A good visual description of the current geographical limitations of the two-state plan.
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West Bank Realities
Posted in politics, tagged Israel, Palestine, West Bank on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Inauguration Day
Posted in politics, tagged inauguration, obama, reagan on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got up this morning and took Jack out of his crib because he was squirming around and I wanted to let his mother sleep some more. Then for the next two hours we watched CNN and the inauguration day events.
The only other inauguration I remember was Reagan’s in 1985. I was 2 and half [...]
Curtain Around Gaza
Posted in politics, tagged Gaza, Hamas, Israel on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Living conditions in Gaza are getting worse and worse, hunger and disease are widespread. Tim McGirk has a good post on this on Time’s Middle East Blog. Israel is now even keeping international reporters out, in the name of “security”. Having lived in Jerusalem for two years and being able to put human faces on [...]
Two Years Later
Posted in politics, tagged electoral map, obama, President on November 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This will probably be my last post on the election and probably my last on politics for awhile, but I thought the difference between these two maps is fairly astonishing and speaks to the work that Obama and his team has done.
The first map is from a Survey USA poll taken in 2006 where they [...]
Election Day
Posted in politics, tagged buchanan, election, vote on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Even though I sent in my absentee ballot a couple weeks ago, I still went to the polling station with my wife. Buchanan is a small town, with a population of around 4,000. Angela and I arrived at the poll a little after 7:30 and we didn’t get out of there until close to 8:30. [...]
Saturday Night Live: Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Posted in politics, tagged Ben Affleck, Keith Olbermann, SNL on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This clip reminds me of the comedic genius that is Ben Affleck. That’s right, I said it, pure brilliance.
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The Changing Narrative of John McCain
Posted in politics, tagged campaign, McCain, narrative, New York Times on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A fascinating article in the New York Times Magazine on the making and remaking of John McCain throughout the course of his presidential run. An absolute must read, a real behind the scenes look at the process of creating an image for a campaign. We will just have to wait and see what the end [...]
Why I Voted for Obama
Posted in politics, tagged election, McCain, obama, vote on October 17, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Some have been asking me who I was voting for or why I favor Obama, so here it is. This is adopted from email and Facebook exchanges, and could be much longer. But if anyone wants to know more specifics on matters of policy, just let me know.
I understand the debate social issues has in [...]
Meet the Real “Joe the Plumber”
Posted in politics, tagged Joe the Plumber, McCain, obama on October 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ah yes, perception vs. reality.
At the debate Wednesday, John McCain kept bringing up the “fact” that Joe the Plumber would be taxed more under Obama’s tax plan. The trouble with making Joe a national hero for conservatives is that the national media descended on Joe. They learned a couple of things, like (1) his [...]
Where Have all the Intellectuals Gone?
Posted in politics, tagged David Brooks, Republican party, Sarah Palin on October 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Interesting column by David Brooks on how the Republican party has alienated intellectuals and people from different backgrounds, culminating in the choice of Sarah Palin and her Joe Sixpacksian political/philosophical perspective. This article partially explains why I, and seemingly every grad student at my church, support Barack Obama, because we have been shown the door [...]
