Bush says Goodbye…

"I want you all to myself, you big bunny!"

Oh, you disappoint me President Bush. After all the shenanigans with starting a war, raising terror alerts, huntin’ down evil-doers dead or alive, you would think he would have one more trick up his sleeve. I truly thought that there would be some major terrorist attack before the election and President Bush would declare himself President for a “little longer.” I dreaded the election because I really thought something tragic was going to happen. Fortunately it turned out okay (so far), we just have a bit of an economic crisis. George gave up so easily, he is just coasting out of power with all the cares of a rich, retired ranch man. Why is this President unlike so many others?

Why hasn’t George Bush done what Robert Mugabe has done in Zimbabwe?

July 4, 1776

On this day I like to remember the beginnings of our government, and appreciate what a true microcosm the American Experiment was. It was a day where a young red-headed politician cemented his place not only in American history, but also World History. The government the Americans had proposed to create had never been done before. In order to create that government, the British cord had to be cut. Independence had to be declared. On July 4, 1776, something truly began that can still be admired today.

Is it right to bear arms?

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

As some may or may not know, the Supreme Court in its final ruling of the season struck down DCs prohibition on gun (particularly handguns) ownership. I took the liberty of reading the decision, and I find myself agreeing mostly with Justice Scalia’s opinion. Although I did not agree with his Gitmo opinion, this one is more in tune with my ideals.

Scalia took great pains to examine each statement of the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. The key difference between the justices’ opinions was whether gun ownership was appropriate for the individual, or if it was strictly in a military sense. Since the justices’ job is to translate the Constitution, a little historical perspective was necessary. And since the Second Amendment has been skirted around for so long (last decision was in 1939), I think it was time to give this a healthy discussion.