March 2012
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Newt's Bankrupt and Romney's Going to Profit
I’ve been quiet lately, and not because there isn’t a lot going on: The Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the healthcare law (“Obamacare” to some), the story of the shooting in Florida continues to evolve and grow as a movement, and the Republican Primary is still grinding on, albeit with a couple new bumps in the road. Since I don’t want to talk about the...
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Stephanie Vacchio: Top 10 Most Intriguing... →
I’m very honored to see that someone out there likes me enough to consider me a “Top 10” political blog. Thank you Ms. Vacchio, and I hope anyone reading this post will consider dropping by and checking out your other recommendations and posts as well.
-M
stephanievacchio:
The Political Notebook, a blog written by journalist Torie Rose DeGhett, is a daily destination for...
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It's Not That Simple: MS and AL Don't Clarify...
Well, the results are (mostly) in, and Santorum will win both Mississippi and Alabama. I’m a little surprised he pulled it off since his numbers had been slipping, but there are some important take away points from tonight.
1. Tonight changes nothing from the perspective of the race. Think about it. How are we in a different place than we were last night? Mitt Romney still isn’t pulling the...
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Free Speech Isn't Just for People That Don't Tick...
Today’s CNN Poll demonstrating that 45% of respondents don’t value the First Amendment.
It never ceases to amaze me how selective some people can be when they talk about free speech. For some, it means that it’s acceptable to stand on a street corner telling people they’re going to hell for consuming alcohol, but not acceptable to protest outside a government building that the...
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The Newt Gingrich/Rick Perry Illusion
Many of you have probably seen the tweets, facebook posts, and blurbs claiming that Gingrich’s campaign has talks in the works about the possibility of a Gingrich-Perry ticket. This has excited some and caused groans from others. My personal opinion? Talks about the “possibility” probably are in the works, and that’s as far as they’ll ever get. Gingrich and his...
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Kansas REALLY Likes Rick Santorum
I expected Santorum to win Kansas, and I assumed internal polls must be showing him with an insurmountable advantage for Newt Gingrich to cancel his trip there when he so badly needs a strong showing in conservative states. What I didn’t expect was for him to beat Mitt Romney by 30%. Rick Santorum’s campaign will now have more legitimate ammunition to throw at Mitt Romney that...
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For Kony 2012 but Against the Iraq War?
I have a lot of friends who called George Bush a war criminal and said he should be brought to justice for what happened in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now those same friends are sharing the Kony 2012 campaign far and wide saying that the US “has to do something!”. What?
If I were to argue for the invasion of Iraq (not something I’ve done, by the way) and Afghanistan, it would go...
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The Darker Side of Invisible Children and Stop...
First off, I’d like to thank those of you on that viewed and commented on my recent post and reshare of TheDailyWhat’s views on the Kony video from Invisible Children. The response to that post and my short comment on it, especially on Wordpress, was much, much larger than I could have anticipated and with that attention came a lot of scrutiny into both sides. So, as promised, here...
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He's Right: Husker Red: End the Culture War to...
This is the best written analysis of what is really going on in the contraception/birth control debacle that I’ve read so far. The GOP has allowed themselves to be painted into a very unpopular corner on this, and those of us sitting at home seeing this mess unfold have been asking ourselves “What the hell are they thinking? Why don’t they call this what it is, a further intrusion of government...
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Lottery Winners Still Deserve Welfare?
For once I’m practically speechless that someone can be this disconnected with reality. Here is the article describing a Michigan woman who won $1 million in the lottery, but still received $200 a month in food assistance and is now arguing she still needs public aid. Here are a few snippets if you just want the quick view:
After taking a lump sum and paying taxes, the unemployed woman said...
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Super Tuesday Results: More Craziness Ahead!
Well, most results are in and I’m going to call it: There’s no clean closure to this Republican Race in sight.
At this point, that’s basically bad news for all Republican nominees involved since the results ensured that no candidate will drop out and this carnival will continue. Here are my thoughts on each of the candidates and what tonight meant for them.
Mitt Romney: Mitt...
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Super Tuesday Will Be Super Frustrating
Tomorrow really is important. Depending on how things turn out, it could essentially finish, or rejuvenate, the Gingrich campaign. A poor showing on Romney’s part could send his campaign into a downward slide since Ohio, Georgia, etc. are states that are probably a better indication of the overall Republican voter “base” than most of those that have voted so far. A strong showing...
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Tobacco Companies Have Rights Too
Federal Judge Richard Leon got it right. The new proposed labeling on cigarette packages, which were passed in 2009 and required more aggressive wording and half-pack sized graphic images of the various diseases and related effects smoking cigarettes can have, simply go too far and are well beyond what the government should have the right to impose on a private company and their product. You can...
