“God Damn America!” The words echoed throughout the nation, on cable news outlets, political websites and chain letters alike. Were these the rantings of any other preacher, the words would be seen as deplorable, but would be soon forgotten by the public with the coming of another indecency.

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I can see the storm clouds brewing over the Democratic delegate quarrel. It’s reminiscent of how we felt in 2000 after the hanging chad incident.

Welcome everyone to what is very likely going to be dubbed the most outlandish Democratic primary process you’ve seen. You’ve got the undemocratic superdelegates; the “Texas Two-Step” which is likely is give the majority of the state’s delegates to Barack Obama, and then you’ve got the disenfranchised voters in Michigan and Florida. The nomination process is designed to perfectly mess everything up.

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With regard to military policy, I would have to consider myself a cautious pacifist. I understand that war is sometimes essential, but for the most part can be avoided with simple diplomacy. That, I believe, is the biggest lesson we have learned (or in some cases, have yet to learn) from the Iraq War.

On the fifth anniversary of the war, several students and other community leaders in Milwaukee and nationwide held protests against our occupation of Iraq. Not all of these protests were peaceful; indeed, the Army Recruiting Center on Oakland was hit by vandalism during the days of protest against the war. The vandalism was clearly done by people who were opposed to the war; the center was tagged with slogans such as “War is Offensive” and other statements.

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Spring Break. For some of us it seems like a long too long time ago. For others who look to the future, getting finals finished is the next goal before another vacation. While that is true for me as well, I would like to share some of what happened to me over my spring break.

Airlines. For me all airlines are equally as crappy. I have never found “the” airline. If anyone has, please, by all means, contact me. It all started out on the Friday the 14, when I was flying to France to visit my fiancée. I was at Chicago O’Hare airport checking in my bags. Something was not working with Swiss Air’s computers. A distinctive beeping noise kept on reoccurring. Being the experienced traveler that I am, I know when some sort of problem is happening. (Plus the beeping noise is always a good clue as well.) When I asked the Swiss air crew-check-in member if there is some sort of problem, her answer was no.

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One in a hundred American adults is imprisoned, with minorities disproportionately affected. According to Democracy Now! “1-in-36 Hispanic men and 1-in-15 black men are in jail or prison.”

This rate is truly indicative of the social and racial unrest that Americans refuse to acknowledge. By comparison, England and other Western nations only have 1 in 500 adults behind bars.

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Alderman McGee

Unfortunately, the recent shallow article that has become more common than I would care to admit in the Post’s editorial section does not surprise me. The ill-informed and certainly biased article, joining the “let’s bash Michael McGee Jr. choir,” may get past UWM students that know very little about the history of Milwaukee and have no stake in our city. However, Mr. Loper, people like myself that are well aware of the name Leon Todd and the plight of the McGee family in the context of this city believe that people deserve another perspective.

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