Comments on: Omaha Annexation T-shirts

By: Elkhorn Loses Annexation Fight at U. of Nebraska - Omaha College Democrats Blog

Elkhorn Loses Annexation Fight at U. of Nebraska - Omaha College Democrats Blog — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:21:34 +0000

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By: Welcome to Omaha… Elkhorn at U. of Nebraska - Omaha College Democrats Blog

Welcome to Omaha… Elkhorn at U. of Nebraska - Omaha College Democrats Blog — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:05:42 +0000

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By: 87

87 — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:58:59 +0000

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By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 05:16:26 +0000

lets at least be fair, while I agree with you all that annexation is not a partisan issue, we should invite “objective” observer back to the blog to explain how, exactly, they think this is a partisan issue.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:41:34 +0000

Annexation is not a partison issue, and I urge our objective observer to use his or her real name next time and come up with something better than they are both the same, how unoriginal.

By: John Owens-Ream

John Owens-Ream — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:27:43 +0000

I think the idea that the US needed to revamp trade to compete with the EU is a reasonable one. NAFTA as the way to do it? I’m not so sure about that.

Free trade between 1st world nations is one thing (like the EU), free trade between two of the richest nations in the world (America, Canada) and easily manipulated 2nd world countries with vast natural resources to squander (like Venezuela, Brazil and Chile) is somewhat imoral, and free trade between 2 of the richest and some of the poorest (Belize, Columbia, Bolivia) is downright criminal.

The problem is exploitation. Free trade is good when it moves goods faster, helps businesses reach larger markets, etc. It is bad when it is really just anther way of saying “let’s ship jobs over seas to people we can economically force them onto with no living wages and no infrastructure to protect their rights or give them any shot at advancement in the world.”

But I don’t know why I feel the need to go into policy debates about Nafta right now. I mean, the things Bush is doing to the budget are so much worse for 2nd and 3d world countries, not to mention our economy, that who really cares.

By: Daniel O

Daniel O — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 08:46:20 +0000

To jump further off topic….NAFTA is completely necessary to compete with the EU.

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 05:13:43 +0000

John, when are you running, and what position? Ill vote for ya!
oh and i really don’t see Elkhorn as a partisan issue either. I actually know some Republicans that are for the annexation, go figure.

By: John Owens-Ream

John Owens-Ream — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 08:07:01 +0000

The nice thing about America, vs. Britain or France, is that we vote for people who do and are expected to reach across the party lines.

Tiny history lesson…the best Republican in NE history was Sen. Norris, who FDR campaigned for. The best Democrat was William Jenning’s Bryant, who was a Fundimentalist Christian.

But the way the GOP runs the house, senate, and Exec branches, there’s no reason not to be a partisan. The tone is set by the party in power. Remeber how Clinton reached for Bipartisan issues like Welfare Reform and Nafta (not that I liked either of those much)? Bush has made the key points of his administration 1% tax cuts, stripping medicare, privitizing SS, and starting two wars.

Any objective observer can see that Bipartisanship has been something Democrats give Republicans when Democrats are in power…and Republicans beat Democrats into submission with when Republicans are in power.

So call me a partisan…but I’m going to apose each and every move that the GOP makes in the next 4 years unless a democrat can convince me it deserves bipartisan support.

oh wait. we were talking about Elkhorn.
annexing is common sense. I supported Daub when he was in favor of it, and I support Fahey now.

By: Daniel O

Daniel O — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 07:48:00 +0000

Nick i agree with you, it always should be the person and the position. I hope nobody votes down the party line, in fact i think that if you want to do the right thing for your party, sometimes you have to vote the other way. I do like the idea of being independent but face it, most of the indies are just…looney.