>I couldn’t pass up the chance to let readers know about this NY Times article on some states restoring voting rights to ex-convicts. According to the article, the Florida legislature, and Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, recently restored voting rights to about 112,000 former convicts last year. More from the article: According to the A.C.L.U. only […]
>After reading Rolan Martin’s commentary about why Bill Clinton was still upset about Sen. Cllinton’s loss of the Democratic primary, I thought I would express my thought to the former president in a good ol’ fashioned letter to him. Dear Mr. President, I first want to thank you for your 30 years of service to […]
>What do you make of this ruling? I can’t say that I’m surprised by the ruling. This is a conservative, activist (yes, I said it) court that jumps on every chance it gets to force its interpretation of the law down the throats of average Americans. From the Times: The landmark ruling overturned the District […]
>It seems like Tuesday’s special election in Mississippi for a Congressional seat has become more about Sen. Barack Obama than the two candidates who are actually running for the seat. Republicans in Mississippi have consistently tried to connect Democratic candidate Travis Childers with Obama’s “liberal values.” However, Obama’s race has made some question whether Republican […]
>This morning, I came across an interesting article about Sen. Clinton. The article talked about her campaign style and the nature of her political tactics. For as much as a willingness to “do what it takes” and “die hard” are marketable commodities in politics, they can also yield to less flattering qualities, plenty of which […]