http://politicalbalance.blog.com Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:18:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The blog Central Sanity has posted on its front page a piece called The Letter. It is a call to moderate Republicans and Independents to sign a political philosophy statement to be sent to party leaders. Although I do not agree with every point in the platform, it is one ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/10/12/the-letter-a-moderate-republican-philosophy/ A blog posted at http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/ discussed, in significant depth, media attention focused on Hillary Clinton's laugh. Apparently, based on the media attention it has received, it's an important political issue. The blog highlights an issue worthy of considreration. The tremendous impact of the media in this democracy. I have never bought into ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/10/01/hilllarys-laugh-the-medias-role-and-influence/ Yesterday I posted a comment on a blog written by Peter Abel at Donklephant entitled Can Speech Be an Act of Treason/War? It can be found at: http://donklephant.com/2007/09/27/can-speech-be-an-act-of-treasonwar/ My comment seems to have struck a chord. It was reposted by the blogs owner on the same website.  Please note that JD did ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/09/29/freedom-of-speech/ This last week MoveOn.Org generated a firestorm of controversy by taking out a full page ad questioning the veracity of reports by General Patraeus to Congress regarding the war in Iraq. Although I have not personally seen the ad in question, from all that I have read, I too find the ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/09/19/moveonorg-ad-sparks-controversy-are-there-reasonable-limits-on-freedom-of-speech-during-times-of-war/ According to an artilce appearing on CNN's web site, the American Cancer Society considers access to healthcare an important issue; important enough that the organization will devote its entire advertising budget for 2007 to highlighting the problems faced by Americans who do not have enough or any health insurance. See full ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/09/18/american-cancer-society-considers-access-to-healthcare-important-political-issue/ Reports today suggest that Senator Craig may reconsider his decision to resign following his conviction on a disorderly conduct charge for allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover cop in a men's restroom. See full story on CNN at  http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/05/craig/index.html. The real story behind the story is the fact that Craig is  the last ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/09/05/craig-reconsiders-resignation-when-political-strategy-trumps-reason/ http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/08/plea-to-feds-do.html Illegal Mexican immigrant Elvira Arellano, who has been in refuge in a church for nearly a year to avoid deportation, plans to leave her sanctuary next month to go to Washington to go advocate for immigration reform. See link to Chicago Tribune story above. Immigration is an area where the opinions ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/09/03/finding-the-center-on-immigration/ Whether progress toward peace and stability in Iraq is occuring is apparently a hot topic among the political pundits. Mary Matalin was so perturbed at Bob Shrum this morning that she tossed her pen across the table at the end of a Meet the Press segment. http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/02/meet-the-press-a-pissy-mary-matalin-throws-her-pen-when-punked-by-shrum/ At the heart of the debate, of ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/09/02/progress-toward-a-moving-target-is-success-perpetually-pending/ The recent alleged indiscretions of Senator Craig from Idaho, now being referred to as "toiletgate", brings into sharp focus one of the political strategies that has been employed by the extreme conservative camp over the course of the last several election cycles. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure ... http://politicalbalance.blog.com/2007/09/01/republicans-are-people-too/