Category Archives: youth

Our Democracy is founded on a basic principle…

Our Democracy is founded on a basic principle of the idea that we can arrive at the best solutions for our country with an robust discussion and debate. We each have our own knowledge, beliefs, desires, opinions, and interests, but in our democracy, all of our votes are of equal value. Some of us might [...]

Michael Phelps & The Y2k/911 Generation

Michael Phelps Smokes Cannabis If you haven’t heard, “Phelps got his picture snapped as he inhaled from a cannabis pipe. The photo wound up in a British tabloid, forcing Phelps to publicly apologize and his handlers to deal with sponsors who are surely none too pleased about the swimmer’s choices away from the pool.” “News [...]

The Bush Administration is Responsible for the Carnage in Gaza

Nearly all of the Bush Administrations foreign policy has come direction from The Project for a New American Century, and the Gaza situation is no different. “Letter to President Bush on the War on Terrorism” – September 20, 2001 Israel and the Palestinian Authority Israel has been and remains America’s staunchest ally against international terrorism, [...]

Youthful Ignorance of the Palin Generation

I guess anyone who is a supporter of Sarah "I can see Russia from Alaska" Palin cannot be all that knowledgeable, but the depth of the ignorance surprises me. For the past several day’s I have been engaged in conversation/debate with several people who are "fans" of Sarah Palin’s facebook page. This page was developed [...]