Tag Archives: Republican

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

Question #4: For Whom Should I Vote for President?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Jim

While I am supposed to be answering your questions, I am also asking questions of myself. One of the top questions that I have is: For Whom Should I Vote for President? Truly, I will make my own decision, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Gary Johnson, Libertarian, Mitt Romney, Republican, Tom Ridge, Virgil Goode | 2 Comments

Republican Cheap Shot Biden’s ‘put y’all back in chains’ Comment, and Miss the Real Racist Obama Policy

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Jim

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Republicans, and their echoes, were all atwitter about Vice President Joe Biden telling a racially mixed audience at a rally that the Republican ticket wanted to ‘put y’all back in chains’. While the Republican charges that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, The Courts | Tagged affirmative action, Democratic Party, Fisher v. University of Texas, Gary Johnson, Joe Biden, Libertarian Party, Mitt Romney, racism, Republican, Supreme Court | 1 Comment

On Foreign Policy, American Founders vs. Ron Paul

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jim

It has been asserted that Ron Paul’s foreign policy is consistent with that of our Founders. Let me list some of the actual foreign policies of the early American government so that supporters of Paul can reconsider whether he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Barbary pirates, C. Bradley Thomspson, colonization, democratic, Democratic-Republican party, Douglas Southall Freeman, Dumas Malone, Florida, Founding Fathers, France, freed slaves, George Washington, Harry Ammon, Indian, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincey Adams, Liberia, Libertarian, Lousiana, Marines, Mississippi, Monroe doctorine, Napoleon, Neopleonic wars, pirates, Ralph Ketcham, Republican, Ron Paul, Samuel Flagg Bemis, Seminoles, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Tripoli, United Kingdom, War of 1812 | 4 Comments

Open Letter to Gary Johnson

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Jim

Personally, I prefer to write about political policy over campaign tactics; however, this video and script offers a few interesting points related to Selfish Citizenship: (1) history as facts from reality to use as a guide, (2) understanding that success/improvement … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, President | Tagged Albert Gallatin, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, C-SPAN, civil society, Congress, deficit hawk, drinking age, election, Freedom Party, Gary Johnson, history, James Carville, James Garfield, Libertarian, President, Reform movement, Republican, Ross Perot, spoils system, Tea Party, The Contenders, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny | 9 Comments