Barack Obama Answered

In using the terms conservative or liberal, the word liberal has a negative connotation in many political campaigns. On the other hand, conservative does not have the same connotation. If a politician tried to persuade his or her constituents to not vote for their opponent, labeling them “conservative” the opponent would more than likely embrace that label. The word liberal should not have a negative connotation.

Source:Conservative Liberal – Why is One a Dirty Word?

An anchor baby is a term which is often exploited to designate those children who are born within America’s borders to illegal immigrants. Arizona is currently on the verge of initiating a new state law targeted at those Anchor Babies found in their state.

Source:Dealing With Anchor Babies

Returning home to Alaska shortly after the election, Palin realized that she enjoyed her brief exposure to “real” politics. Alaskan politics is not the same as in the lower 48 states.

Source:Sarah Palin's New Politics

A brief Tribute to Bobby Sands. The Irish Political Prisoner and Hunger Striker, and former MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.

Source:Bobby Sands – We Salute You!

Ever needing material to fill a twenty four hour news cycle, the talking heads were all atwitter about the defection of Arlen Specter to the dark side. The story fit their their template, something bad happening to the Republican is always worth reporting. Only, this isn’t anything particularly bad for the party. Sure it appears that the Dems are that much closer to the to a filibuster proof majority, but since when has Senator Specter been a reliable soldier in the battle against expanding government or a staunch defender to a baby’s right to be born?

Source:Specter's Gone – A Time of Danger and of Opportunity

The antidote to war is Justice. In the presence of true justice, war does not happen. In order to create war, one must ensure that all efforts to erect a system for the implementation of true justice are thwarted.

Source:The Antidote to War

With all of the issues the United State is currently facing we, the taxpayers, need to be taking a hard look at our political system and make changes where necessary. A good place to start is with congress.

Source:Congressional Makeover

Several days ago, a CIA-released document revealed that at least 19 Democrats were routinely briefed about the torture techniques used by the Bush administration and when they would be used since as early as 2002. Bearing the ‘This-Can’t-Be True’ mindset, liberals immediately responded by digging up a letter that suggested that CIA cannot promise the accuracy of the documents.

Source:Democrats' Complicity in Torture

Though the Indian constitution, which is also known as the basic law of the land, provides equal rights to all the citizens, there are many reports of inequalities. The constitution says before law all are equal. But practically the gap between the rich and the poor seems to be widening. The most important reason is that the poor people do not have any representation in the legislative bodies. As long as the country’s politicians are greedy, selfish, corrupt, lazy, irresponsible, and do not show much interest in solving the problems of the disadvantaged people, the inequalities are bound to persist.

Source:God Can Only Save Us

In February 2006, British historian David Irvine was brought to trial in Austria for the crime of Holocaust Denial. This high-profile case has sparked widespread debate over the moral validity of such an ‘indiscretion’ being answerable by law, and raises the question: Should denial of the Holocaust be a criminal offense? This article looks at the social and political aspects of this question in the form of a discursive essay.

Source:Holocaust Denial – Should it Be a Criminal Offense?