Listen to a Barack Obama stump speech in Philadelphia or a Hillary Clinton townhall meeting in North Carolina and you will hear both candidates decry the growth in income equality over the past two decades. They would have you believe that the rich have become richer while the lower and middle classes have seen their incomes stagnate. It is of course implied that the wealthy are enriching themselves at the expense of the peons beneath them. So Robin Obama and Maid Clinton will rob from the evil rich to give to the deserving poor. (more…)
It was not my intention to have four of my first five posts focus on politics, but I guess it is the reason for the season. I decided to do some research and write a post on the question of McCain’s conservatism because one of my friends, actually the bestman in my upcoming wedding, wrote, “McCain isn’t a conservative. Save one or two issues, McCain just ain’t no friend of conservatives.” Vernacular aside, the question raised is pertinent. I always thought since 2000 that McCain was a “moderate,” though I hadn’t thoroughly researched McCain’s stance on issues beyond his support of immigration.
My friend’s case was built on a paucity of evidence. My impressions of McCain had been similar to his, but I had no hard data backing up my feelings. So, I just spent the last several hours reading up on his voting record and his public support for a host of issues. My conclusion is simple: McCain is a conservative. (more…)
