Showing posts with label national politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label national politics. Show all posts

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Why Care About a Political Party?

Why do people care about whether or not a lives or survives? Paul Graham seems to have it right when he says that it's a part of someone's identity. The party is another form of religion. It's not just the GOP, but Democrats are the same way. Political party as an extension of religion is especially obvious in places like Iraq and Iran.

I don't care about any political party. They don't have anything to teach me about morality. Those that are in charge only care about furthering their own career.

I write this because it bothers me to see people talking about saving a the Republican party. Why does either party need or deserve saving? It's about change. It scares them. They wouldn't know what without the party machine to take care of them.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Earmarks and congress

None of Viriginia's elected representatives in Congress would provide CNN with information about their earmarks. I checked the response for each district.
  • Senator Jim Webb (D) - Would not provide
  • Senator John Warner (D) - No Response
  • District 9 Boucher (D) - No Response
Here are the links to the stories. There are ways to see what your representative provided.