All my adult life, I have avoided applying any political litmus test when choosing candidates for office—especially for Congress or the Presidency. I held that people running in an election should be evaluated by the balance of their stands on issues, not focus in on just one small area. My stance on this has now changed.
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Being that I’m a “does it have to be a box” sort of thinker, I’ve long struggled with how important voting is. Is majority rule actually the best way to do things?
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Well, around the ‘net, Summer Glau continues to impress—those of us who have been fans for years are hardly surprised…we’ve been impressed for quite a while, now.
Read more...Now that our long national election is (mostly) decided, a few thoughts in the wake of election-night emotion.
Read more...There is still quite the pastiche of voting methods around the country…even within states. Clearly the situation is ripe for some misbehavin’. I’d like to think that if there were a national voting machine standard, then it would be easier to manage and verify elections. It’s time that America gets its electoral house in order, if only because
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Some people, it seems, wanted me to actually choose a candidate for president. Seems sort of silly, but here we go again.
Read more...Like most Americans, I’ve been faced with a tough choice of McCain/Palin and Obama/Biden. While the names are all nice and short, the fact of the matter is that both tickets give me pause. Who will I vote for?
Read more...I can’t remember a time in my voting-eligible life when a political convention to select a presidential candidate was actually relevant. Instead, …
Read more...This is something that rankles me (and not a few commentators) every All-Star break: the fan voting doesn’t really make sense, and …
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