“In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.”

When President Milton Glick asked the Board of Regents for a $5 per credit surcharge to keep the budget balanced next year, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada saw a great opportunity to get more money for the student government.

Obamicans, beware: We can’t let the smooth-speaking Barack Obama confuse those of us disillusioned with the Republican Party.

Last week, I had a fiscally conservative (as in minimal social programs) professor tell the class that he liked Obama, was intrigued by him and was even considering voting for him. In the end, he said he probably wouldn’t, but it was still an intriguing comment.

I’ve found myself thinking the same thing many times. Maybe I will vote for him – he’s such a dynamic and energizing figure. He lacks the divisive baggage of all the other candidates.

Foreign policy experience is a must-have for our next president. After the debacle known as Iraq and Bush’s miserable handling of foreign relations, it is an absolute necessity that the next president be able to earn back the respect America used to have as an international operative. However, it’s also important that the next president doesn’t pander to other nations to get that respect back.

On the Republican side of the fight, the two viable candidates left are Mitt Romney and John McCain. The two differ on almost every level.

As another election approaches I find myself trying to find a viable, real conservative to support. Before the Nevada caucus, I closely studied the remaining candidates. Considering the candidates under a conservative lens, looking at the strength of their convictions and studying leadership styles, this Republican field doesn’t seem to offer a whole lot. Do any of these candidates really have strong conservative ideals? Would any one of them be a good leader and do they really believe in what they say?

Former governor Mitt Romney has changed his opinion on abortion at least three times in the past decade – impressive for a 60-year-old man – revealing a lack of faith in his politically-held convictions.

The DREAM Act being considered by Congress is a slap in the face to every legal American immigrant and an insult to American democracy. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act proposes to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants if they were 15 years old or younger when they entered this country, if they join a branch of the armed services, or if they are pursuing a degree from at least a two-year college.

This law is a great step in the right direction for getting the right kind of immigrants into the country, but it fails miserably in granting amnesty to illegal aliens. It’s based on the sound assumption that most youths who come into the country illegally do so because their parents brought them – they are not responsible for breaking the law.