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Sarah Palin vs. Teddy Roosevelt

Okay, the republican-flavored emails have started arriving in my e-mailbox – some are funny, and some are just plain silly. Let’s begin with the email I received today Who Am I?I am under 45 years old,I love the outdoors,I hunt,I am a Republican reformer,I have taken on the Republican Party establishment,I have many children,I have a spot on the national ticket as vice president with less than two years in the governor’s office. Did you guess? Teddy Roosevelt (and by extension our own Sarah Palin) So that got me thinking. Let’s really compare Sarah and Theodore, shall we? (P.S. I actually did some research and found these answers!) I am under 45 years old, Yep, both were under 45 years of age as vice president I love the outdoors Palin just loves the...

Posted on Sep 9, 2008 in politics | 1 comment

Yes, We can

Elections matter. If you care about the future of America – please vote in the November U.S. presidential election. We need a change in this country. My personal choice is Barack Obama. I think this video sums it well (although, I’d like to see a few older people singing…..) Three years ago, right before the July 4, 2005 celebration, I revisited the first documents that started the ball rolling for the United States of America. I re-read the U.S. Declaration of Independence. And better yet, I took it to a July 4th party and read it aloud to the dinner guests. Everyone was impressed and the conversation was inspired. It is an amazing expression of the foundation of this country. So believe it or not, I actually bought the domain name,...

Posted on Jun 28, 2008 in politics | 0 comments

Democratic primaries – Gravel?

So Ryann has big signs in her house windows supporting a democratic long-shot Mike Gravel as a presidential candidate. I’ve been sitting on the fence – not really taking a strong liking to any of the front runners – though I have to say this is the most exciting democratic primary I’ve seen in my life. To actually have a choice. wow! Anyway, I checked out Gravel’s website today and I have to say, the man is making sense – in many of the issues I hold dear – out of Iraq now, women’s health and net neutrality. Check out Gravel’s positions....

Posted on Jan 5, 2008 in politics | 0 comments

A sad day….

Today, Cindy Sheehan announced that she was stepping down from her self-imposed role as an anti-war activist. She sited dissappointed with the democrats as well as Americans’ lack of contempt and action to stop the war in Iraq. When Sheehan first took on Bush and his war in Iraq in 2005, she was a darling of the liberal left. “However, when I started to hold the Democratic party to the same standards that I held the Republican Party, support for my cause started to erode and the ‘left’ started labelling me with the same slurs that the right used,” she wrote in the diary. What a sad day. This woman only asked the question”What noble cause did my son die for” To which she never received an answer. Read her “letter of...