Wait… what? He’s not claiming Earth is less than 6000 years old? There seems to be an epidemic recently of members of the Christian Right making claims that go against science and, frankly, common sense. But, here’s someone telling the Christian Right to cut it out. On Tuesday’s 700 Club, Pat Robertson said that carbon dating… Continue reading
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Rubio Balks on Age of Earth
Marco Rubio, Republican Senator from Florida, is a highly conservative man with whom I disagree on many issues. I will say this about him, though, he is incredibly charismatic. I rarely see him stumble during interviews. But, now that he appears to be testing the waters for a 2016 Presidential run (yes, it’s starting already),… Continue reading
Judge Posner Defends Electoral College
Anyone who has ever been to law school knows of Judge Posner. He sits on the 7th Circuit bench and teaches at University of Chicago Law School. In an article here last week, Judge Posner defended the Electoral College. Here is an excerpt discussing swing states: The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes induces the… Continue reading
2013 Estate Tax
There are many issues presently facing the American people. Jobless rates not declining as much as we’d like; the economy taking longer to improve than we’d all prefer; the fiscal cliff. But, what many people have overlooked is the imminent changes in the estate and gift tax laws set to take effect January 1, 2013…. Continue reading
Why a Second Term?
If the American Electorate does like the policies of the Barack Obama administration, why was he reelected? There are two schools of thought on this: 1) people liked Governor Romney even less or 2) people were smart enough to realize that you can’t fix things in four years. Some people most certainly did not feel… Continue reading
What Now?
Did your guy lose? Did your guy win? Did you not have a guy? The election of 2012 is finally over and we have a similar setup inside the Beltway. But, with a country that is quite clearly so divided, what do we do now? We start by finding things we agree on. Why? Because… Continue reading
Election 2012
This is not a discussion of the results of the election of 2012; this is a discussion of my experience as a participant in the election of 2012. I served as a Democratic Poll Watcher. Most people don’t even know Poll Watchers exist so I’m not surprised if you missed us at your precinct. As… Continue reading
Liberals Should Vote Romney because he has Executive Experience
Last week, John Ransom of Townhall discussed the four reasons why a liberal should vote for Governor Romney. I’d like to take a look at reason number one. “Romney has successful executive experience that Obama lacks. One of the most legitimate complaints regarding Obama is that he doesn’t know how to make decisions or even… Continue reading
You want a Genuine Candidate? Stop Expecting too Much!
We, as a country, the electorate, have come to expect too much from our elected officials. We expect them to be perfect. We expect our candidates to have lived a life without fault but, of course, with many obstacles so they can relate to the everyday person. This is not reasonable. Why would it be… Continue reading
Pregnancy After Rape is God’s Will
Another member of the GOP is at it again. Republican Senate candidate from Indiana Richard Mourdock said in a debate that “when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something God intended to happen.” I certainly don’t expect reasonable and logical thoughts to come from a man who defines bipartisanship as “Democrats… Continue reading