Category Archives: President

In 2012, Nonvoters Admit Disliking Candidates

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jim

At UVa’s Miller Center, Charles Stewart III recently discussed a draft paper analyzing survey data from the 2012 elections. Instead of focusing on the horse race aspect, the survey looks at the experience of voters. Why is this important? Pundits … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, voter turnout, write-in ballot | Leave a comment

The Republican Hydra

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Jim

Last year’s Republican presidential nomination process was interesting, because the candidates who contested through the process represented distinct ideological perspectives. Thus, they are proxies for the relative strength of contesting ideas within the Republican Party. The ability of candidates with … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Election | Tagged election, Libertarian, Mitt Romney, neoconfederate, neoconservative, Newt Gingrich, Pragmatism, Republican, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RINOs, Ron Paul | 2 Comments

Obama Plans More Rapes (a satire)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Jim

In shocking news not being reported from Washington, President Obama advocates a plan to increase the number of American women being raped. Citing all the correlated public “benefits” to more rapes, our President called on narrow minded advocates for individual … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Political Discussions, President | Tagged Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, federal gun control, gun control legislation, satire | 3 Comments

Dakota Meyer (Medal of Honor Recipient, Afghanistan) and the State of Our Military

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jim

In October 2012, Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer spoke at the Pritzker Military Library about the fight at Ganjigal, Afghanistan. His talk provides unfiltered first person testimony about our troops’ experiences in Afghanistan. Having listened to a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bing West, Dakota Meyers, Donald Rumsfeld, George W. Bush, Marines, Medal of Honor, military policy, Pentagon, Pritzker Military Library | 1 Comment

Thank LBJ and Altruism for Our Federal Deficit and Debt

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Jim

In the fiscal problems that our country currently suffer, as created by our Congress, it is valuable to go back in time and experience the errors as they are about to be made. One such moment is LBJ’s address to … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, President | Tagged altruism, debt, deficits, Great Society, LBJ, Lyndon Johnson | 2 Comments