P h i l o s o p h y    C o v e   ~  Political Stance

Sorry to say, it appears that Senator Ted Kennedy did not heed the advice that I offered in a recent column. He did not retire to the Kennedy compound and he did not avoid the microphones.

To make matters worse, in his latest harangue at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the Senator gave encouragement to American's enemy in the war against terrorism.  Read More ...

Ted Kennedy, long-time Massachusetts Senator and one-time presidential candidate, has become a spokesman for the left-wing conspiracy theorists. The Senator was at it again last week in a speech at the National Press Club.

Kennedy, who made the assertion that the reason for the war in Iraq "was made up in Texas," is now claiming that the President is planning to cut Social Security benefits by 33 percent.  Read More ...

In countries with parliamentary systems of government, the term "loyal opposition" refers to the party or parties that are currently out of power. While the out of power parties may oppose the party or parties in power, they remain loyal in that they do not advocate the overthrow of the government and stand ready to provide alternative viewpoints.

In America today, the Democratic Party would be considered the "loyal opposition" except for one thing—many Democrats tend to overly emphasize the "oppose" part over the "loyalty" part.  Read More ...

Now that the excitement of the presidential election has died down and the professional pundits have started looking ahead to 2008, it is time to take a look at the winners and losers of the 2004 election.

The Democratic Party was a big loser on Election Day, but in truth, the American public loses when a major party falls into disarray, as have the Democrats. The success of the American democracy depends on there being a vigorous debate of the issues and viable alternatives. Read More ...

Some readers may remember the 1960's comedy, "Green Acres" that starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. Albert played New York-attorney-turned-farmer Oliver Douglas.

The premise of Green Acres was that Douglas, fed up with the "rat race" of the city, decides to pursue a dream to own a farm outside a community of bumpkins called Hooterville.  Read More ...

The American Dream is the promise to have it all and enjoy it all. It's been glorified and sentimentalized as a utopian goal not just by the media and Hollywood stars, but also by businessesand politicians, including the President of the United States. But in reality, the American Dream is becoming more and more like the "Impossible Dream." Today, many Americans believe that their odds of winning the lottery are better than attaining the American Dream.  Read More ...

Finally, Kerry may have truly settled into a comfortable position on Iraq. Since Kerry has been ranked as the foremost liberal in the Senate, it is appropriate that he has finally landed as the dove. It is congenital that the liberals magnetically choose the path of least resistance. It is the "hide-and-hope" philosophy. It is "ostrich management." It is the congenital strain of Neville Chamberlain appeasement. Do not confront and tackle the problem directly. Act the way Chamberlain would act and the way modern Europe acts today.  Read More ...

Right from the start, I need to make it very clear that I am not entirely against religion and that I don't propose that you renounce your religion. My goal is to try and make you more fully aware of the limitations within many organized religions. This, in turn, may allow you to nurture a deeper spiritual awareness within your chosen religion.

One of the major problems with religion is that it can make us feel inadequate and unworthy.  Read More ...