There were several reasons why people voted for Barack Obama last November. These reasons include his charisma, his agenda, and the fact that he isn’t George W. Bush/John McCain/Hillary Clinton. But our newest President is facing some pretty big tests at this point, and relying on the things that got him elected might not be […]
It’s interesting how the media covers all of these adultery scandals involving our politicians. When a situation arises, like when Republican governor Mark Sanford admits to adultery, the political gamesmanship goes into high gear. Conservatives in the media downplay it, or they complain that liberals are drawing too much attention to it in comparison to,
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The Republican Party has been taking a bruising recently. Democrats control the White House and Congress, but that might be the least of the problems faced by the GOP. Voting goes back and forth in this country; Democrats have won a lot recently, but if historical trends are any indication (and they usually are) then
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What with the killing of abortion doctor George Tiller and President Barack Obama’s speech at Notre Dame, there has been talk recently of trying to make the abortion debate more civil. Some people are asking, “Can we debate without demonizing? Can we disagree without being disagreeable?” I think the answer to both questions is a
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I’ve read a few articles recently about how the Republican Party is dying because people are leaving it in droves. Some columnists are just offering their personal observations, but at least one cited recent polling data to back up his claim. According to the report he cited, though, the one by the Pew Research Center,
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