Or… not. John Hawkins writes recently on Right Wing News: 2) You don’t bend over backwards to help the other side: Hey, Chris Christie, when your state is hit by a hurricane near the close of a presidential election, you don’t do everything humanly possible to make Barack Obama look good at the expense of Mitt… Continue reading
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Vacation
Vacation is wonderful. Spending vacations with family is… well, it’s wonderful, too! I’m presently on a cruise with my family having a wonderful time. So, instead of politics this week, here’s an old article I wrote about vacation: Vacation is necessary. Everyone needs time away from the grind to recharge. For some, that means… Continue reading
Martin Bashir
The following is a piece I wrote on September 26, 2012, when the presidential election was in full swing. With the recent comments and resigning of Martin Bashir, I felt it was a good time to review the following post. I don’t deny Governor Palin has her own issues but I think it’s good Mr…. Continue reading
Republican Reality
Republican reality is a bit of a misnomer. Republican’s have a difficult time living in the reality the rest of us live in. David Weigel at Slate takes a look at A Patriot’s History of the Modern World, Vol. II: In the Schweikert/Dougherty telling, Obama’s rise to power can only be explained by the compliance of… Continue reading
Social Issues and the GOP
While there is much discussion and concern (rightfully so) over economic issues, it is not disputed that the GOP lost last year’s election, in part, because of social issues. Many on the right have been slamming the GOP for not paying close enough attention to the social issues. Twenty years ago there was a wide… Continue reading
Uniform Voting Laws
Global Public Square posted a good piece. Here’s an excerpt: Imagine a country on election day where you know the results the instant the polls close. The votes are counted electronically, every district and state has the same rules and the same organized voting procedure. It is managed by a non-partisan independent body. Sounds… Continue reading
No More Political Middle
I don’t think I need to tell anyone that the United States is divided. We are more divided than we were twenty years ago and it is not the fault of one individual or one party. Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies, put together a wonderful piece showing the ideological distribution of Republican and Democratic… Continue reading
Fox News Gets it Wrong
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone as Fox News rarely uses facts in its “reporting.” Eric Stern over at Salon did a great job of showing the bias on Fox and how misleading the network actually is, especially one show. I happened to turn on the Hannity show on Fox New last… Continue reading
Shutdown Deal
But is it really? While Republicans seemingly lost their grandstanding effort to stop Obamacare, the Tea Party effort to slash spending at the fastest rate since World War II continues. The shutdown deal only kicks the can down the road. We’re going to be in this same boat in mid January and by mid March,… Continue reading
Reasonable People Compromise
Yes, yes they do. Compromise is a part of life. Compromise occurs every day in your relationships with your significant other, your friends and even strangers. Compromise is not a bad thing: without it, our society would crumble. If everyone was stubborn and refused to compromise, things wouldn’t work, nothing would get done. Wait… isn’t… Continue reading