Category Archives: Politics

ethanol is a distraction

ethanol is distracting us from real energy conservation, from better fuel efficiency. increasing the price of food, giving subsidies to special interest groups. we should be importing sugar ethanol from brazil. Sugar ethanol imports ->lower ethanol prices ->lower corn prices ->lower agriculture commodity prices -> lower food prices -> lower inflation -> more room for [...]

Why We Fight (In Iraq)

You’ve got to see this documentary Why We Fight – A Film By Eugene Jarecki examining the reasons, justifications, and lies used to put us to war. Its not an in-your-face Michael Moor-ish piece, but filled with many reputable participants and interviewees. The military-industrial complex seems real AND frightening to the freedom of self-determination and [...]

A Senator Fighting Pork-Barrel Spending And Waste In Congress

Up until I just read the recent issue of GQ I had no idea who Senator Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma was. Now, I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I have long been frustrated with politics and more so political parties. Its due time for a new party of the new generation of [...]

First Commisioned US Officer To Refuse Deployment To Iraq

Read over at Yahoo! News

George Bush: Worse Than Nixon?

George Bush now has the same goal Gerald Ford did — to prove he’s not as bad as Nixon. Modesty Is the Best Policy: For all its trappings, the Presidency is a humbling experience. No job on earth comes with greater power, or more frequent reminders of that power’s limits. Yet while the White House [...]

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