GOP Race
27 September 2011When Rick Perry got into the presidential race I was excited. To that point i’d held out hoping he’d get in. I liked Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain but did not think either had a chance. Things have, of course, changed in the last few weeks. Perry has performed badly in debates, going so far [...]
My Question for the FOXNews/Google Debate
17 September 2011Repeatedly we hear democrats charge that the collapse of the housing market and subsequent recession was the result of capitalism run amok. Indeed this has become a mantra of the anti-capitalist left. Yet we almost never hear Republicans challenge the left’s assertions and defend capitalism. In fact the housing bubble and subsequent collapse was the [...]
Mathematical Impossibility
25 February 2008That’s a phrase being thrown around quite a bit these days. It is pointed out that, even if Mike Huckabee wins every single uncommitted delegate from here on out, he will still be some 200 delegates short of the nomination. What isn’t mentioned is that under those circumstance, McCain will also be some 200 delegates [...]
GOP Still Doesn’t Get It
19 February 2008There is no bigger or better spending hawk in Congress than Arizona’s Jeff Flake. Of 50 amendments to cut pork barrel spending in the House, Flake voted for all of them. You’d think that if the GOP really wanted to get spending under control, Flake would be the perfect choice for a seat on the [...]
