By Chennery Fife
Last December, when Senator John McCain came to Penn’s campus for a town hall in Zellerbach, he was about the sixth most likely candidate to take the Republican nomination. Maybe for that reason, or for what he actually said, I warmed to him. He was a straight-talker with moderate policies. Perhaps because he [...]
Author Archives: Chennery Fife
My Experience with McCain
October 18, 2008 – 2:27 pm
And the Game continues…
September 28, 2008 – 4:55 pm
By Chennery Fife
The media has made it a practice to analyze politics the way one would a sporting event, especially when it comes to debates. Although this is a rather shallow way of looking at it, it does make sense when looking at the strategies of the candidates. In the game of politics, McCain and [...]
Offshore Drilling—A Good Solution?
September 23, 2008 – 4:11 pm
By Chennery Fife
After reading “The drilling bill that bans drilling” at boston.com today, I got to thinking about this issue for the first time in a while. We don’t think about it much here on Penn’s campus, where very few people have a car. But the truth is, this country wants more oil, lower gas [...]
