Why do politicians switch their views so often?

As the presidential race begins to heat up, it is mind boggling, how much candidates are changing stances on issues. The two democratic frontrunners argues with each other like 4 year olds, and two of the leading Republican candidates, flip-flop more than John F(lip-flop) Kerry.

Rudy Giuliani changed his stance on abortion no less than 3 times in one week, and now, John McCain is 'rethinking' his stance on immigration? Does that mean he wants to close the borders? Is he going to become every illegal immigrant's most bitter enemy, instead of "best friend"? I doubt it.

All of this "flip-flop" mentality will lead to one thing, voters thinking that the candidate is open minded and willing to change, when in reality, it is just smoke and mirrors.

When things don't work the way they should...

Have you ever seen something happen that was completely out of the ordinary... not what anyone would expect to happen? Maybe it is the Texas Longhorns losing in the second round of the NCAA tournament, or a family member passing.
In every "bad" thing that happens, there is always something good. Sometimes, it is more necessary to look for the positive benefits, whether obvious or not. For every negative, there must be an equal and opposite positive.

Who really cares about Halliburton?

I am amazed this morning as I read the news. Every headline is about Halliburton moving their headquarters to the UAE (United Arab Emirates). Does it really matter? Does it hurt? The only group that it really hurts is the government, because they will eventually lose a lot of tax revenue.

There has been much ado about oil companies and their incredible profits. They are only making about 30% profit… that is pretty normal, since many companies work on a cost-plus-30% system.

Whether it is Exxon-Mobile or Halliburton, it looks to me as though most of the world is fighting against capitalism. After all, Mr. Chavez, the leader of Venezuela said just yesterday, "Those who want to go directly to hell, they can follow capitalism." He followed that up with, "All of us that want to build heaven here on earth; we will follow socialism."

Democracy and our capitalist system are under attack. When we do what is right, and stand up for that right regardless of the situation, we will preserver.

When there is a will, there is a way...

This morning at 4 AM, a woke up, felt normal for a Friday, weary but rested, ready for the weekend that really wasn't going to happen. The idea of a day of homework was very... uugggghhhh.
I hurried and got ready for the day, and then started my statistics homework. Of course, it had been put off the day before. I managed to get nothing done in 2 hours, and decided to head to school. The library would be a much better place to study.
After 4 hours of taking notes from the book, I finally had a vague idea of what I was supposed to know. If I keep this up for the rest of the 'weekend', I will pass the test on Monday. Stay tuned for more...

I am confused...

If Scooter Libby did not commit a crime, why would he lie to the authorities? Is it that important to the 'Anti-Bush Administration' to ruin a person’s life? He will have at least 2 more years of re-trials and jail time before the President will pardon him (the day after the '08 elections).
In America, we stand for what is right. If a man commits a crime, he should be punished accordingly. It appears that this has now changed however. It is more realistic to say nowadays, that a man is guilty unless the majority of the people like him and those he associates with.
I am appalled by the way that people in general seem to love destroying the lives of others. Can't we just go about our lives, be friendly to each other, and punish those that are clearly guilty? It would make life a lot more pleasant.

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