29: the number of electoral votes the voters of Florida have at their disposal. Florida is crucial this year. Florida is crucial in many elections but it may never be more crucial than it is this year, 2012. According to electionprojection.com, Florida is the 25th most conservative state. That puts us, quite literally, right… Continue reading
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Presidential Debates
The first of three presidential debates occurs on Wednesday at the University of Denver focusing on domestic policy. Jim Lehrer, the moderator for the first debate has announced the topics: the first three segments (of 15 minutes each) will focus on the economy and the last three segments will focus on health care, the role… Continue reading
Swing State Polls
In a poll by Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS released on September 26, it appears the Romney/Ryan campaign has some ground to make up. Among likely voters, President Obama holds a commanding lead in three key states: Florida (53-44); Ohio (53-43); Pennsylvania (54-42). People were polled September 18-25. One of the most staggering stats, and one Governor Romney… Continue reading
Informed Voting
One of the most frustrating things I hear from people going to vote is that they have no idea for whom they are going to vote. It’s not that I have a problem with them having not yet made up their mind, rather, my problem lies with their general lack of understanding. If a person… Continue reading
Capital Punishment I
This is the first of a multi part series discussing capital punishment in this country, the history, the arguments for and against and an in depth look at the process of death qualifying a jury and how that process creates a biased jury. I will use facts, statistics and scientific studies to help make my… Continue reading
Better Off Today?
Are you better off today than you were four years ago? You don’t need to answer for yourself; the Republicans will go ahead and answer for you: no, you’re not better off today. But, how can that be? Four years ago, weren’t we losing 800,000 jobs per month? Why, yes, we were and we were… Continue reading
Specifics
Specificity is usually provided for the benefit of the audience. Specificity is usually thought to be a good trait. However, in heated campaigns, specificity can come back to bite you. What do I mean? If you provide specifics about a topic (say, how you’re going to fix the economy or what changes you’re going to… Continue reading
Thinking Like a JD
On the last night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, the surprise guest was Clint Eastwood. Many things have been said about his appearance and his speech. In fact, the moment he walked off stage, the RNC had already issued a statement attempting to distance themselves from him. I’m not going to regurgitate the… Continue reading
Apathy
Apathy is defined, in part, as a state of indifference, a lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. In other words, apathy is being in a constant state of neutrality. Kind of like the Swiss. I had lunch with a very good friend today. This person is one… Continue reading
Hurricane Isaac
Hurricanes, even small ones, cause damage to both person and property. As a result, that’s nothing to joke about. But, Rush Limbaugh seems to think otherwise. Mr. Limbaugh theorized that the Obama administration altered forecasts for Hurricane Isaac in order to negatively impact the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Why does he believe this? Because… Continue reading