The Most Ethical Congress in the History of the Republic

Harry Reid - Senate Majority Leader and recipient of favorable land deals [link]

Sunday Happenings

As Jane Hanoi Fonda pretends it is the 60s again, as Hillary Clinton botches the National Anthem (and healthcare, for that matter), and as John McCain is described as "dour", a Democrat "fact finding" delegation tours Iraq and will report their findings shortly. Commentators have speculated that those Democrats - including Pelosi, Murtha, and Lantos - have no intention of understanding the real facts. Rather, this trip serves as a photo opportunity for the Democrat leadership and a chance to commiserate with the troops who so desperately want to leave while on victory's doorstep. Have no doubt that these liberals will report that the circumstances in Baghdad and surrounding areas are, well, dour. Democrats need to get out of the business of war and peace. They have no intention of winning and it is arguably in their interest to see the United States defeated. In addition to not understanding the Constitutional commander-in-chief powers of the President, liberals just can't seem to muster the will to fight and win.

What if he fell asleep during a national crisis?

Roe v. Wade Revisited

Tomorrow marks the 34th anniversary of the legalization of the American holocaust. Since the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, at least 40 million children have been killed because of the efforts of the pro-abortion crowd. Liberals complain and express concern about the genocide in Darfur, but conveniently ignore the killing of innocent children in this country everyday. Under the guise of "privacy" and "choice", abortion on demand has been tearing apart the moral fabric of this country since those unelected lawyers ruled that the Constitution protects the so called "right to privacy." Legal issues aside (and there are plenty), the vast majority of abortions result from self centered reasoning such as "Having a baby would dramatically change my life" (74% of cases) or "Have completed my childbearing" (38% of cases). Even more instructive in this debate: only 1% of cases are estimated to be a result of "rape or incest". [source]

If we, as a country, purport to respect life and human rights abroad, how can we possibly ignore the human rights of those unborn children right here in this country? Undoubtedly, it will take a judicial miracle for Roe to be overturned (and even then, a great deal of work would need to be done within the states). Everyone born after 1973 is a survivor of Roe v. Wade - we should make it our goal to see that judicial abomination reversed.

The Vulcans Wouldn't Approve of the Bush Surge

Reality Check

A lot of discussion has been swirling about George W. Bush being the "worst" president in the nation's history. It is worth reading this piece, about a president who truly did irreparable damage to this country, and arguably has a disdain and hatred for the United States that rivals Hugo Chavez's. Some highights from this extended and thoughtful article by Joshua Muravchik:

As Carter’s chief speech writer, Patrick Anderson, explained, human rights “was seen politically as a no-lose issue. Liberals liked human rights because it involved political freedom and getting liberals out of jail in dictatorships, and conservatives liked it because it involved criticisms of Russia.

Carter’s weakness for dictators and his courtship of America’s enemies not only clouded his human-rights policy, it also contributed to a flaccid approach to security issues, thus adding momentum to America’s strategic decline following defeat in Vietnam.

Ever since his presidency, there has been a wide gap between Carter’s estimation of himself and the esteem in which other Americans hold him. This has manifestly embittered him. For all his talk of “love,” the driving motives behind his post-presidential ventures seem, in fact, to be bitterness together with narcissism (as it happens, two prime ingredients of a martyr complex).

Spring Semester 2007

As a new semester of liberal indoctrination approaches, as Democrats push to enact the Fairness Doctrine to squelch any opposition, and as Hillary Clinton continues her "fact finding" mission in the Middle East, the UAlbany College Republicans would like to encourage you, the readers, of this website to engage in debate via the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post. Consider this your risk free forum to opine without retribution from professors or classmates.