A lot of attention is being payed to the Miers nomination, and we hear shouts of cronyism and see attention being payed to the qualifications (or lack thereof) of Miers. Overall, I think whether Miers is confirmed, and no matter if she is a conservative or a moderate will it change greatly the balance of the Court. The Court now only has 2 proven ( Read more... )

Well it's been a couple months, time for an update.

I've begun my sophomore year at Western Michigan University and I think I've decided on a business/political science major with maybe a minor in spanish. Hopefully I can get all those done in the 6 semesters I have left.

( Here's my schedule for the semester: )

Well, one year left as a teenager. Today kind of snuck up on me. Before I knew it, it was the 24th, and I don't really feel any older or anything. This is probably the first birthday without much fanfare, and it actually wasn't so bad. One year left as a youthful teenager, but another two years until I'm fully an adult, I suppose. I wonder how ( Read more... )

I guess I'm interested in foreign politics more than I thought.

( French Fries...(France defeats EU Const.) )

Although President Bush and Bill Frist will get the nominations of Owens, Brown and Pryor passed, the Democrats will still have the option to exercise the filibuster on future judicial nominees under extreme circumstances. Individual Senators will determine what extreme circumstances are. This agreement does very little for the Senate GOP when it ( Read more... )

Something seemed compelling when I read this. It also seems very appropriate for the person who wrote the book that this came from. Any guesses who the author is?:

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I am in shock right now. I just returned to my dorm room after attending a speech by Pat Buchanan. The speech was well attended because of the publicity it got with being on the same day as Chaves day. The opposition, liberal, turnout in the crowd was very high. On almost every talking point you had one half of the ideological room cheering, it ( Read more... )

Just a couple things right now. Mostly this is a post for people visiting my website to comment on and act as a message board. (http://minier.infoRead more... )

Well, I was able to shake President Bush's hand and get somewhat of a picture of him and myself when he stopped by Battle Creek, MI. I was able to get the great standing spot by coming the night before and volunteering as event staff ( Read more... )

HNRS 490 67507 UTOPIAS IN SOCIETY W 4:00 PM 6:20 PM 1020 The Lee Honors College Main 3.00 Regular ( Read more... )