A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 1st, 2009
Although I’m a registered Democrat and would love to see a progressive replacement for Ted Kennedy in the senate as soon as possible, I feel obligated to comment on the current hypocrisy of Democrats in Massachusetts. The state legislature seems likely to change the state law to allow Democratic Governor Deval Patrick to appoint an […]
Posted in Civil Rights, Environmentalism, Gay Rights, Health Care, Separation of Church and State, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
As a progressive, I believe that there is still fundamental progress to be made in many areas in the United States, including gay rights, religious tolerance, environmental care, worldwide conflict resolution, and so on. As such, most of my writing on this blog and elsewhere tends to focus on what we could do better. I […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 26th, 2008
Diebold Election Systems (which has evidently changed its name to Premier Election Systems) has finally admitted that its electronic voting machines suffered from a bug that caused them to drop votes. This problem illustrates the need for a Voter-Verified Paper Record (VVPR) when voting electronically. Without a paper trail for audits and recounts, there’s just […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2008
This article on the photo ID rules at airports by security expert Bruce Schneier is well worth a read. The loophole he describes is amazing in its simplicity:
How to fly, even if you are on the no-fly list: Buy a ticket in some innocent person’s name. At home, before your flight, check in online and […]
Posted in Election 2008, Politics, Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2008
John McCain calls himself a maverick, but he votes with George Bush 90 percent of the time. That’s not a maverick. That’s a sidekick.
–Senator Bob Casey
No way, no how, no McCain.
–Hillary Clinton
Well, John McCain says the economy is fundamentally sound. John McCain doesn’t think 47 million people without health insurance is a crisis. John McCain […]
Posted in Letters to the Editor, Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2008
The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote an incredibly offensive editorial about atheism last week. To save you from wasting your time on this drivel, I’ll quote the most egregious part of the editorial here.
Hitler imagined a world without Jews. The Freedom From Religion Foundation rented a billboard near the Colorado Convention Center that says: “Imagine No […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Politics, Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2008
This clip from The Daily Show is simultaneously hilarious and right on the mark. How did we reach a point where a comedy news show is a better purveyor of the news then the news stations themselves?
Posted in Colorado State Convention, Uncategorized on May 17th, 2008
I lost my internet connection at the convention, so I’ll post a few more photos now that I’m back home.
Janet Napolitano, governor of Arizona, represented the Obama campaign, giving a rousing speech that worked the crowd well. I wonder if she’s angling for a VP spot.
Here’s another view of the crowd filling the World Arena:
And […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2007
I have opinions about politics and social issues, and I generally don’t mind sharing them :-). As it’s difficult to broadcast my views through letters to the editor and other traditional venues, I decided to take advantage of the freedom of the web and build myself my own forum. I hope you enjoy reading my […]