I was reading an article in the Seattle Times by Danny Westneat, “S-word is Suddenly Hot Subject”. Obama is now being called a socialist by many of the McCain supporters as well as those who are slightly to the left of him. However, despite his lefty appeal to the democrats, let’s look at a few of his policies as delineated on his website and see how well he fits under socialist ideas.

Immigration
Obama supports a more secure Mexican-American border. He supports the arrests, deportations, fines, more technology and personnel. Socialists are supportive of open borders, no deportations, and a comprehensive transition …

What is the significance of a single Presidential election poll? It turns out, not much. Whether it be national polling firm or a major news network, following just one of them can be very misleading. The main reason for this is the fact that every poll is polled differently. So which one is the right one then? The answer, some of them.

What I mean by that is that for a true poll to be truly relevant, it has to be based off many different polls. Luckily this is not a new concept. The most accurate polls, based on fundamental statistics, …

I feel like this topic has been covered many times before, but for the new young voters in this election, this is all news to them. We are taught in public schools from a very young age that all presidents are going to be great. I borrowed the phrase in my title, “governments lie”, from one of the world’s best known investigative journalist, I.F. Stone. Now unfortunately, since we have all been subjected to so much misinformation starting at a very young age, we all have a hard time swallowing and realistically accepting this phrase. To be more precise …