http://www.etalkinghead.com/ en-us 2008-05-01 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/war-peace-and-oil-2008-05-01.html By William Robert Barber | I have read of it in various publications, had the merits of it explained to me by many distinguished speakers, have been induced to believe that it is of common acceptance, and for the better part of my early life... 2008-05-01 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/obama-doesnt-like-me-2008-05-01.html By Kenneth E. Feltman | I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking. - Franklin D. Roosevelt The Democrats seem intent on making it easier for Senator John McCain to win the November election. Most recently,... 2008-05-01 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/beyond-conservatism-freedom-in-a-godless-future-2008-04-20.html By Kejda Gjermani | That the GOP is experiencing an identity crisis is self-evident. Over the last few months the Party cannibalized herself as one candidate after another tripped over their feet trying to climb on top of her shaky political pedestal. No one... 2008-04-20 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/for-the-love-of-despots-2008-04-18.html By Philip Mella | For reasons that defy both common sense and reason, modern liberals are drawn to despots and tyrants. The most notable, read egregious, example is former president Jimmy Carter, who this week met with Nasser Shaer, a senior leader of the... 2008-04-18 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/will-anyone-help-morgan-tsvangirai-2008-04-13.html By Kenneth E. Feltman | It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones. - Robert Mugabe Bulletin from LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) April 13: Southern African leaders discussed Zimbabwe's deepening electoral crisis in a marathon summit that ended before dawn Sunday with a... 2008-04-13 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/gas-tax-does-the-government-have-the-ability-to-act-in-the-interest-of-the-gasoline-consumer-2008-04-07.html By William Robert Barber | I have often thought that the rising price of oil and the corresponding increase in the cost of a gallon at the pump has produced benefits for certain persons and entities. Surely, the shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp, Royal Dutch... 2008-04-07 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/obama-wrapped-up-or-undone-2008-04-01.html By Kenneth E. Feltman | The last few weeks started out as the most difficult of the campaign for Senator Barack Obama. But they may turn out to be the weeks in which he won the Democratic presidential nomination. A few weeks before this difficult... 2008-04-01 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/liberalism-the-nature-of-sacrifice-2008-03-21.html By Philip Mella | We've spent countless hours trying to divine the modern liberal sensibility, from its atavistic embrace of noxious racial politics to its perennial preoccupation with victimhood. Perhaps the most vexing and inscrutable issue is their apparent incapacity to appreciate the geopolitical... 2008-03-21 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/is-it-time-the-united-states-grew-up-about-race-2008-03-19.html By Laura Kiesel | Before I begin my rebuttal to some of the blog posts listed on this site as well as the coverage of the mainstream media on Barack Obama's historical speech on race, I would like to clarify that I have not... 2008-03-19 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/clintons-michigan-and-florida-hypocrisy-2008-03-18.html By Terry Mitchell | Suppose that the Dallas Cowboys play the Houston Texans in an exhibition game next August and the Texans win. Then suppose that the Texans subsequently appeal to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to have the game counted in the regular season... 2008-03-18 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/the-race-card-who-would-believe-this-2008-03-17.html By Kenneth E. Feltman | Where are the Democrats going? Who planned this trip? The Democratic Party nominating process has reached Alice in Wonderland levels. Republicans are amazed. If GOP rules had been in effect for the Democratic primaries and caucuses, Senator Clinton would have... 2008-03-17 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/admiral-fallon-the-denial-of-history-2008-03-14.html By Philip Mella | We've all heard the axiom, one that has achieved a wholly unwarranted level of credibility, that war should always be a last resort. Military historians have a plethora of examples of wars that were either lost or needlessly protracted due... 2008-03-14 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/the-democratic-presidential-race-a-status-report-2008-03-14.html By Terry Mitchell | It looks like Barack Obama has recovered most of the momentum he lost on March 4, when Hillary Clinton broke his winning streak by scoring primary wins in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island. Since then, Obama has been declared the... 2008-03-14 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/has-china-shrunk-2008-02-16.html By Kenneth E. Feltman | China may be smaller than we thought. The Chinese economy is not a $10 trillion economy about to pass the United States, but a $6 trillion economy - 40 percent smaller than previously calculated. India's economy is 40 percent smaller,... 2008-02-16 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/the-fallout-from-the-florida-gop-primary-2008-01-31.html By Terry Mitchell | How did the Florida Republican primary change the race for the nomination? Let's assess the fallout from that crucial contest conducted two days ago. John McCain got the big win in Florida that he so desperately needed. McCain is now... 2008-01-31 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/50000-earth-scientists-call-for-action-on-climate-but-is-anyone-listening-2008-01-29.html By Robert Adler | The American Geophysical Union, representing some 50,000 scientists and students in 137 countries, has staked out significant new ground on the issue of climate change. The question is, have they gone far enough? At a press conference in Washington, DC... 2008-01-29 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/obama-v-the-clintons-2008-01-25.html By Philip Mella | Beyond the requisite political qualifications, an obvious precondition for someone seeking the presidency in America is a burning desire to win, what pundits call the "fire in the belly." However, for nearly every president in history, that lust for power... 2008-01-25 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/the-red-herring-of-mike-huckabees-opposition-2008-01-18.html By Terry Mitchell | Those who oppose Mike Huckabee's candidacy are now hysterically waving their red flags because of his comments that the Constitution should be amended to reflect God's standards. However, don't these people have a clue as to how the Constitution is... 2008-01-18 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/the-implications-of-the-michigan-gop-primary-results-2008-01-16.html By Terry Mitchell | The results of yesterday's GOP primary in Michigan have huge implications for the presidential race. Mitt Romney's win means he has climbed back into the race as the third Republican candidate to win a major nominating contest. It also virtually... 2008-01-16 http://www.etalkinghead.com/archives/the-power-of-casual-theory-2008-01-15.html By William Robert Barber | The most retrospective of voter initiates a political choice with a predetermined set of presumptions and assumptions that mingle to create a context for a casual theory. Some of us are influenced positively or negatively to a particular casual theory... 2008-01-15