Not too long ago, John McCain proposed a gas tax “holiday”. Essentially, the 18¢ federal gas tax will be lifted for a period of time to, in theory, save Americans money. The only problem with this is that most economists don’t think this will work. Decreased price will increase demand, thus raising the price of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘democrat’
Hillary Follows McCain & The Media Ignores It
May 4th, 2008 
Evan 
Posted in Politics 
Tags: Barack Obama, democrat, gas, hillary clinton, John McCain, taxes 
No Comments »On to the Convention
April 25th, 2008 Evan A tie or a loss for Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania this past Tuesday would have more or less forced her out of the race, allowing Barack Obama to finally mount a national campaign, with the support of the DNC and other pro-Democratic groups, against John McCain and the Republican Party. Alas, this did not happen. [...]
Posted in Politics Tags: Barack Obama, campaign, democrat, hillary clinton, John McCain No Comments »Fearmongering
March 2nd, 2008 Evan Fearmongering is, for those that might not be familiar with the term, the use of fear to advance one’s own opinions and agenda towards some end. Most recently, it has been used in election campaigns and as a tool to enter an unjust war. It was long ago perfected by McCarthy-era politicians playing on America’s [...]
Campaign Issues No One Talks About
October 24th, 2007 Evan I consider myself rather politically conscious. I watch and read the news, I’ve watched many of the debates of both parties. I do not, however, see any of the candidates seriously talking about any issues that I feel would truly benefit the United States. Sure, healthcare and the war in Iraq are important, but there [...]
My Two Cents on Al Gore
September 20th, 2007 Evan As you might already know, I’m fully in support of Al Gore getting reelected for President in 2008. I frequent a few different websites to keep tabs on my ideal presidential candidate in hopes that news will arise of his candidacy. Sadly, however, he has not (yet?) declared himself as a candidate. In defiance of [...]
Al Gore: Get in the Race
May 18th, 2007 Evan I haven’t blogged about the upcoming 2008 presidential election yet, so here’s the first of what will likely be many posts building up to the next election. I was looking through a ton of polls taken in the last month and a half regarding the democratic candidates for 2008 and one thing consistently stood out [...]
