redphish's Journal - Democratic Underground

As a participant in the thread you have cited I'm wondering

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:18:22

if anything I said in the discussion caused the unease evident in the OP of this thread? While it's true that I don't post often, I follow this group regularly. I feel that it is vital to take control of our country from the current "leadership" because they are leading us down a path that will soon...

An interesting comparison between the US and the Roman Empire.

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:26:06

[B]The New Centurions[/B]
In showing ignorance of the outside world, America is doing as Rome did

By Cullen Murphy
Published June 10, 2007

The Rome and America comparison is very much in the air these days -- you have only to cock an ear. It's invoked by those who yearn for a worldwide Pax...

The only difference is in their methods.

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:46:36

Both groups suffer from the same demented notion that because they believe in their respective religious tomes, they have the duty to force the rest of us to at least pretend to believe in them too....

A real good op-ed about the christian fundie-repuke alliance.

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:30:10

"Bush foreign policies play to the 'rapture-and-Armageddon' crowd"

In a rare public outing in which he took spontaneous questions, President Bush was asked last week in Ohio whether he had a biblical view of the war in Iraq and saw it as an apocalyptic struggle for the Middle East. ''Th...

Yet another reason why religion needs to be kept out of politics.

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:03:22

This guy is running for Governor of TX. The scary part is he claims to have gotten 30% of the vote running for State Representative.
CAUTION very graphic photo on front page of site for no apparent reason.

http://www.larrykilgore.com/

Oh crap, forgot the link, sorry.

:scared: ...

Fair discussion of the immigration issues on DU.

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:49:35

I originally posted this as a response to another thread.

[B]The immigration issue is a delicate one for those on the blue side.[/B]

On the one hand, there are many people that should be welcomed into this country and given the opportunity to become productive American citizens. On t...

There IS a problem with immigration in the US.

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:23:15

(please read my post above). Democrats should be able to discuss this issue without being labeled racist or xenophobic. The last thing that is helpful in finding ways to fairly resolve the problems related to the way our government handles the issue of immigration is name calling....

The immigration issue is a delicate one for those on the blue side.

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:37:56

On the one hand, there are many people that should be welcomed into this country and given the opportunity to become productive American citizens. On the other hand, our borders are insecure and the processing of illegal immigrants is a joke. Our government needs to focus on both the security AND th...