Alan Keyes- He's Back Again!

Alan Keyes, the self-righteous perennial Republican candidate, showed up at the Iowa GOP debate today. He has slowly inched back into the scene after his humiliating loss to Senator Obama back in 2004. The following clip will give you a good idea of why politics on the GOP side have reached the heights of lunacy.




It is getting a little tired watching the Republicans try to outdo each other in the area of morals and religion. No issue is left untouched. Problem with the schools? Why Alan Keyes claims it's the fault of judges who drove God out! Huckabee is running around apologizing to Romney about a remark he made in regards to Mormans. They are all constantly screaming about who is the most Conservative (whatever the hell that means) and how they appeal to the 'value voters' (once again, what is that?!).

I cannot wrap my brain around these holier-than-thou right wing politicians who wear religion on their shoulders while condoning torture and illegal wars. They speak of the sanctity of life while allowing companies to pour toxic gases in the air and pollute our water. They oppose the use of birth control while denying health care to children who had the misfortune to be born poor. I could go on and on in exposing their brand of right wing hypocrisy.

The sad fact of this is that we should not even be discussing religion in regards to politics and policy. There was, at one time, something called the separation of church and state.

2008 Election- It's that Important

The focus of this blog since its inception has been on the economy and the effects that free trade and globalization have had in our world today. While I will continue to talk about these issues, I will shift some of the focus on the upcoming 2008 election. Although I often said back in 2004 that no other election was ever so important, that feeling is much more urgent this time around. I do not think that the country (or world, for that matter), can continue on this path that we now follow.

The issues of the economy, globalization and free trade are all very important to me personally, but the disastrous Republican foreign policy (or the lack of) that we have experienced the last few years deserves serious attention.

I will be shifting the focus somewhat for the foreseeable future and examining some of the positions taken by the prospective candidates from both parties. It is only by understanding the issues that people can really cast their ballots. God, gays and guns needs to go the way of the wagon wheel. The politics of division and fear have done nothing but cause internal strife and have created more and more problems along the way.

It is time for Americans to get out of their collective bubble and reflect on where we are as a nation. Renditions, torture, economic disparity, false wars of aggression- this is not our country. We must stop worrying about what sweatshop goods are on sale this week and take a good look in the mirror. Do we really want to be like so many other rogue regimes of the past and consistently endorse the worst elements of human nature or do we want to rise up and start repairing our country and the crumbling image of America in the world today? Do we wish to tackle the hard economic problems that we face or simply look the other way and let another generation worry about it?

These are some of the things that I will focus in the foreseeable future. It's only by understanding and talking about the issues as well as holding politicians accountable that any real meaningful change will occur.

Rush Limbaugh and 'Phony Soldiers'

During his September 26th nationally syndicated radio broadcast, Rush Limbaugh stated that service members that oppose the current policy in Iraq and dared question the war effort were, in his view, "phony soldiers'. What the hell? To repeat...the men and women who have served in the travesty that is known as the Iraq War and who dare question the policy are simply "phony soldiers" (generals included).

This coming from the man who squeezed out of serving when his time came in Vietnam due to a pilonidal cyst or a knee injury (take your pick). This from the man who just the other day was 'outraged' over the MoveOn controversy.

This daily schtick brought to you by Rush, Hannity and the rest is a little tired. These millionaire radio and television hosts always seem to be aghast at anything that the Democrats do or say. The Republicans in Congress are no better when it comes to manufacturing outrage.

It's past time for the so-called angry citizen to quit 'getting their daily marching orders' from these goons and move on in to the 21st century.

As a side, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) had this to say on the House floor. Let's see how long before the Republicans begin screaming about Rush's patriotism...

GOP No-Show for Morgan State Debate

Once again, the GOP leading candidates have decided to ignore a debate that was to be held at Morgan State University. The topic was minority rights. The reason? Scheduling conflicts, of course. That seems to be the standard line these days. To their credit, Sen. Brownback of Kansas, Mike Huckabee, Reps. Duncan Hunter of California, Ron Paul of Texas and Tom Tancredo of Colorado and Conservative activist Alan L. Keyes, who announced his candidacy last week, will attend.

Remember shortly before this, Univision, the Spanish language network, had also proposed a debate amongst the GOP field but only John McCain signed on.

Frankly I am not a bit surprised that these candidates would rather be a no-show at these types of debates considering the track record of the GOP in relation to minority rights. Switch on to Fox News for about five minutes and see how long it takes for you to hear about the evil and scheming illegal immigrants. The Republican mantra of 'welfare queens', which has been around since the Reagan years and typically refers to African-American women, still predominates their thinking.

The Republicans like to talk a good game about how they've changed and are a party of increasing diversity. Sadly, their actions speak louder than their words.

You Know It's Election Time....

when Alan Keyes jumps on the campaign bus!

Another Republican Jumps Ship

It is truly phenomenal how many people blindly follow the Republican Party no matter what the latest act of corruption or scandal happen to be. Question anything and you are immediately banished to 'the other side' without so much as a second glance. I came across this article today written by a gentleman who has been a Republican his entire life. He has decided that he can take no more. It is a great read but the comments that follow are what really make this story so interesting. Check the responses from some of the Republicans. They are full of anger and hate at what they perceive as an act of disloyalty to the party. As is typical, they never question the substance of his arguments but rather turn their anger on the writer.