Earlier this week, I wrote an entry about the upcoming 2008 election and outlined some ideas about what I’d like to hear candidate’s approach in the campaign. While I fully intend to drill down on each of those topics, I’d like to start with a backdrop of core values we could all agree upon as […]
With the campaign for the Whitehouse in 2008 heating up, it’s time to invest a little time in what I’d like to hear from a candidate on how they would aspire to lead the country. It’s easy to be against things, it’s much harder to articulate solutions. Thus far, I’m entirely underwhelmed with the slate […]
Torture by any other name, is still torture. Call it “enhanced interrogation” – that’s just double speak for torture. There is no circumstance where torture is warranted. The information resulting from these techiques is suspect, at best. The use and justification of means like head-slapping and waterboarding are un-American and we should all be ashamed. […]
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The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has created an interesting campaign showing what we might choose to invest in rather than prolonging our foreign adventure in Iraq. The banners are compelling. I encourage you to use and embed them. Here is the AFSC’s landing page for the Wage Peace campaign.