It has often been said that “All forms of extremism are equally bad”; often by people who are extremists. Extremism, in itself, is not wrong. To fight for a just cause and to be uncompromising in that fight is the noblest thing a person can do. People on the left, mislabeled as liberals, are uncompromising in their fight for certain values yet they never refer to themselves, and are never referred to by anyone else, as extremists.
When people on the right start to make noise and air their dissatisfaction, words such as militia, Nazi, skinhead, redneck, racist and many others get routinely thrown around. When people on the left air their dissatisfaction, words such as …

It was inevitable. The honeymoon that President Barack Obama, and all other presidents, experienced has officially given way to criticism of his policies on the economy and health care to false rumors that he may not be a natural-born U.S. citizen and therefore ineligible to hold the office of president. The criticism reached a fevered pitch when Obama spoke out against the arrest of his friend, Henry Louis Gates, who accused Cambridge, Mass. police of racial profiling.
President Obama entered the White House to much celebration and pageantry. However, despite being liked by many Americans, some of his policies are disliked just as much. Nevertheless, by weathering the storm that all presidents endure, Obama’s presidency can …

Contribution to political campaigns is a good way to build up a network of high powered friends that have a say in what takes place on capital hill. If you deep pockets and believe in the cause and convictions of a political candidate, then donating a monetary contribution to the campaign coffers may the right choice for you.
Each election cycle millions of dollars are raised by political hopefuls that are running for public office. Political parties as well as the candidates themselves receive funds from private individuals and corporations to help them run a successful campaign. The high cost of television commercials and radio spots not to mention the production costs that are involved in …

A little over a month and a half ago the world watched with glee as India’s voters buried their leftist parties, including that country’s communist party, under the trash heap of history. India set off an avalanche that is sweeping the globe!
In England, Gordon Brown lost four of his most vicious left wing cabinet members, including the infamous British Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith to various scandals. Brown himself barely survived that weekend as opponents from within his own party tried to stage an intraparty coup.
EU Parliament The European Parliament probably dealt the left the most humiliating defeat since the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the USSR. Conservatives in France, Germany, Italy and Poland emerged …

After the historic elections last year, the Republican Party seemed to be in a free fall. The failed policies of President George W. Bush led to a historic Democratic White House and a Democratic-led Congress.
In 2004, when Bush was re-elected, the Democrats were the ones doing the soul-searching. Many believed that they had lost key elections because they had ignored or avoided the enormous impact that religious faith had on the lives of Americans. Now the GOP is falling victim to that same type of ignorance, this time alienating large groups of ethnic minorities that can sometimes swing an entire election one way or another.
However, the Republican Party obviously did not receive the memo that …

Blame is not necessarily a bad or a petty thing. Blame attributed to those people who are responsible for taking actions that intentionally or unintentionally result in harm to others is appropriate; as it is to those whose inaction causes that same result. As our constitution is weakened, and our liberties stripped away by those we place in positions of authority that have no respect for either, it is easy to identify those who are to blame.

If you have been paying any attention to the political movement in the United States for the last 20 or so years, you can see a steady move in a particular direction. With the current economic climate being what it is, a total disaster, it is easy to see what may be coming in the near future. As American citizens, we are often too busy with our own lives to actually stop and take note of the very real threat our country is facing.
The U.S. Constitution, when it was written, was designed not only to ensure that “we the people” would always be able to select our leaders through a democratic process, but to provide …

Criminalisation of politics has become an issue of grave concern among the Indian intelligentsia. And though the top leaders of all political parties agree that those with criminal record should be debarred from contesting elections, the number of such people is only increasing. In 2004, about one in five MPs had a criminal record, including some with charges of heinous crimes such as murder, rape, dacoity and kidnapping.

Why does it happen?
The most important factor, which determines the ticket distribution, is the “winability” of the candidate. Hence more and more people with money and muscle power are getting tickets from the political parties. Another factor that has played an important role is that the criminal elements …

Whether you voted for him or not, few Americans can honestly say that on January 20th, they were not anxious to see how the first Black President of the United States would perform as leader of the free the world. After recently completing his first 100 days in the Oval Office, the Barack Obama approval rating is extremely high for a leader faced with so much adversity from a devastating recession to two wars in the Middle East.
The Obama approval rating notwithstanding, how has the Commander-in-Chief performed as president and has he succeeded at accomplishing the many promises he made on the campaign trail?
According to a recent Associated Press poll, the Obama approval rating is …