Today started out lovely - I got to get up when I felt like it. Of course, since that was fairly early (why do I wake up early for break?), that meant I needed to feed the dogs before I got ready for church. I had about 45 minutes after that to get ready, and I finished getting ready in about 20 minutes. The rest of that time was spent packing for the debate trip to Syracuse, NY. We'll only drive about 4 hours today and finish the rest tomorrow. Depending on how tired I am, we may drive the whole 8 hour drive back on Wednesday night. If not, we'll stop and sleep.
Packing for a tournament is putting me in the mood to do debate work, so I may try working on 'my' debate case. I'm bringing my laptop and I might even have some internet access at the motels! Internet access might mean that my sister and I will want on IM and check E-mail, and make chess moves, so I may not get any research done. That would be about par for debate research.
On a political note, I'm getting more and more discouraged at the actions of our political leaders. I'm mostly a republican, but what is the use of voting for a republican if they don't uphold the party ideals. Ideals are supposed to be the guiding principles, but if they are not followed, there is only danger ahead. One of my best friends at college is a Democrat. I have a lot of respect for him, because he follows the ideals of the Democratic Party. Just as I dislike much of what the 'Republican' party is doing, so he does not like much of what the Democratic Party is doing. When we talk, we tend to agree on what must be done, which also makes me question how much we are actually following our partys ideals. I'm looking forward to the day that Bush uses his veto, and I hope he starts to use it quite freely. Having too long a reign only leads to license to sin if Christian beliefs are not the basis of actions.
I do a lot of extemp research and I've read a lot of newspapers, magazines, and periodicals, and the more I read, the more I realize how much our ideology is displayed in what is written. I enjoy seeing what papers people view as 'balanced' because they only state the 'facts', because when I read those papers, the biases of the writer is on display for the world to see. There is no 'balanced' newspaper, merely newspapers that agree with our opinions.
2 comments:
Uh oh, anything in particular that has disgusted you about our current politicians? There's a pretty broad spectrum of areas to pick from at the moment - euthansia, abortion, taxes, spending - to name a few.
And does your last paragraph include the WSJ?!? That's heresy! Of course the WSJ is balanced and fair! Except when it disagrees with me; then it's bowing to outside pressures to "include all viewpoints".
:^D
I was reading the budget battles that the republicans are going through, and they are completely ignoring their pledge for a balanced budget. That was the trigger for my rant, but it’s been a growing feeling I’ve had.
By the way, great analysis of the WSJ. ;-)
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