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Tag Archives: George W. Bush
Is the Great Recession really over?
I did not realize that we are many years into President Obama’s economic boom times. Reportedly, the Great Recession ended only a couple months after our President took office, but that must be former President Bush’s fault. Yet, to me, … Continue reading →
Dakota Meyer (Medal of Honor Recipient, Afghanistan) and the State of Our Military
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
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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bing West, Dakota Meyers, Donald Rumsfeld, George W. Bush, Marines, Medal of Honor, military policy, Pentagon, Pritzker Military Library
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Top 4 Lessons from Election Day 2012
What does yesterday’s election mean? SNAFU – situation normal all fucked up. Let’s look at the federal results: (1) incumbent President re-elected, (2) no net change to party strength in the Senate, and (3) Republican majority retained in the House. … Continue reading →
Posted in Congress, Election
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, Democratic Party, George W. Bush, impeachment, John Boehner, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, oversight, payroll taxes, Republican Party, tax reform
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Voting the Lesser of Two Evils?
It is common to condemn the voting strategy of voting for the lesser of two evils, but is this common “wisdom” correct? I think not. Let’s look at actual reality to understand why voting the lesser evil is a reasonable … Continue reading →
Posted in Election
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Tagged Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Charles Lee, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, John Kerry, John McCain, Michael Dukakis, Mitt Romney
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4 Comments
Not an Emergency, but a Suicide Attempt
Are our current economic problems an emergency? Politicians in both parties have said so and claimed that we have to abandon principles, act for the sake of action, and when those actions fail we must blindly act again. In The … Continue reading →
Posted in Congress, Political Discussions, Quotes
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Tagged Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, orgy of sacrifice, Socrates
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4 Comments