OK, is it just me or is there anyone else who is really growing tired of hearing about every shot blocked, shot taken, or shot made by Jeremy Lin? And can we stop the Whitney Houston testimonials? And while we are at it, can we stop reading things into every utterance by any Republican on the campaign trail? Can the media please stop glorifying dead | Read More »
Educational reform in this country can be summarized as follows: (1) Reform, not eliminate, the federal Department of Education by getting them out of K-12 education; (2) All K-12 educational funding, reforms and innovation would occur at the state or local level; (3) Eliminate Head Start and convert the program to block grants to states to establish and expand pre-K programs within existing school districts; | Read More »
With the federal government disengaged from K-12 education, reform efforts can occur at the local and state level. Most innovation in this area has come from the states anyway. The first area that must be explored is greater school choices for parents. The fact is that many public schools are failing in their task of educating our children for the challenges they face in the | Read More »
Obviously, the economy and jobs and whose vision for the future of a secure and prosperous United States will decide the race for President this year. This is an argument if the Republicans unite behind a common, over-reaching policy and philosophy that guides their solutions. With all the talk of the 1% and the 99%, income inequality will be a major topic. Instead of engaging | Read More »
A lot has been written in the conservative blogosphere about redistricting in Florida, most of it conspiratorial regarding the 22nd District represented by Alan West. To summarize, many believe that the House redistricting chair Will Weatherford is deliberately screwing West because he is a Romney supporter. In actuality, Weatherford originally endorsed Pawlenty and switched to Romney when Pawlenty dropped out. Additionally, Florida picks up two | Read More »
As I have stated in previous articles here and elsewhere, I believe that Florida will be ground zero in electoral politics in 2012. Besides the presidential election, there is a heated Senate race and congressional elections along with redistricting drama best described as GOP ineptitude and two new seats in the House. Throw in an unpopular Republican Governor and the 2012 elections should be very | Read More »
Georgia gains a seat in the House due to population growth. In presidential politics, I personally have my worries in Georgia. With state approval ratings above the national average, Obama’s chances of picking up an unanticipated 16 electoral votes is a real possibility. While it is true that Georgia has been a fairly reliable GOP state since 2000, the margins have not been exactly stellar | Read More »
Politics in South Carolina is not for the faint of heart. In 1978, a stooge third party candidate was created to hurl anti-Semitic remarks against a Democratic House candidate. There was the 1980 campaign of Strom Thurmond orchestrated by noted operative and South Carolina native, Lee Atwater, that added the phrase “push polling” to the political lexicon. Everyone is familiar with the strategy employed by | Read More »
It is “great” that the Obama Administration worked out a “deal” with the five largest mortgage lenders that amounts to $25 billion spread among 49 states. However, once again we fail to hear about the reform or, even better, dissolution of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Nor did we hear anything about the Community Reinvestment Act and its role in laying the seeds of the | Read More »
If Barack Obama had little room to maneuver in neighboring Virginia, there is an even smaller margin of error in North Carolina in 2012. Barely winning the state’s 15 electoral votes in 2008 will translate into an even tougher job this time around. Mainly reliant on heavy voter turnout in the state’s more urban centers, he will be hard-pressed to replicate his performance. Still, he | Read More »
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