Government 1st w/ D

Gays in VA

2006-01-29T09:15:00.000-08:00

I think that gays should be allowed to have the same rights as straight people. They aren't hurting anyone, therefore they should be allowed to get married and do what they want. I think that is dumb when people are so anal about how they are so different and cant have the same rights as others. The declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and to my knowledge we aren't following this. I feel as though this ban against gay marriages is like when blacks and whites were segregated. This is wrong.

Bush's New Immigration Law

2005-11-30T17:56:00.000-08:00

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-28-2005/0004223653&EDATE=

I think that Bush is trying to do the right thing here. He is allowing 11 million immigrants to live in the U.S. for up to six years, and is allowing them to work here. I think this is a good idea, because it will allow them to experience what we have over here, but then again I am kind of scared of our safety. Its good that they can only work in the interior of the U.S. so they are unable to trade illegal goods and import more illegal aliens into the country. But in a way this a bad, because they immigrants are in the way of the people who are trying to get a job. The aleins will try to work their hardest becasue thats what most of them believe in, and some Americans are lazy. I hope this works out, but for the most part I do agree with Bush.. This may be the only time I do!

Bush Defends Detainees Policy

2005-11-16T10:20:00.000-08:00

So, pretty much Bush is a liar. He says things that wants to make us happy and like him more. He wants to please the crowd. If we didnt like him when he came into office, chances are we still ownt like him. Hes saying that he wants to protect the American people. Of course thats a nice thing to say, but I really dont believe that hes trying his hardest to protect us. He also said that we dont torture. Lets see here...... we dont torture?? Well in my mind we have been torturing others ever sice he came into presidency. Hes just saying a bunch of crap and I couldnt be more excited to get a new president.

Kaine Won!!

2005-11-11T17:10:00.000-08:00

I was very happy to hear that Kaine won the race for governor. I didn't really care for Kilgore that much, he seemed a little sketchy to me. I felt like he was trying to please the crowd and not telling the truth about what he would do if he became governor. Kaine seemed real to me. Im also glad that this election is over because they kept saying bad things about eachother. That got really tiring to hear everyday. Im proud of Kaine and I believe that he deserves this!

The Two Knocks on Miers

2005-10-26T07:33:00.000-07:00

I think that Bush elected Miers to be his judge because he had no one else. It was his last resort. He knows that she will agree with him and thats what he wants. I think he wants someone to be on his side and have someone back up for him. Shes not that great as a judge. Shes new and doesnt quite understand everything that is going on, but Bush seems to like her.

Kaine vs. Kilgore....who will win?

2005-10-13T10:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767446844

In this article, Kilgore and Kaine kept nagging at eachother. Kaine said "You’re not fit to be governor, if you make stuff up on this stage. You know out there that Jerry Kilgore has never cut a tax in his life." They kept going back and forth about what eachother will do if they become governor. It seems to me that Kilgore didn't want to talk about any important issues. He kept trying to stay away from topics like abortion. He would talk about it but wouldn't go into great detail. Kaine kept bringing up his religion and how he wouldnt change it if he became governor. He shouldnt give that up if it means something special to him. But he doesnt need to say it every other question. I think it will be a close election.

Debate

2005-10-10T09:50:00.000-07:00

After reading some articles about the debate last night, I have come to a conclusion that the candidates were prepared and stayed on topic. Although, Kilgore kept nagging on Kaine, saying Kaine would be a bad governor. He would say stuff like " Tim Kaine is going to raise the gas tax, I'll be a governor who will not raise the gas tax." It really bothers me when people say what others are going to do. Kilgore has no idea what Kaine will do if he becomes governor. I believe that Kilgore wants to sound superior. They both hit every question and talked about all the topics that they were supposed to. So, they were both ready for the debate.

Katrina's Silver Lining

2005-09-14T21:56:00.000-07:00

In this article they talked about how Katrina was a natural disaster that broke up a social disaster. They are saying that maybe Katrina happened for the best, so that the people living in poverty could move on to bigger and better things. Maybe this is true, but I feel like they are trying to make the hurricane sound like it was a good thing. They want it to sound positive. I don't think that Katrina was a positive experience, but maybe that's what it had to take for Americans to be thankful for what they have, before they lose it all.

Hurricane Katrina

2005-09-09T10:10:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.evac/index.html

I have two different views on this article. First, I believe that you cannot force anyone to do anything that they don't want to do. Second, these people in New Orleans need to get out of there before they die. I just don't understand why they want to stay there and become dehydrated, starving, and go through all of that pain watching their hometown become destroyed. I don't think that it is necessary for the police to stick a M16 at their head and force them to leave. They do need to get out of New Orleans but if police are forcing them to leave then they wont want to leave. They just need to aware the residents of what is going to happen to them if they stay and then maybe they will leave.

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2005-08-30T06:55:00.000-07:00

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My Private Idaho

2005-08-30T06:47:00.000-07:00

This article made me laugh. I really liked the comment "Shouldn't the president worry more about body armor than body fat?" Im sorry but I do not care for Bush. I feel that he hasn't been doing his job correctly for the past 4.5 years. I agreed when the article said " This president has never had to pull all-nighters or work very hard, because Daddy's friends always gave him a boost when he flamed out." I think that this is true, because, Bush always relies on his father whenever he has a problem. Sometimes that's fine, because everyone needs advice, but he does it excessively. Its like they are both the presidents.

Girls Arrested After Motel Killings

2005-08-25T21:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/25/motel.killings.ap/index.html

This article is really sad to me because thses girls were only 14 and 15 years old, and they shot these two older men. They got a ride from them to the Motel. Once they got to there, they shot them both and stole their money. I dont know what was going through their minds, but it was not worth going to jail for.

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2005-08-25T07:06:00.000-07:00

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