International Politics

Republicans are Throwing Up on Themselves

December 4, 2011
By
The Ruler

Let me make some comments at the top. I believe in a strong Republican party. Lower taxes, fiscal restraint, and less government in people’s lives. I get it. I usually don’t agree with the ideology, but it I get it. I think the counter balance to my progressive leanings is important and keeps everyone...

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Was the Post 9/11 Response an Overreaction?

September 12, 2011
By
Powell's speech to the United Nations

Charles Krauthammer wrote an op-ed piece for the Washington Post in which he said the idea the U.S. overreacted post 9/11 was nonsense. While he makes some good points, he seems to forget some of the poor decisions by The Bush administration early on. It is true that Al-Qaeda is on the run and...

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Is the GOP Trying to Destroy America?

July 7, 2011
By
CEO

I know the title of the post seems rather far fetched. But when you consider the behavior of the modern Republican party, this may not be as crazy as it sounds. From threatening to default on our loans by not raising the debt ceiling, to insisting on policies such as trickle down theory, and...

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Have a Happy God or Godless 4th of July

July 4, 2011
By
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On this day when our founding fathers declared their independence from Britain, I have been asking myself the age old question why and how did we get here. Religion of all types have their answer, but I find most of their reasoning obtuse. I was talking to a Christian the other day who could...

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  • Jill Biden begins her bus tour at Columbus State
    Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, along with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis made their first stop on the Community College to Career Tour, looking to draw attention to successful partnerships between businesses and community colleges. The mission: to develop the most “competitive workforce in the world,” said Biden. […]
  • Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent
    Today is Ash Wednesday, when Christians receive ashes on their forehead and steel their resolve to keep a Lenten promise to give up a bad habit or take on a good one. The six weeks of Lent will culminate on Easter Sunday, April 8. […]
  • GOP candidate Santorum to speak in northwest Ohio
    Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will add northwest Ohio to his state campaigning. GOP officials say Santorum will speak March 3 at the Lincoln-Reagan Day dinner for the 5th House district. They say all Republican presidential candidates have been invited to the dinner at Bowling Green State University’s student union. […]
  • Twice nearly deported, Nigerian man becomes U.S. citizen today
    A Nigerian immigrant and chef who was almost deported twice took the oath of American citizenship Downtown this morning. […]
  • Justices quiet critic of excessive noise law
    A Wayne County man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct during his Halloween party in 2009, after neighbors repeatedly complained about the booming music and sheriffs deputies made repeated trips to his building. An appeals court upheld the conviction, but noted that it was in conflict with a separate appeals court ruling. […]

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