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December 19, 2008

Jindal won’t run in 2012

Aggregated from: Rantings of a Sandmonkey » American politics

The GOP's new poster boy is way smarter than those who run the GOP, and he just proved it by stating that he won't run in 2012. He is giving himself time to prove himself, and he knows that the american public is ready to forgive Obama anything and everything for his first 4 years in office ...

Hubris

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

The Democratic Party ran for the past four years as a party of change - an antidote to what it portrayed as the corrupt cronyism and ethically bankrupt government for sale ways of the Republican Congress and Bush Administration.  The election is over, but the new congress and new administration are...

December 14, 2008

Constitution Cheapens Clinton

Aggregated from: My Right Word

As I pointed out previously, Hillary Clinton could have been constitutionally prohibited from assuming the office of Secretary of State, soCongress late Wednesday lowered the salary for the nation's top diplomat to keep Clinton's nomination from running afoul of the Constitution.An obscure section o...

Milton Friedman Explains Free Markets

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

Via Rebuildtheparty.com comes this fascinating, almost 30-minute video, of Milton Friedman explaining the virtues of the free market and the vices of government intervention in the economy. The video truly is required watching material for all interested in this specific subject. That does not mean,...

Obama and smoking in the White House!

Aggregated from: Rantings of a Sandmonkey » American politics

Come on, at least let the man smoke in the Oval Office. I mean, it's not like he is into cigars. ...

December 10, 2008

Obama's Senate Seat for Sale!

President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois senate seat is vacant - and up for sale for the highest bidder. Bloggers from around the world chime in to catch up on the action after Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested and charged by the FBI of corruption in the selection of Obama's successor for the empty Senate seat.

December 9, 2008

Just like Our Governors exactly !!??

Aggregated from: Egyptian chronicles

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested today on charges that he conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder. The Governor has been arrested along his Chief of Staff , of course this political scandal is the talk of the m...

Where Is The Republican Core?

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

While campaigning for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele has admonished party conservatives to driving away moderates.  Steele’s argument is a rather old one in its vague terms — that the party needs to have a “...

Georgia Election Analysis II

Aggregated from: Procrastination

Continuing with my election analysis in Georgia, my data source is the Secretary of State’s website: 2004 County level results 2004 county registration and turnout statistics by race and gender 2008 county level results 2008 county voter registration statistics by race and gender Let’s ...

A Possible Solution?

Aggregated from: My Right Word

For the Democratic ticket?Source...