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Interview with Rep. Susan Davis

Rep. Susan Davis of San Diego, CA, is the chairwoman of the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee for Military Personnel. Check out this interview with Rep. Davis:
Beginning the Convesation: Congress to Hold Hearing on “Don’t ask, Don’t tell”
Here’s a couple highlights:
While most polls indicate that a majority of Americans do not favor gay marriage, polls […]

Posted 21 July 2008 † Pepe § Don't ask, Don't tell § Politicians & Political Parties ‡ Comments (0)

Cornyn Slipping in the Polls

I’ve written about Texas Senator John Cornyn before. In particular I like to highlight about how his brand of “compassionate conservatism” is just repackaged liberalism. Well, I found this article from The Hill pretty interesting.
Cornyn sticks to his message despite decline in polls, tough times for GOP
It seems his popularity and chances of reelection have […]

Posted 08 July 2008 † Pepe § Republicans § Texas § Democrats § Politicians & Political Parties ‡ Comments (0)

Washington, DC, Trip & Hispanic Family Values

Today I am busy preparing for my trip to Washington, DC. As many of you are already aware, I wrote a resolution for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) ”To Urge the US Congress to Pass the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (HR 1246).” Some of our Texas congressional representatives have stated and/or implied that […]

Posted 06 July 2008 † Pepe § Don't ask, Don't tell § Texas § Gay Theory § Family Affairs § Politicians & Political Parties § Faith & Religion ‡ Comments (0)

Neither Compassionate, Nor Conservative

This whole idea about “compassionate conservatism” has bugged me for quite a while. Not that I have anything against “compassion” or “conservatism,” but I wonder why the need to put them together?
What is the difference between non-compassionate conservatism and compassionate conservatism? For one it seems that compassionate conservatism allows you to expand the government and […]

Posted 30 June 2008 † Pepe § Don't ask, Don't tell § Integrity § Republicans § Texas § Conservatism § Politicians & Political Parties § Political Ideas & Theories ‡ Comments (0)

More Evidence That Politicians Just Don’t Care

Now, I don’t represent myself to be a political theorist. I have taken a few political science courses, including one on the graduate level, but I’m not kidding myself about being some kind of scholar. But, maybe that’s to my advantage. I don’t look at public policy through a lens of what is good for […]

Posted 22 June 2008 † Pepe § Don't ask, Don't tell § Republicans § Gay Theory § Democrats § Politicians & Political Parties § Political Ideas & Theories ‡ Comments (0)