Motion for a Recess

I’m all for more options when it comes to voting in the US. But Ralph Nader’s recent entrance into the 2008 US Presidential elections makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. His announcement conjured up images of the 2000 Florida debacle between Gore and Bush. Most political analysts have realized the effect Nader’s votes had in Florida and how it took away crucial votes from Gore, which would have won him that state and put him in the White House. Republicans are, of course, jumping for joy and encouraging Nader’s run including Republican nominee Mike Huckabee who welcomed Nader’s entrance by noting, “I think it always would probably pull votes away from the Democrats, not the Republicans.”

But what disturbs me the most (but doesn’t really surprise me) is the fact that Ralph Nader’s 2004 campaign contributions were heavily backed by deep-rooted Republicans who were/are intense Bush supporters. [Read more →]

Early voting started today in Texas. But some areas don’t have close voting areas and thus need to go as far as 10 miles away from their homes to go out to vote.

Stories like this make me really happy and optimistic about the student/youth participation in the voting process. It’s unfortunate that disenfranchisement still occurs in some areas of the US and that it is so blatant.

Once again, the Democrats have proved to concede to the Republicans and White House War agenda. A couple weeks back, Bush requested more funding for the War to which Democrats responded in their usual way - only if a deadline was approved for troop withdrawal. But of course, Bush threatened to veto any bill passed that included a timetable and has stuck to his word. Now let’s get one thing straight. After nearly 12 years of a Republican-controlled Congress, the Democrats came back to the majority by vowing to end the Iraq war and bring the troops home. I understand it takes time to pass legislation and every small push towards achieving the end goal is important, but I have not seen one instance in which Democrats have thoroughly stood up to the Republican demands and followed through with their intents.

I think our anti-war Representatives and Senators are compromising on their values [Read more →]

This is my first post. I’m pretty excited to finally start blogging and whatnot. I’m hoping it will allow me to express some of my thoughts and ideas.