The so-called “economic stimulus” bill that is currently winding its way through Congress is a perfect example of everything that is wrong with our legislative process. Instead of focusing on timely, temporary and targeted programs that might actually have a chance of prodding our stalled economy, the package in its current form is nothing but [...]
If you had a room filled with 2,885,555 pennies, could you count them by hand and come up with the correct total? Could you do it twice, or three times, and come up with the same number? Probably not, but that’s exactly what election officials in Minnesota have been trying to do since November.
Barack Obama [...]
If we compare the process of determining the winners in two recent Senate races, it is obvious that our electoral system is badly in need of reform. In the November general elections, Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss of Georgia faced challengers from both the Democratic and Libertarian parties. Chambliss won 49.8% of the votes cast in [...]
Now that the election season is finally over, I would like to think that we might restore some semblance of civility to our discourse. Elections tend to bring out the worst in us, turning otherwise reasonable people into strident partisans and rabid attack dogs. Language and behavior that we would never tolerate under ordinary circumstances [...]
Even though I have voted Republican for my entire life, I’ve never really identified with the policy positions of either major party. While I have developed a more pragmatic view of government as I get older, my ideological leanings tend to be libertarian. My support for the Republican party to date has been based entirely [...]
While the election of our first black president is a historic event that would seem to indicate we are becoming more tolerant as a society, the passage of ballot initiatives in 3 states banning same-sex marriage tells a very different story. Voters in California, Florida and Arizona all passed constitutional amendments that define marriage as [...]
Politicians from both major parties make a habit of claiming credit for any fortunate occurrence during their time in office, and of denying responsibility for anything that goes wrong. Since President Clinton had the good fortune to preside over a period of unprecedented prosperity, it’s only natural that the Democrats take credit for the strength [...]
It doesn’t take a crystal ball at this point to predict the outcome of tomorrows election. Absent a minor miracle, Senator Obama will become the next President of the United States. What his election really means in terms of the expressed political sentiment of the voters requires closer examination.
Even the most diehard GOP loyalists [...]
As we enter the final days of the longest presidential campaign season in history, polls indicate that the race is tightening. In spite of the last minute waffling of a handful of voters, the reality is that the GOP will need a miracle to pull off a victory. McCain’s projected defeat represents another lost opportunity [...]
Now that Senator Ted Stevens has been found guilty of lying about gifts from oil industry executives, it will be interesting to see whether federal prosecutors will finally go after his son. As the longest serving Republican in Senate history, the 84 year old Stevens is the poster boy for political corruption. While other politicians [...]