instead of him addressing their concerns and convincing them to vote for him.  That's not how it ( Read more... )

I've been trying to write this post for a few days now, but it's been hard.  I'm trying to contain some of the disappointment and rage, but it isn't working very well.  Just let it be said that I will be using the word "disappointed" an awful lot in this post.

Yes, I am disappointed.  I am extremely disappointed that Barack Obama is the presumtive ( Read more... )

I am really getting sick of this rabid support for Barack Obama.  It's getting to the point where I can barely read blogs written by his supporters--fortunately, my favorites are group blogs where few people have revealed their preferances.  I hate this idea that he is somehow more "electable" than Clinton.  He's not.  If we let the Republican war  ( Read more... )

You know, libertarianism is a political movement I could theoretically get behind, at least the "rights theorist" angle.  From the Wikipedia entry,

"Rights theorists hold that it is morally imperative that all human interaction, including government interaction with private individuals, should be voluntary and consensual. Or, to state it another ( Read more... )