Staff Editorial Making a successful comeback campaign is not an easy task. It’s hard to pull off, especially if you’ve been out of the spotlight so long that you might as well be found on a milk carton with a “missing” sign above your head. Comebacks are difficult, but impossible? Not at all. Every woman with a pulse watched Patrick Dempsey do it with his McDreamy looks and … [Read more...] about Welcome back Willie the Wave
Perspectives
What can blue do for you? (not much)
Ashton EllisStaff Writer With congressional races around the United States heating up as we head toward Election Day on Nov. 7th, it is an appropriate time to ask, “What would a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives do with power?” The short answers, their length matched only by their vagueness, include, hold the Bush Administration accountable, get out of … [Read more...] about What can blue do for you? (not much)
Bush’s detainee legislation disregards international law
Scott MillerPerspectives Assistant On Sept. 29, Congress passed the detainee treatment bill, a completely unnecessary and volatile piece of legislation that grants President Bush even greater powers in his feeble efforts to salvage his War on Terror by allowing him to bypass critical parts of the Geneva Conventions and effectively ignore the writ of habeas corpus. Not only is … [Read more...] about Bush’s detainee legislation disregards international law
Empty rhetoric does not solve Iraq’s problems
Marc ChoquetteAssistant Perspectives Editor Silent for so long, the comparisons of the war in Iraq to the Vietnam War have returned. They have come out of context as usual, this time from the President’s interview with ABC reporter George Stephanopoulos aired on Oct. 18. The media jumped all over it, diverting us nicely from the issue at hand. The issue at hand should not be … [Read more...] about Empty rhetoric does not solve Iraq’s problems
Lieberman, America’s senator?
Troy SenikStaff Writer Robin Williams’ most recent film, “Man of the Year” represents the embodiment of a trend that has been ubiquitous in the American electorate over the past several years. To wit, it wonders aloud at the possibility of a national leader plucked from outside the realm of professional politics, free from cornfed partisan bilge and ready to tell Americans the … [Read more...] about Lieberman, America’s senator?