Electing a person of competence over a “person of faith”

Mitt Romney proudly stood up for himself today. He boldly told a large Florida crowd what kind of president we need to elect in 2008: "One of the great things about this land is that we have people of different faiths and different religions, but we need to have a person…

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Bill Moyers on Discovering What Democracy Means

Bill Moyers has recently written on the meaning of Democracy on TomPaine.com.  First, he presents an illustration of the problem.  As is the case with many overarching social issues today, this one starts with a media almost entirely controlled by a few large corporations: Jesus would not be crucified today. The…

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What is it like to fight for the U.S. in Iraq?

Here's the story of one marine. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja8kuAHQaWQ[/youtube] The comments following this video at YouTube substantiate the huge cultural divide that exists in the U.S. The comment that haunts me the most is about the day-to-day job: breaking down doors and terrorizing numerous innocent people. This occurs because our soldiers can't…

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Bill Maher on John McCain, the “surge” and religion

If you want to know what Bill Maher is up to, check out this article at Salon.com. I found the interview to be equally thoughtful and frank--the antithesis of political talk. For instance, on McCain and Iraq Maher says: It's already a partitioned country. What are we fighting for over…

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