The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

When covering the Republican Party this primary season, the media has typically gone in one direction - Donald Trump. When covering the Democratic Party, however, the focus has largely been on the low voter turnout, and whether or not it could be a bad sign for the party come November. Some Democrats have even echoed these sentiments. While it's hypothetically possible that the Democratic Party could have a poor showing in the general election, it's much too early to make such a prediction, or to conclude the low primary voter turnout will in any way be indicative of the turnout come November. Here are several reasons why Democrats and the media alike should settle down on the matter: - At the parties' peak, the GOP had 17 candidates from which to choose, while Democrats had 6 - Due to the high number of candidates, the GOP struggled to find a true frontrunner, while Hillary Clinton was always the Democratic frontrunner - Unless it's the general election, GOPers...

Remember that big drone controversy surrounding President Obama? Last month, the Obama Administration said it was theoretically possible, as well as legal, for the president to order a drone strike on an American citizen under, and I quote, "extraordinary circumstances." The administration then elaborated some on this statement by saying the president didn't possess this authority if the American citizen was "not engaged in combat." Ever since I saw the headlines and read the reports, while I understood some Congresspeople's concerns, as well as non-politicians', I thought things were getting blown out-of-proportion. It seemed quite clear that these hypothetical drone strikes on American citizens would only occur if the person was a member of a terrorist organization and engaged in combat. It's not like the president was saying, "Ever since I embarrassed myself bowling that one time, I really hate the sport. Let's drone strike bowling alle...

For the record, I have absolutely nothing against the Indianapolis Colts or their rookie quarterback Andrew Luck. If anything, I'm pulling for them this year, largely due to the unfortunate situation concerning their head coach Chuck Pagano and his battle with leukemia. However, I think Luck's been given far too much credit for the team's success this year. This was also the case on Sunday in the Colts' 27-23 win over the Tennessee Titans, as Luck completed just 16 of 34 pass attempts (47.1%) for 196 yards (5.8 per attempt), 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions, for a very poor quarterback rating of 50.6. He was also sacked four times, which amounted to a loss of 25 yards. I have to give the Colts credit for finding ways to win this year, going from the #1 draft pick last year to 9-4 and playoff bound this year. However, they have played one of the easiest, if not the easiest schedule in all of football this year. In their 9 victories this year, they came against teams wi...