The Pakistan Peoples Party has expressed shock over the electronic manipulation of forthcoming polls and warned that it brought into question the sanctity of elections as it rendered vote counting more decisive that vote casting. The party’s Election Commission made a comparative analysis of 2002 and
The 2008 Presidential election is one that will greatly impact the future of our country. Over the past 20 years, we have had either a Bush or a Clinton in the White House, and there have been many highs and lows from each of them. Even though I am a registered Democrat, I am a moderate who votes for the person who I believe has the best leadership potential and whose values most closely align with my own.
The cost of getting elected to a national office is absolutely ridiculous! According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the 2008 candidates in the presidential race will raise more than $1 billion by the time the election is over. By comparison, the 2004 race raised a total of $880.5 million, and that was a record setting year. There has got to be a better way to run for office, other than buying it for a billion dollars.
After today's announcement by Ralph Nader, it begs the question - Should the U.S. voters embrace a Multi-Party election system?
The President of a nation should not only be technically qualified to fulfill the role, but also personally capable of building effective relationships with citizens and other leaders. When you take a look around the world today, how many presidents demonstrate the ability to both do the job and inspire others? Not many.
Today, February 21st, is the 50th anniversary of the peace symbol. The iconic symbol was developed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom, a professional designer and artist (as well as a graduate of the Royal College of Arts and conscientious objector) in Great Britain.
You'd think that after Katrina and other disasters Bush would have a better speech prepared. Or perhaps this is just another example of what happens when Bush tries to ad-lib. "Life is unfair" comes across as somewhat callous, to be honest.
The debate between Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton tonight was one part slug fest, two parts 'confess' and one part love fest. When mixed together and heated for 90 minutes, it gave citizens who have yet to vote in the primaries a lot to digest.
Despite the fact that Bush has said he would not become entangled in the Presidential race, it seems, on Thursday, that he jumped in with both feet. While traveling in Israel, in a speech to the Knesset, Bush said the following, in an obvious attack on Barack Obama:
A new book on the presumptive Republican nominee will air perhaps the most shocking angry exchange to date.
