“I Have Always Depended on the Kindness of Strangers”- Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire Vice Presidents don’t win elections. Dan Quayle is proof of this. Vice Presidents don’t lose elections, either. Dick Cheney and Joe Biden are proof enough (I’m hoping the latter will prove me wrong this fall). So why is there [...]
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It’s a loaded question and borderline irrelevant, yet I can’t resist asking. In recent weeks the so-called conservative “establishment” has come out with guns blazing against Newt Gingrich’s schizophrenic Presidential Campaign. A recent Politico article portrayed conservative luminaries such as Ann Coulter, Elliot Abrams, Bob Dole, Drudge, and former Gingrich hatchet man, Tom Delay, in [...]
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With Ron Paul rising in the polls, many news outlets have turned their attention to a group of newsletters published under the congressman’s name some twenty years ago, some of which contain bigoted and inflammatory language. Congressman Paul has denied writing the newsletters and disavowed their content, and claims he was unaware of the offensive [...]
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I can’t take it anymore. Even after a weekend of rest and watching nothing but college football bowl games on Saturday and the demise of Tim Tebow at the hands of Bill Belichick and the Patriots on Sunday, I still found myself trying to erase the debate from memory. After the end of the 13th [...]
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As Herman Cain ascends to the top of the GOP field, the race stays relatively the same for Mitt Romney. While Cain has become the newest front-runner among far right and Tea Party activists, Romney remains in cruise control in his drive to the Republican Nomination. Cain’s next move will be an attempt to take on Mitt Romney. Unfortunately [...]
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After flirting with a run for the Presidency, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey decided against getting into the 2012 campaign. Now that he has publicly stated his desire not to run for President, some believe he’s begun auditioning for Vice President. While choosing Christie as a running mate may be tempting for whoever wins [...]
Continue Reading →How would you like to have a president who cares more for a political ideal than for the American people? Unfortunately, the way things are shaping up in the Republican presidential campaign, this might very well become a reality. During the Republican debate last Thursday the 11th, the moderator asked a question along the lines [...]
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