First Caucus, First Primary

The political process in the U.S. is somewhat complicated. Caucuses and primaries and delegates and electoral votes; Whew! And that’s the process just to elect our officials – once they’re elected, you need a full cor...
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The Confederate Flag

South Carolina has officially taken down the confederate flag that flew over their state house. It had been flying there since 1961 as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. The civil war started ...
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Super Tuesday is Over: Did Anything Change?

Super Tuesday is over and we’re no closer to a proper Republican candidate than we were Monday. Not a surprise. The results: Romney wins six states; Santorum wins 3 states; Gingrich wins 1. But, the contest with which the pun...
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Immigration Reform

At last, the U.S. Congress has passed an immigration bill. And I think that’s great. But, as I thought on the issue, I realized that the impetus to make most of this happen was in reaction to the battle over the Mexican borde...
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Politically Correct

WTF. So President Obama had to apologize for making a compliment. WTF! In a speech at a Democratic fundraising event recently, the President said this of California Attorney General Kamala Harris: “She is brilliant and she is...
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The Road to Super Tuesday…

January turned out to be an interesting month for the Republican Presidential candidates. A correction in the Iowa caucus results and an upset in South Carolina. My thought is that we walked into February even and I feel like I...
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