Megan Dahle
The political world needs more thought and dissent
Ah, the sweet sound of dissent. France, Germany and Russia have all taken a strong stand against the United States when it comes to our hard-line policy on war with Iraq. But frankly, I’m tired of talking about war. The important element in this issue is dissent.
State of the Union address shows President is desperate for war
President Bush’s State of the Union Address was like a well-skipped stone on a calm lake. He slightly touched on most of the topics, getting them barely wet, then dived right in for a long, drowning swim in war rhetoric. Bush’s obvious impotence with his poor domestic policies was skillfully ignored as he attempted to resurrect his “compassionate conservatism,” ignore his failure of the past two years and move right on to lambasting Evil Iraq.
Bush’s economic plan will not help the U.S. economy
Once upon a time, the U.S. government’s budget deficit was a gigantic issue. In the 1990s, the United States was able to pull itself out a huge red deficit after a twelve year spending spree by the Republican Administrations. All of that went down the toilet after President Bush was sworn in to office two years ago.
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