Well, I have my political endorsements up for the November 2 election. I created a new subsection within my nonfiction section called “political endorsements” where these go, although my Presidential endorsement appears on my front page in the place of the Front Page Rant.
President of the United States, 2004
Most people who read this site are aware that I tend toward the conservative side of the political spectrum. I voted for President Bush in 2000 (my first election) and, in fact, have voted Republican for most offices in most elections since. But, despite my admitted predispositions, I go into every election with an open mind. I consider the candidates who are in the running—their record, their stances on various important issues, the nature of their campaigning and rhetoric, their character, etc.—and make a decision.
U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia’s 11th District, 2004
In Virginia’s 11th Congressional District (Fairfax City, part of Fairfax County, and part of Prince William County), moderate incumbent Republican Tom Davis is pitted against Democrat Ken Longmyer. Davis is going for his sixth term in the House of Representatives.
Virginia Statewide Ballot Issues, 2004
Virginia Constitutional Amendment #1: Apportionment
There is a bizarre loophole in the Virginia Constitution regarding the reapportionment of U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia Senate, and Virginia House of Delegates districts (which occurs every 10 years following the Census). If a member of any of those legislative bodies leaves office (due to death, resignation, etc.) before his/her term is up but after reapportionment, their replacement can be (and in some cases has been) selected by special election from the newly redrawn district.
Republican National Convention Speeches Now Available FREE in iTunes
Many speeches from the Republican National Convention are now available from C-SPAN and Audible.com through the iTunes Music Store, and the rest are coming soon.
Unfortunately, I am unable to give you a direct link to the RNC speeches (and the link I provided earlier to the DNC speeches is now broken). So, instead, I’ll just link you directly to iTunes Audiobooks (link requires Apple iTunes software, a free download).
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.