The U.S. is a country built of immigrants. So how come it’s so hard to become a legal resident? Some people have to wait outside the US for years and have to go through an obstacle course of impossible bureaucracy. Families are torn apart and separated often for years. Here are some stories of people [...]
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America – the Country of Immigrants?
Posted in Class Discussion, McCain, Obama on November 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Roe v. Wade Touched Upon in the 10/15/08 Debate
Posted in Class Discussion, fiorellag, McCain, Obama, tagged Add new tag on October 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just in case you didn’t catch the debate, even though I’m sure clips from it will be thrown at you, I was surprised they talked about different issues like abortion and education. I found a snip where they discussed Roe v. Wade and since I know it is Fiorella’s topic and was last week’s discussion, [...]
McCain and Obama on 60 Minutes
Posted in McCain, Obama on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is the link to the interviews of the two presidential candidates and their position on the major issues ( the economy, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, energy policy and health care) from last nights ’60 Minutes’. I thought this a good opportunity to compare what each candidate stands for. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/60minutes/. This link will lead you to [...]
Palin’s Abstinence Only Sex Education
Posted in McCain, tagged Abortion, Democratic Party, John McCain, Politics, Pro-life, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Sex education on September 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I think is possible that McCain knew that Palin’s dauther was pregnant prior to choosing her. He probably picked her on purpose knowing this. What better way to make a pro-life statement? Any negative comments from Democrats regarding this issue can be viewed as heartless or pro-abortion. For what I understand, Palin is s strong [...]
McCain’s Essay
Posted in bastoche, Essay, McCain, Republicans, tagged An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom Securing America's Future, Essay, Iraq, Iraq War, John McCain, McCain, Pervez Musharraf, Soviet Union, United States, United States Army, US on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom Securing America’s Future By John McCain From Foreign Affairs , November/December 2007
Questions for McCain’s Essay I
Posted in bastoche, McCain, Questions, tagged Afghanistan, bastoche, Cold War, Harry Truman, Iraq, Iraq War, John McCain, McCain, Obama, United States on August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
McCain begins his essay by telling us that America needs “a president who can” do what, specifically? What have Americans believed since “the dawn of our Republic”? What have “Americans understood from the Revolution to the Cold War? And how have Americans “changed the world”? What did Harry Truman once say of America? Do any [...]
Questions for McCain’s Essay II
Posted in McCain, Questions, tagged bastoche, Cold War, John McCain, Latin America, North Korea, Robert Kagan, Theodore Roosevelt, United States, US on August 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In the next section of his essay, “Uniting the World’s Democracies,” McCain talks about one of the signature ideas of his campaign, the League of Democracies, an idea touted by one of his advisors, Robert Kagan, which we’ll look at in more detail in future posts. This League would not be a reprise of Woodrow [...]
