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Tag Archives: president
New GOP 2012 Challenger: Gary Johnson?
2012 could be an interesting year for GOP presidential candidates if it features both Mark Sanford and Gary Johnson. This, along with the tea party movements, seems to be an outgrowth of the Ron Paul candidacy, perhaps similar to what … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Libertarianism
Tagged 2012, gary johnson, GOP, Mark Sanford, president, Ron Paul
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Blagojevich’s Football
I was in no doubt that Rod Blagojevich was a troubled and exceedingly peculiar man. These past few days have seen a flood of revealing details from aides and Democratic Party insiders which cast even his sanity into question (potentially … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics
Tagged Blagojevich, Chicago, Democratic Party, football, Governor, hairbrush, illinois, obsession, Paul Mitchell, president, Rod Blagojevich
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Our President
Yes, Obama has made history and been elected president. I didn’t vote for him nor support him, but I have supported every US president in my lifetime and President Obama will be no different. I am going to disagree with … Continue reading
An Outside View of the State of Our Presidential Race
Caroline Glick via Ace of Spades Caroline Glick is an astute observer of our political situation. She is based in Jerusalem. “McCain’s strategic grasp of the requirements for a successful presidential race provide an important lesson for policy-makers and political … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, MikeR's Page
Tagged Ace of Spades, Caroline Glick, Domestic Politics, election, Jerusalem, John McCain, leadership, McCain, Obama, Palin, political, president, strategy
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The Biden Vote Defended
If you thought Huckabee’s contention that Sarah Palin received more votes for mayor of Wasilla than Biden did for president sounded a little unlikely, that’s because it was. I don’t know where that went wrong, but I bet he meant … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Add new tag, Alaska, Delaware, Huckabee, Joe Biden, Palin, president, primary, Sarah Palin, theocrat, Wasilla
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Bush Mentions at the Convention
According to ThinkProgress’ count President Bush went completely unmentioned last night at the convention. Rather sad and rather weak. There are plenty of defensible polices of the administration (if there seem to be an equal number of indefensible ones). Avoiding … Continue reading
A Loss of Democratic Self-Awareness
It’s rather amusing to see the ticket lacking in any executive experience, with a presidential nominee of extremely limited elected experience, attempting to attack McCain’s vice presidential nominee on grounds of inexperience. Reeling a bit perhaps. A more mature Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged Biden, big oil, Bush, election, energy, experience, Kennedy, McCain, Obama, Palin, president, scandal, vice president
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A Special “Energy”
Few of us approve of marital indiscretions. Personally, however, I hesitate to toss too many stones. Knowing what occurs in the confines of a marriage is difficult, if not impossible, to know. Some marriages are marriages of convenience, be it … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
Tagged Affair, Democrat, election, Election 2008, John Edwards, president, Rielle Hunter
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Obama Derangement Syndrome
Remember when people on the right used to complain about stuff like this? They had a point. However, it seems that when the shoe is on the other foot many can’t seem to see the contradiction involved in churning out … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged antichrist, Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, ODS, president, right, t-shirts
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Conflict on Campus in Colorado
photo: Michael Buck The sole finalist for the new president of the University of Colorado system, is a Republican oil executive with only a bachelor’s degree. You can imagine where this is going: Campus observers have fiercely protested the selection, … Continue reading
Posted in Lee's Page
Tagged Benson, boulder, colorado, conservative, CU, government, oil, president, Republican, right-wing, student, university
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Delegating it to the Superdelegates
Steven Taylor takes a look at Paul Kane‘s conclusion that it is now mathematically impossible for either Obama or Clinton to win the nomination with pledged delegates, and notes that a super-delegate decided nominee represents an enormous political problem for … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged caucus, Clinton, convention, delegates, Democrats, DNC, Gore, Obama, political, president, primary, superdelegates, vice president
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Berlusconi Comeback
Italy’s President, Georgio Napolitano, has called a snap election after the collapse of the leftwing coalition government last month. This paves the way for a remarkable comeback by conservative Silvio Berlusconi, who is running ten points ahead of his center-left … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged BBC, conservative, election, Georgio Napolitano, Italy, leftwing, president, Silvio Berlusconi, snap election, video
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Once Again – Blame Bush
(Cross Posted at Whatif?) This time, however, blame GWB for something few of us consider. Rarely in recent American history had a political leader received such a visible testing ground for the character of his leadership. Giuliani projected … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
Tagged Domestic Politics, Election 2008, George Bush, John McCain, New York, president, Rudy Giuliani, September 11th
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