Vantage Point

The responsible vote

The right to vote allows people to make their own candidate choice based on research, knowledge, preference and whatever else they use to gauge. At least that was what I thought. I find that most people can argue a case for the presidential candidate but don't fare so well when it comes to the ...

Palin: Hot or Not

No, I'm not talking about her looks, but of the feisty speech she delivered. I understand that, as with all other candidates, the speech was written for her and she basically read it off the teleprompter, but her poise and delivery were spot-on and captivating. The way she hit out at Obama ...

Conventional convention

As I watched the Democratic National Convention, I was eager to learn why the conventions are held and what would the speakers say to entice me to become a Democrat. I have never watched a convention before, so I made it a point to catch all the coverage available on prime time television. I ...

My vote is for sale

_"I, Paul Thevarajoo, hereby declare on oath that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen..." In the few seconds it took to utter that sentence, I gave up ...