The Zion Chronicle

Tag: 2008

  • Fixing the BCS Title Game

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    photo credit: avinashkunnath It’s time to set the record straight on the difference between the best BCS football programs and the best non-BCS football programs in response to the ill-advised and self-serving comments of Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee. TCU did their part responding on the field by beating 11-1 Big Ten co-champion Wisconsin…

  • Obama’s Words

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    If Obama becomes president I will measure his presidency against his own words – starting with his acceptance speech. (I will measure a McCain presidency against his own words as well.) I caught parts of the speech while I was driving a moving truck last night and though I did not hear every word, there…

  • A Universal Dream

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    Is there anyone who could not support the dream shared by Jess: it’s my dream that the citizens of our country renew their interest in politics half as much as they love the olympic games. . . to preserve the posterity of politics in our country, the greatest country in the world, we need to…

  • Who Are You Voting Against?

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    I really wish I could find the article I glanced at yesterday postulating that the presidential race is not looking like a blowout for Obama because the contest has been framed as a referendum on Obama rather than a referendum on Bush and the Republican party. The thought that struck me is that when an…

  • Bob Barr

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    Unless you are an active participant in the Libertarian Party, this is probably the first and last time you will hear that Bob Barr is exploring a run for President in 2008. Why do I bother to mention it – because I was bored. I got an email as part of an email list I…

  • Really Inevitable

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    Of all the things that we don’t know about the outcome of this year’s election there is one outcome that would be dependable. If Clinton is elected we will see more news like this. Those who vehemently dislike the Clintons will continue to make comments that most of us consider inappropriate. When they do we…

  • Keeping the Race Alive

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    Ever since Romney ended his bid for the Republican nomination I have seen much commentary on how Huckabee would need to end his bid soon to preserve his chances at being selected as the VP on the McCain ticket. I have seen one article suggesting the reverse. The logic is interesting and plausible: How can…

  • Polls Are Open

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    If you are registered and you haven’t yet – do. If you have already – encourage others to vote as well.

  • The Real Standings

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    I can’t stand the way that the media has been talking up the Republican race is if it’s McCains to lose. The facts point to a race that is far from decided and less favorable to McCain than the news lets on. The current delegate counts are 97 for McCain and 92 for Romney with…

  • Confusing Parties and Family Values

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    I have long thought it rather incongruous that the party of the “values voter” (the GOP) was offering all the candidates with horrendous personal histories related to family values while the party favored by those who seem intent on eliminating any traditional definition of family offered candidates with relatively clean personal lives in the family…