Archive for 'Independent Views'

The Ex Green Czar

September 10th, 2009 – 5:07 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

Van Jones is now officially the “Ex-Green Czar” of the United States of America. Jones resigned today in what may be the snippiest and most ungracious resignation speech ever given.
The White House says that Jones was going to “get in the way” of Benevolent Ruler Obama’s plans. Jones says that he was the [...]

A Dog of a Different Color

July 28th, 2009 – 6:48 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

Back in the day, John McCain was the darling of the national media. The main stream news-types wrote no end of stories, lauding McCain as a “maverick” because he broke with his party on a number of issues. The media mainly loved writing these stories because they made President Bush look like a [...]

The Birth Certificate

July 21st, 2009 – 7:30 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

Apparently, my  “What If?” scenario a few weeks back has perked up a few ears. It turns out that it isn’t just the right-wing extremist conspiracy-theory nut jobs (RWECTNJs) who believe that there may be something to the “Barack Obama was not born in the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve as [...]

What If?

July 7th, 2009 – 9:41 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

This week, just for fun, let us consider a “What If?” scenario. What if the right-wing extremist conspiracy-theory nut jobs (RWECTNJs) are right about President Obama’s birth certificate? I know, I know. These are the same tinfoil hat wearers who argue that the moon landing was faked and the government is holding [...]

The Politics of Smoking

April 21st, 2009 – 10:09 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

With a cigarette smoking president in the White House for the first time in decades and an economy in the dumps, the perennial battle between the Federal Government and the tobacco industry lobby could be a little bit more interesting than usual this year. If you haven’t been following this dance for the past [...]

Last Chance for No-bama!

It appears this will be my last stab at the man who has done nothing except give good speeches and provide “hope” before he is my new boss According to the polls, Obama should win. I am desperately hanging onto that margin of error. I am convinced even more he is the wrong [...]

I am Confused…

October 21st, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by Joe Lawrence

With less than two weeks left in this campaign season, I am still not 100% positive on my choice for president.  There are really tough questions that I am faced with.  One, is Obama really this courier of hope or is he going to run our country even further into the ground?
For starters, I have [...]

Backs Against Wall

October 14th, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by Joe Lawrence

My least favorite years are election years. For the course of a year we have to listen to all the bickering between these politicians while they run for the primaries. Then once the parties settle on candidates it all starts over again for the presidential race. All the while, they sling mud at one another.  Why?
Before [...]

A Vote for the Home Team

Who are you voting for this election year? Now for the more important question, why? There are many people who vote for a candidate based solely on conditions like party or affiliation. They are not truly informed about the issues and who would be the best leader. This is the equivalent of rooting on a [...]

Third One’s a Charm!

August 19th, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by Lisa Stauber

Although the nominees are not official, it’s pretty much a given that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee for president, and John McCain will be the Republican’s pick. What’s a poor voter to do, however, if one hates them both equally?

Vote for a third party candidate! Third party candidates have a long and storied [...]