I Feel Annoyed When… April 12, 2007

Today at work we discussed conflict resolution; one part of resolution is to avoid saying You You You, but rather say, “I get frustrated when…” There are a few things that are annoying me right now:

One, that Sanjaya on American Idol is so popular. Why does that annoy me? Because he has long hair, and I think that is disgusting. Otherwise, I think he is a good looking guy.

Two, that Democrats, led by Nancy Pelosi, think it is a victory to deny funds to American troops.

Three, that Nancy Pelosi thinks it is OKAY to travel around the world supposedly representing the United States. What on earth is she thinking? Even if she does think she has the right to independently alter America’s foreign policy just because she is the Speaker of the House, why does she think she has the mandate to do so? The executive and the legislative branches were (purposely) designed differently. The presidency is a one person office. The legislature has 435 members of which Ms. Pelosi is ONE. Surely not everyone in the legislature thinks the way she does about foreign policy, so even if, as some argue, Congress has the power to take over foreign policy when the president is “messing it up” doesn’t mean that it actually makes any sense for it to do so!

Four, that it is not a big deal that the Duke lacrosse players HAD STRIPPERS IN THEIR HOUSE!! Why is this is not an issue? I know we live in a free country, and I know sex is no longer a big deal to a lot of people, but I cannot believe that no one thinks it is inappropriate that a university endorsed team is being entertained by strippers. A stripper has what other purpose than to turn guys on? And why is that okay?

What’s the vision? And P.S.: being sexy is NOT unique. January 30, 2007

I think vision has become a lost art in politics. It seems a lot of conservatives are not very excited about the current Republican presidential hopefuls: McCain, Giuliani, and Romney. Democrats might be more behind their candidates, but I think they suffer from the same malady. No one has a serious and passionate vision of where America needs to go, or what affects America now. The problem is not merely that the wrong party is in power. There must be something deeper than that. What is it that America needs? What kind of reality do we need to face? And how can we greet it head on?

I’ve realized that questions are easy to form, while answers are difficult to find. So pardon me for questioning so much, without proffering many answers. I’m just in the mood for something a little deeper than what we’ve been getting from our politicians. Stop catering, and BE something! If you’re socially moderate, argue for your cause! Don’t try to reshape yourself into something else in order to make yourself more sell-able. Convince us why you’re right! Convince us because you have a firm belief in what you’re doing and what you have done! Stop pandering and start acting! That’s why conservatives can’t get behind the Republican hopefuls–they all have to change their images in order to prove that they are really conservatives. We don’t want someone we can’t trust. Trust comes with history: and so far the histories of Giuliani, McCain, and Romney suggest that they aren’t “true” conservatives.

You know, I think the problem here might be within the Republican party. Perhaps it’s trying to do too much. We either are conservative, or we are not. And it seems as though the party is turning to not.

In addition, I would like to publicly say that I am deeply disappointed in Daniel Radcliffe’s choice to appear in such a disgusting play. Apparently he feels like he needs to show he can do more than be Harry Potter. But really, can’t just about anyone pretend to have sex?