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Category Archives: Democratic Party
WHY OUR NATION IS SLOWLY GROWING MORE AND MORE ALARMED
I got the following in an email from someone I regard as serious and level-headed. I think it well illustrates why people are slowly growing exceedingly nervous about President Obama, particularly with the support he is getting from the socialist Democrats … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, unraveling
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WHEN AN OLD POLITICIAN SPEAKS
What a hoot! You may wish to read Wilder: Why Creigh Deeds Lost by L. DOUGLAS WILDER. Then go read Does Anyone Know What Wilder’s Talking About? It is apparent Wilder has Lowell of Blue Virginia totally confounded. That is, what … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, Humor
TELLING THE TRUTH DESERVES CENSURE?
This is a sign of how bad things have gotten. Don’t we all know President Barack Obama was lying? Yet now we live in an era when calling the lies of a liar lies deserves Congressional censure. Bitterly divided along … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Democratic Party
WHAT DISTINGUISHES CONSERVATIVE FROM LIBERAL THOUGHT
Some people have tried to reduce political divisions to different notions about personal and economic autonomy. For an example, see the chart below. Others see the issue as a purely moral one. That is illustrated by the following cartoon. I … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, schools, unraveling
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AFTERNOON SNACK FOR THE ELITE
I just got this as an email from a friend. Is this true? Probably not. Here is one story about it. The fact is that we get too caught up in calling the Obama’s and their associates hypocrites. Of course … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party
PRESIDENTIAL PROS AND CONS: BARACK OBAMA — Updated 26 Oct 2008
Based upon the issues I care about, this post is my effort to evaluate Barack Obama as the Democratic Party’s candidate for president. The last section of this post, The Issues, describes those issues. I have already evaluated the Republican … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party
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WHO “WON” THE DEBATE?
One of the sillier things we do is to treat politics as a sporting event. We put our various candidates together, and we stage a debate. Then the news media rates them on style and presentation and tells us … Continue reading
THE FIRST MCCAIN – OBAMA DEBATE: UPDATE
UPDATE: As the Mason Conservative observed, McCain already has an ad out (see here). Who won? Since both John McCain and Barack Obama presented themselves well, I doubt either scored decisively. What follows are merely a few observations. Obama began by … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, Republican Party
