In this isolated country, fear and demonization is king.

Over the years, I have often wondered what happened to the country I was taught to admire and love. Even since the war started in Iraq, I have become acutely aware of our political stance domestically and internationally. I am becoming more and more saddened by

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The healthcare debate in the United States has caused much ruckus over the last few weeks, and it only keeps getting louder. President Obama has made this the focal issue of his young presidency, and his success or failure over this singular topic has the potential to define his first term.

The case for universal healthcare seems to be a simple one; everyone has the right to medical treatment regardless of their financial state. However, medical treatment costs money, and this is where the problems lie. Should there be a free-market system where healthcare is the individual responsibility of citizens where they have to ensure they have medical insurance, or is the State under an obligation to guarantee said care? In many parts of the modern world, such as the UK and Canada, it is deemed that this responsibility falls primarily on the government.

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There are some current events, politics and/or news I could report on right now. Death panels, really? But, I decided to give a little look back and give President Obama a much needed critique from me. I will do this in a “top 5″ fashion. The following will be the top 5 things that really bug the hell out of me about our president.

5) Obama ran on campaign rhetoric about equality, togetherness and uniting people of all colors, creed and sexuality. Unfortunately, he has not lived up to the hype … yet.

Obama has not done much for a minority group here in the States. The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people have been the one group of people that were basically shafted (no pun intended) in that deal. One problem that Obama faces is the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the US military. Here is The Daily Beast writing about Obama and the two prominent officers being dismissed from duty because of being “outed” as gay.

“Gay soliders are being dismissed not because the president of the United States feels they should be discriminated against, which would be bad enough. Instead, they’re being dismissed because the president doesn’t feel like doing anything about it.”

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Snipped from LiveScience.com.

And here I though our government got it right for once. Cash for Clunkers sounded like a great idea

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Today is the day that President Obama sits down with Professor Gates and Officer Crowley to have a beer and talk race, class and law. So, to celebrate this day, I thought I would offer a little background to this issue from my perspective. But first, a question. When is race an issue?

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Snipped from Reuters.com.

There’s a plot afoot to retard the adoption of ethanol in automobile fuel, but before we cover this interesting kick-’em-in-the-ass tactic that arose in the news the other day

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