By Chad on 5/12/2005
I’ve worked with a lot of people in the technology industry who think that technologists (engineers, scientists, IT workers) are, or at least should be, above politics. I’ve known lots of them who think they can engineer better lives for themselves and humanity without having to get their hands dirty. I think several things going [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged activism, big brother, civil liberties, Politics, Technology, U.S. Senate |
By Chad on 4/4/2005
I keep thinking I should write something about Pope John Paul’s passing, and I’m really at a loss for words. My feelings are somewhat a reflection of my deep ambivalence about my faith these days. On the one hand, I feel very proud of being a Catholic, and I am very passionate about the Pope’s [...]
Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Catholicism, Christianity, church, Politics, Pope John Paul II, Religion, republicans, Vatican |
By Chad on 12/20/2004
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope You know what’s funny? Our invasion of Iraq would have worked better in 1990, when the Bush who was then President, and the Cheney who was then Secretary of Defense, were afraid to do it.
Posted in Politics | Tagged Bush, Cheney, Iraq, Rumsfeld |
By Chad on 7/12/2004
As the rhetoric gets louder and louder, with less and less connection to reality, I feel a responsibility to say – I was wrong to support the Bush administration in invading Iraq. It seems clear to me that the President was willing to claim whatever was necessary to justify our invasion, willfully misinterpreting (or flat-out [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Bush, Democrats, Iraq, nation building, Politics, republicans, Taliban, Tony Blair, White House |
By Chad on 8/7/2003
Saw this in a BBC article: A White House spokesman later dismissed Mr Gore’s statements, saying that the American people knew “the president’s commitment to the security of the United States and to winning the war on terrorism and our economic security”. So the White House admits it’s waging war on our economic security?
Posted in Humor, Politics | Tagged Al Gore, Bush, economy, White House
By Chad on 5/15/2003
I think it is absolutely hilarious that Texas House Democrats have fled the state to break quorum and stonewall a Republican majority that has prioritized a re-districting bill to put more Republicans in the U.S. House ahead of the state budget. What really makes me laugh is the way Republicans (especially ultra-conservative ones) are getting [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged Democrats, Politics, republicans, Tom DeLay, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
By Chad on 3/22/2003
I was on the fence about war with Iraq until I read this speech by Tony Blair. I have always held that while war is never a good thing, it is sometimes the right thing. After reading Mr. Blair’s speech, I am now convinced that war with Iraq is the right thing. Most of these [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged Al Qaeda, Bush, Iraq, Pope John Paul II, Tony Blair, war |
By Chad on 3/14/2003
So I was reading Excite News today, and I came across this story, about two teachers in Albuquerque who were suspended for putting anti-war posters in their classrooms. About 45 students walked out in protest, and 4 were arrested for refusing to go back to class.
Posted in Politics | Tagged civil liberties, education, Iraq, Politics, protest
