Recently somebody suggested that Presidential preferences are like this: “The ‘right’ wants a President they can have a beer with. The ‘left’ just wants someone really smarter than them.” My reply was something like the following: I think its deeper than the “beer and smarts” analogy suggested above. The right wants to know confidently that […]
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A liberal friend asked me to read an article entitled “Insanity” by DarkSyde at The Daily Kos and pointed out that he thinks it pretty much sums up how most liberals feel about the past 8 years and what this election is about. I found the article cleverly written and coming from an unusual angle.
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In this latest election cycle I’ve been frustrated by the lack of talk about core principles. It seems that window dressing is king right now and a few buzzwords about change are shaping the political debate. That’s bad news for people who think critically — especially for those of us who know that change for
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On Tuesday voters in Mississippi’s first congressional district elected a Democrat in a special election. Given that this is the third straight loss for Republicans in special elections within “Republican-safe” districts, many political pundits are calling this a wake-up call for the party. I agree this is a wakeup call for the Republican Party and
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The other day a friend asked me about where I find political information related to news and politics in Mississippi. I pointed her to a few online sources that I use as starting points. Some I check daily. National For national and often international news (especially regarding the United Kindgom and Israel) I check the
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