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Ruby-Sachs: A Pragmatic Argument for Approaching Gay Marriage

ERubySachs — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:04:48 +0000

There is a lot of time and money spent on defining the word marriage. Does it mean family? Procreation? Stability? Commitment? But in a legal sense, marriage is a basket of rights. Some of these(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Joe the plumber isn’t a plumber

ERubySachs — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:44:00 +0000

Joe the plumber isn’t a licensed plumber and his name isn’t Joe. His question to Obama, whether his business which makes about 250 000 dollars in profits will be taxed more under his plan, presupposes that the income the business generates is above the limit under Obama’s plan. The New York Times finds that Joe would [...]

Withers: Debate III made me very sleepy

James Withers — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:45:37 +0000

I’m ready for this election season to be over. Last night the debate ends, I’m sitting at my desk about to write my reaction and I’m out. Asleep at the keyboard. Finally wake-up this morning(...)

McCain, Obama get tough, personal in final debate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:01:12 +0000

(Hempstead, NY) John McCain assailed Barack Obama’s character and his campaign positions on taxes, abortion and more Wednesday night, hoping to turn their final presidential debate into a(...)

Warped facts in last presidential debate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:57:41 +0000

(Washington) Facts went astray on tax cuts, negative campaign advertising and oil imports when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain engaged Wednesday in their third and final(...)

The debate: Who is ‘Joe Plumber’?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:54:22 +0000

(Columbus, Ohio) Who is Joe the Plumber?

He is Joe Wurzelbacher, an Ohio man looking to buy a plumbing business who came to symbolize the notion of spreading the wealth in Wednesday night’s(...)

Vanasco: Obama’s very presidential debate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:49:45 +0000

Compared to a jittery McCain, Obama looked cool and presidential during the final debate. He seemed calm and responded to the personal attacks with a line of facts. McCain came off as crazy.

I(...)

Ruby-Sachs: McCain might well have won if he didn’t seem like such a jerk

ERubySachs — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:35:15 +0000

The good news is that the debate was entertaining television.

Unlike last time, both candidates moved from their stump speeches into an actual conversation about political issues.

And(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Tonight might just be exciting!

ERubySachs — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:59:53 +0000

Buzz in the media today suggests that McCain will be keen to highlight Obama’s contact with William Ayers in tonight’s debate.

Obama, of course, goaded him, stating that he didn’t have the(...)

Image key in final debate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:42:32 +0000

(Washington) Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet tonight for their third and final presidential debate.

Their(...)