“Funny that all of Nixon's crimes - anonymous campaign cash, wiretapping, undeclared wars - are all legal now. Discuss.” WarLawPoliticalJusticeCrimePoliticianCampaignsUsaPrivacyCashPresidencyDouble StandardDeclaringCampaigningCrimes And Misdemeanors Author:Bill Maher
“If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now.” IfsStillsFactsPoliticalIgnorantEmpiresSovietTerrifiedPresidency Author:Newt Gingrich
“after a generation or two of shedding the deliberate political encumbrances to war ... of dropping Congress from the equation altogether, of super-empowering the presidency with total war-making power and with secret new war-making resources that answer to no one but him, of insulating the public from not only the cost of war but sometimes even the knowledge that it's happened - war making has become almost an autonomous function of the American state. It never stops.” TwoWarSometimesStatesPoliticalAnswersSecretGenerationsHappenedCostResourcesFunctionCongressEmpoweringPresidencyEquationsDeliberateDroppingTotal WarAutonomousCost Of War Author:Rachel Maddow
“Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is qualified for leadership, when it comes to posts of authority such as presidency, Muslim scholars unanimously agree that it is impermissible for a woman to assume such a post because in this case she is in charge of her people's affairs.” PeopleIfsMenPoliticalCasesRightsEqualAuthorityMen And WomenRegardAgreeAssumingIslamAffairPostsScholarPresidencyQualifiedDifferentiatePolitical Rights Author:Yusuf al-Qaradawi