The fact that Sen Specter has switched parties, as he mentions in his statement, isnt as important for the balance of power in the senate as much as it is indicative of the general failure and lack of leadership within the republican party. The two big political parties in America function best when they [...]
Posts under ‘Politics’
Bailout
All this fervor over the bonus money that is being paid out is really starting to get on my nerves. Yes it looks bad, and 165 million seems like a lot of money especially if you got wiped out (of course this again would be symptomatic of a problem with how you were investing to [...]
Infinite Unending Sadness aka The DRC
Not sure what level of coverage the crisis in the Congo is getting back in the states but I am sure that it isnt much. Basically the country went to war in 1997 and it hasnt stopped since, at least in parts of the country. Formal accords were signed in 2003 “ending” a conflict that [...]
Clouds!
Yesterday saw the return of real clouds for the first time in about six months. mind you these are not yet rain clouds but the cover was nice and they at least give the promise of rain sometime in the not so distant future. Of course the rains wont really start until I am back [...]
Sad Commentary
Saw some highlights and read a number of reviews on the VP debate last night. It is well known that I am not a big fan of Sarah Palin. To me it isnt just a lack of experinece but the whole image that she protrays. I understand the populist appeal of what she is doing, [...]
Zimbabwe
In a sadly unsurprising move, the power sharing agreement in Zimbabwe has hit a snag when the details began to be worked out. Broadly the agreement gave Mugabe control over 15 Ministries and Tsvangirai control over the other 16. Of course it wasnt decided which Minsitries each would control.
Based on the information that is coming [...]
Why Im Voting for Obama
I make no secret of the fact that despite being affiliated and philosophically in line with the basic tenets of the Republican Party/Conservatives I am an Obama supporter and at this point I figure that I will be casting my ballot for him next month (our ballots are essentially due in mid October as Peace [...]
Zimbabwe Power Sharing
Watching the speeches live after they signed the agreement to split power between the currently ruling Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai the opposition leader, widely believed to have won the original election last April.
While Mugabe had pledged to never give up power it was becoming increasingly obvious that his control over the country was slipping [...]
26/m who tore that horn off a live water buffalo on a backpacking trip while I was stationed in Namibia saving children infected with HIV/AIDS.
