“Historians have sometimes explained American expansionism as the result of American racism, without acknowledging the degree to which the former was checked by the latter.”

[U]nintentionally or not, the TGW blog is a thrilling read and peek into a dusty school of feminism that seems to view women as perpetual victims. Fortunately, most younger women don't hold that view, as witnessed by how eagerly they supported Obama.Incredibly, though, there are commenters on TGW who say they're going to vote for McCain, claiming, with no evidence, that Obama ran a sexist campaign. Really? Wasn't it Hillary who gloated about how Obama wasn't winning over white voters. When did Obama ever invoke gender in that way? And remember when someone at a McCain appearance called Hillary a bitch? McCain merely chuckled. And for all the heated charges of media bias against Hillary, I would argue that they were the ones who kept her in the race. Imagine for a second if Obama lost 11 straight contests, ran out of money and kept firing all his friends? Who in the media would have taken him seriously as they all did with Clinton.

Libertarians have, for a time, kind of piggy backed on the Republican party which at least sold itself as the party of small government which is itself a key libertarian ideal.  However, as Mark points out, there are means and there are ends.  The three legged stool of the Republican party has for the most part driven the party away from both the means and the ends of smaller government and more liberty, however; the Democratic party, depending on which factions you are looking at, and where on the ideological spectrum you are looking at, may not necessarily share the same means as liberatians as a whole, but we do share the same ends more often than not.

While I (and I'm sure several others) wanted to complain about the heat, we didn't. We focused on the task at hand, because my Dad Marched on … without complaint, without reservation or any signs of fatigue. In short, he led us on that hot Saturday and we followed because that's what we've always done with Bob Tuke and he's yet to lead us astray. My Dad does not complain – he acts. Bob Tuke is a man of great heart and even greater conviction. His life experiences have led him down the path of leadership – from serving in Vietnam, to teaching confirmation courses and Sunday school at our church for 15 years, Bob Tuke has proved his moral mettle. Bob Tuke is one of those special men that we all have run across at one point in our lifetimes. He has been a moral compass and an indomitable spirit for my family and for our community for decades, and he will continue to do so for the rest of his life. He knows how to live and to lead – by example!