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Will Facebook kill the two-party system?

guru — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:12:35 +0000

A great article on Ars about how the advent of social networking might break the classic two-party political system in the US. I don’t think I would go so far as to say it will kill the system, but he makes some EXCELLENT points that are worth the read.

Will Facebook kill the two-party system?

Something to brighten up a Monday…

guru — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:59:47 +0000

I need to buy a few of these for my little cousins…

link: Politics: Sarah Palin Action Figure Can Kick Barbie’s Ass

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guru — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:15:09 +0000

This is exactly the take the bull by the horns kind of woman that deserves the chance to be vice president and perhaps president some day. She speaks her mind, actually stands behind her beliefs and doesn’t hide or try to mitigate what she is. Gov. Palin and her family are a terrific snapshot of the American family – warts and all. The ‘warts’ just make her seem more like someone you might meet at the dry cleaners or at the bar.

As Rush has said“Palin = Guns, Babies, Jesus.”

The Russian quest for relevancy in the 21st Century

guru — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:09:59 +0000

Just a few quick thoughts. It really seems to me that the Russians as a people and as a nation have really lost their identity. They really don’t know what they want to be. They tried some democracy, now they are trying some totalitarianism again with Putin as the shadow president.

It seems to me that Russia hasn’t been able to shake it’s image of an also ran super power that is full of nothing but Vodka swilling people that wear cool hats.

The unintentional comedy of Mrs. Clinton

guru — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:28:47 +0000

Is anyone else enjoying the ‘drama’ of the convention in Denver? You have the democrat old guard – i.e Bill and Hillary desperately trying to claw themselves into relevance while on the other hand you have the so called new blood of the democrat party just besides themselves with no idea what to do about it. The amount of time they are allotting to the Clinton machine is pretty damn impressive. It makes you wonder if someone has a photograph of someone doing something they shouldn’t.

It should get even more interesting before the convention is over… as a conservative this is like watching a great soap opera

Russia warns of response to US missile shield

guru — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:10:09 +0000

My favorite quote from the entire article:

“When you threaten Poland, you perhaps forget that it is not 1988,” Rice said. “It’s 2008 and the United States has a … firm treaty guarantee to defend Poland’s territory as if it was the territory of the United States. So it’s probably not wise to throw these threats around.”

Russia really appears to just be lashing out in all directions and my guess is that their little invasion of Georgia didn’t play out exactly as they had hoped in both the media and with foreign governments. I don’t really know where they are going to go from here. Their old client or e states are either in NATO or have treaties with the EU/US for trade and protection.

The Russian incursion into Georgia exposed just how behind their millitary is. Their ‘smart’ bombs missed alot of the time, their planes were being shot down and it generally just looked bad.

Russian tanks deciding to roll towards Warsaw wouldn’t end very well for anyone involved but if it came down to an actual military engagement NATO has the upper hand by far.

[From Russia warns of response to US missile shield]