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Archive for the 'elections' Category

The Staggered Primary Season
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

There are several things about the protracted election season I could complain about: primaries vs. caucuses (cauci?), the candidates trying to look superior by speaking ill or lying about other candidates, the media that has every incentive for chaos in order to have something to report, etc.
The two things I dislike the most are the [...]

Republican Debate in California
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I’m watching the Republican debate right now at the Reagan library.
I realize that Romney and McCain are the front runners, but the extent that Huckabee and Paul are being slighted (and in Paul’s case lied to as far as opportunity to speak) is really disappointing.
Paul should have cited the decisions where Justice O’Connor wasn’t conservative, [...]

Michael Reagan wants NEWT?
Friday, January 25th, 2008

On Townhall.com, Michael Reagan, the saner son of President Reagan and a pretty good radio talk show host, dreams about Newt Gingrich as a dark horse candidate:

Why Newt? Ask yourself why Ronald Reagan won. He won because he was able to excite a group of people in America that the liberal wing of the Republican [...]

More Government Help
Friday, January 18th, 2008

UPI reports (link dead) that Democrats have introduced a bill to give cash to U.S. counties that switch from electronic voting machines back to paper. The handout is proposed to cost $500 million.
Federal dollars to go back to paper? The federal government bought 5,407 machines for Cuyahoga County, OH, alone, in 2005 for $14.6 [...]

A Ron Paul Omission: Foreign Policy
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

For his take on domestic issues, I EVOL Ron Paul. The man understands that a limited government is not only constitutionally intended but necessary for a prospering and innovating country. Abolish the IRS, reverse Roe v. Wade, drastically cut government spending, stop government from making promises it can’t keep and taking on problems it can’t [...]