Election 2008

It’s a lot better than the Play-offs, because the results really matter! Yes, the 2008 Presidential election is coming at us all with the speed and fury of a trainwreck, and it’s all any of us can do to keep up with the latest momentous events. As we watch the numbers tick down to election day, I will be exploring both the players and the issues lined up to change our futures. Some of it’s fact, some of it’s my opinion (which is pretty much fact, anyway), and some of it is just sheer ranting, but check in often to let me know your thoughts or offer worthy debate.

Considering a Vision: Rudy Giuliani

In keeping with the promise made in my previous article, “Visionary Terms”, this is the first in a series of articles where we will explore both the history of the Presidential candidates and try to get a clear view of the vision they offer to the American people for their future.

Rudy Giuliani once was, for many, a name vaguely associated with New York, police brutality, and perhaps personal controversy for those addicted to tabloid headlines. It was not until September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center came tumbling to the ground and New York became the center of America’s anger, fear, and grieving, that Mayor Guiliani became a household name.
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Visionary Terms

The race for the 2008 Presidential election is off on a premature start, and the results are already being polled by the most respected polling firms. The promises are being rolled out by the truckload, the platforms are being polished and set up for viewing with the utmost fanfare and hooplah. None of this really makes any difference in the long term view, however. We all know that promises will be broken and platforms forgotten with the Inaugural Address.

The United States of America has been hurtling down a damaging track for the last twenty years at least, and in the last decade we decided to throw out the handbrake and barrel full tilt into the horizon with blind faith as to our eventual destination. How did this happen?
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