It is impossible for me to count the number of times I have heard language recently about how the Republican Party needs to “return to its conservative roots”.
When I hear that, I naturally ask, “When was the Republican Party ‘conservative’?”
I normally get one of two answers: read more…
See the video here: http://ga3.org/campaign/b…
Senator Patrick Leahy is building steam in his petition drive for a “Bush Truth Commission”, having gathered over 100,000 signatures read more…
Before you read this, please understand that I’m probably one of the most non-partisan people in the country. I care very little which party Arlen Specter belongs to, for I think that both major parties are responsible for America’s rapid descent down the slippery slope of constitutional violations.
Who better, then, than the recent party-switcher, Arlen Specter, read more…
The more you think about things, the more you realize what you’ve missed before.
Recently I was driving about the countryside in central Alabama on a business trip when I chanced upon a sign that said:
“America: Love it or Leave It!”
If a man criticizes George W. Bush (Republican), then most will immediately assume that he is:
If a man criticizes Barack Obama, then most will immediately assume that he is: read more…
Continuing on the topic of political labeling, I thought it would be good to address the title of “Centrist”.
Here are a few definitions I found at Google: read more…
In my continuing quest to point out how our familiar political labels are failing us, let me submit the following three scenarios.
1. A man says aloud at a public gathering, “I’m against the recreational use of narcotics; it should be illegal.” Everyone in the crowd thinks, “Ah, that guy’s a conservative.” read more…
In keeping with my general goal of trying to give deeper-than-normal thought to the trappings of our American political landscape, I thought it would be good to spend a few minutes with this important pair of questions.
Most of us, I’d say, would have to “um” and “uh” read more…
It’s been exciting to see all the hubbub over the tax protests. Seeing people get involved—hearing them voice their concerns—seeing the mainstream media have to decide whether to cover the protests favorably or critically.
I have also noticed, however, that read more…
If we weren’t so trained to think left/right, Republican/Democrat, Liberal/Conservative, would we see things in a different way?
Of course we would!
Because of our conditioning, we tend to see the “other party” as stubborn partisans who read more…
