Archive for the ‘Democrats’ Category
An Affair to Remember in Words Soon Forgotten
An entire year of planning goes into the brief, televised announcement. A network of hundreds of experts vet every point. Presentation is everything. The words, carefully chosen, have the power to define the successes of the last year and set expectations for the next. But after countless hours of...
January 27th, 2011 | Conservative/Liberal, Democrats, Film, History, Libertarians, Other, Politics, Republicans, Television | Read More
Tea Party Democrats
Rasmussen announced yesterday that Americans agree with the tenets of the Tea Party movement more than with President Obama “on most major issues” by 48%-44%. Additionally, The Hill reports that 40% of Tea Partiers identify themselves as Democrats or Independents.
This is hardly surprising in the...
April 6th, 2010 | Conservative/Liberal, Democrats, Politics, Republicans | Read More
A Rush to the Middle… Class
It’s the speech the White House Communications Office spends a year writing, and the news media spends a couple days dissecting. It was important enough that the Framers mandated that the president “shall, from time to time, give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend...
January 28th, 2010 | Conservative/Liberal, Democrats, Domestic Policy, Economy, Politics | Read More
Barack Obama: The Populist Professor?
Last night’s State of the Union address changed nothing, aside from Chris Matthews’ eyesight, which I trust has returned to normal. President Obama is still committed to the same unpopular policies that have left him with a dropping approval rating, and he “won’t quit”.
Neither will Republicans,...
January 28th, 2010 | Democrats, Other, Politics, Republicans | Read More
Ebenezer Pelosi?
Nancy Pelosi wants to ‘decrease the surplus population’, Ebenezer Scrooge style. From Drudge:
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hundreds of millions of dollars to expand family planning services. How is that stimulus?
PELOSI: Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states...
January 26th, 2009 | Abortion, Democrats, Domestic Policy, Economy | Read More
Americans “Born Again” Under President Obama
Apparently, we are “born again” as Americans through the redemptive work of President Barack Obama. Left unanswered, however, was the question of righteousness. It is clear to me that President Obama, by his merely assuming the office of the president, has made all America righteous before...
January 22nd, 2009 | Democrats, Other Religions, Politics | Read More
Five Things to Watch for at the DNC
By John Mark Reynolds
Chatting about expectations is a political junky’s game. Looking for a fix of actual news at the Convention, you will hear many things about the Democratic National Convention (DNC) most of which will turn out to be false in retrospect. For sane voters–most of whom will...
August 25th, 2008 | Democrats, Politics | Read More
Biden: Send In the Clowns
*Note: This post is being republished courtesy of John Mark Reynolds and the Scriptorium Daily*
Beltway reaction to the pick of Slow Joe Biden proves that commentators who spend too much time near the center of power lose their grip on what the rest of the country is thinking. (Is there any senator who...
August 23rd, 2008 | Democrats, Politics | Read More
Around the Horn: Joe Biden for Vice-President
If elected president, Barack Obama has chosen Joe Biden to assume the office of President should something happen to Obama.
Media outlets are buzzing with stories on Obama, Biden, and Obama-Biden. Here is a quick trip around the horn:
The Trumpet Resounds:
Alexander Burns and John F. Harris provide...
August 23rd, 2008 | Democrats, Politics | Read More
Super Tuesday Too:
Reflections on the OH and TX Primaries
The Longest Two Months– While it seems like an eternity has passed, the Iowa Caucus was only 60 days ago. Fortunately this is the last of the significant primaries and the race has been decided on one side and all but determined on the other.
Congrats to McCain — If winning makes you look...
March 5th, 2008 | Democrats, Politics, Republicans | Read More
