Half of those surveyed worry Obama "may be too closely aligned with people who hold radical political views," and 57 percent said they were concerned he lacked the experience to be an effective president, USA Today said ( Read more... )

SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.


Over in The Washington Post, Jacob Hacker defends ye olde socialized medicine.

How is it possible to cover everyone without driving up costs? The one-word answer is "government" -- specifically, government's ability to lower service prices, streamline administration and get a better deal on drugs, thus reducing ( Read more... )

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So, since 1995, he's been saying, "I detest war. It might not be the worst thing to befall human beings, but it is wretched beyond all description. When nations seek to resolve their differences by force of arms, a million tragedies ensue ( Read more... )

Joe Biden's first appearance as Barack Obama's running mate in Springfield, Illinois

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I don't know. This is what I feel. Obama Barak inspires me. McCain scares me. I've watched them both in speeches and iinterviews. It's what my gut feels. I know all politicians are 90% B.S. I know they have to play the game. But shouldn't we be happy that Obama ( Read more... )

DENVER - The candidate of change went with the status quo.

In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness - inexperience in office and on foreign policy - rather than underscore his strength as a new-generation candidate defying political conventions.
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Onbama Picks Joe Biden for VP.

Can we still win?

Pro-Gun/Anti-gun arguments ( Read more... )

Two years after the fact, John Edwards (not to be confused with the man that shares the name and speaks to the dead) comes clean, pressure from the tabloids notwithstanding, about his affair with someone he worked with. Frankly, this doesn't really change my opinion of the man at all, every politician cheats and the ones we think don't are just ( Read more... )

McCain warns Russians of "severe, long-term negative consequences"Ok, I admit, I don't know the whole story about Georgia except that we trained their military and they are pro American. But what balls do we have to tell Russia what to do? I mean, didn't Georgia attack South Ossetia first? And shit, Georgia is a democratically elected government ( Read more... )

I've watched all the documentaries and this is the one I think t be the best. It's by Prison Planet but Alex Jones doesn't narrate it ( thank god! ) .