Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Just a Note- a Daily Show and the Colbert Report
How could I forget? The Colbert Report and the Daily Show are back! Actually, Jon Stewart is calling his show a Daily Show until the writers return, but it's basically the same thing. After 10 weeks of no Stewart or Colbert, I was beginning to lose my mind :] Anyway, just thought it was worth mentioning.
More on the Primaries
So here we go! The primaries have begun! The Iowa Caucus was a surprise- Huckabee was practically a nobody just months ago, but he won the Republican side. Moreover, who could have guessed that Hilary Clinton would come in third (Obama won, with Edwards second)? Then, completely different results appeared in New Hampshire: McCain and Clinton won. Richardson keeps coming up short, and now he's dropping out. It all seems to be happening so fast!
Recently I've been wavering a bit about whom to support in these primaries. No doubt about it, my top pick is Kucinich. However, we all know he isn't going to win anything anytime soon. So who out of the front runners? If you've been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I've been supporting Obama. The more I find out about Clinton, however, the more I like her. I agree with her views on a lot of issues and it would be great to have Bill and the rest of the Clinton administration back in the White House. Then, of course, there's the Republicans. I can't really choose one person on that side because whenever I think too long about the possibility of one of them being our next president I get nauseous and start thinking about the moving to Canada. I can't stand Giuliani and Romney, but Huckabee, McCain and Paul don't bother me quite as much. Still thinking about Canada, though.
Check this out- it's really cool. You just take a quick survey and then it tells you which candidates agree with you on what issues, as well as who you agree with the most. Here's the address: http://www.votehelp.org/
Recently I've been wavering a bit about whom to support in these primaries. No doubt about it, my top pick is Kucinich. However, we all know he isn't going to win anything anytime soon. So who out of the front runners? If you've been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I've been supporting Obama. The more I find out about Clinton, however, the more I like her. I agree with her views on a lot of issues and it would be great to have Bill and the rest of the Clinton administration back in the White House. Then, of course, there's the Republicans. I can't really choose one person on that side because whenever I think too long about the possibility of one of them being our next president I get nauseous and start thinking about the moving to Canada. I can't stand Giuliani and Romney, but Huckabee, McCain and Paul don't bother me quite as much. Still thinking about Canada, though.
Check this out- it's really cool. You just take a quick survey and then it tells you which candidates agree with you on what issues, as well as who you agree with the most. Here's the address: http://www.votehelp.org/
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Chris Dodd
I got a request to hear something about Chris Dodd. His website is http://chrisdodd.com/ if you want to look him up.
Chris Dodd seems like an intelligent and experienced candidate. He wants to end the war in Iraq, restore our Constitution*, break America’s dependence on Middle East oil and make health care available to everyone. He has served in the Peace Corp and the National Guard. He is fluent in Spanish, which is definitely a plus in this day and age, and he has been in the Senate since 1980. Obviously, he has a lot of experience.
Unfortunately, Dodd is not a popular candidate and is not, in all probability, going to be elected President. He has most certainly earned the respect of the American people, however.
*This is a quote from Dodd's campaign website:
"Restoring the Constitution
Chris Dodd is appalled by the current administration’s assault on our Constitutional Rights. That is why Senator Dodd introduced the Restoring the Constitution Act, which would restore habeas corpus and require the US to live up to the Geneva Conventions. It would remedy much of the harm done to our nation’s commitment to due process rights by the misguided Military Commissions Act."
I agree wholeheartedly!
Chris Dodd seems like an intelligent and experienced candidate. He wants to end the war in Iraq, restore our Constitution*, break America’s dependence on Middle East oil and make health care available to everyone. He has served in the Peace Corp and the National Guard. He is fluent in Spanish, which is definitely a plus in this day and age, and he has been in the Senate since 1980. Obviously, he has a lot of experience.
Unfortunately, Dodd is not a popular candidate and is not, in all probability, going to be elected President. He has most certainly earned the respect of the American people, however.
*This is a quote from Dodd's campaign website:
"Restoring the Constitution
Chris Dodd is appalled by the current administration’s assault on our Constitutional Rights. That is why Senator Dodd introduced the Restoring the Constitution Act, which would restore habeas corpus and require the US to live up to the Geneva Conventions. It would remedy much of the harm done to our nation’s commitment to due process rights by the misguided Military Commissions Act."
I agree wholeheartedly!
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