by Heather Hastie | Jun 8, 2016 | US Politics
The Democratic and Republican parties now both have presumptive nominees and the Libertarian party has confirmed that their nominee is former governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson (Johnson was also the Libertarian nominee in 2012). Despite having less than 40% name...
by Heather Hastie | Jun 8, 2016 | US Politics
I admire the way Bernie Sanders has conducted his campaign to be the Democratic nominee, and support may of his policies. However, it’s time for him to admit it’s over and to step down. He’s complaining that super-delegates are not fair. He’s...
by Heather Hastie | May 22, 2016 | US Politics
A new national poll came out from Fox News last week. Though it’s within the margin of error (+/- 4%), for the first time it shows Donald Trump beating Hillary Clinton in a head to head match up 45% to 42%. It also shows, again for the first time, that Clinton...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 5, 2016 | Religion, US Politics
Most reasonable people, including myself, have been appalled by the possibility that Donald Trump could be the next president of the United States. He is currently way ahead in the delegate count and there’s a mathematical possibility that he’ll reach the...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 27, 2016 | Terrorism, US Politics
Tragedy brings out the best in the best people and the worst in the worst people. Therefore it is no surprise that the Islamist terrorist attacks in Brussels earlier this week have exposed some of the worst aspects of the attitudes of the two leading candidates to be...