Continuing an examination of the top possibilities for the Republicans in 2016: #10. New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez: If the GOP was to get serious about a woman AND Hispanic candidate, then New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez is the person for the job. In reaction to the 2012 loss, she said that the party needs to listen more and speak less. This “sense of humility” | Read More »
Like the assessment of the Democratic possibilities, this list is by no means final or definitive. Names can drop off, climb up or drop down the list as 2016 nears. It is based on those names that appear most often from a variety of sources. One of the more interesting things of note is the number of women the GOP has in the wings as | Read More »
Continuing with this two-part series, I will now look at some names that pop up with greater regularity in the popular media. #10. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigaso: Or Antonio Villa as he was originally known. His proponents try to portray him as a rags-to-riches feel-good story, but his history is one of radicalism that it is downright scary. A whole book can be written | Read More »
This list was compiled after searching a variety of political website sources in order to determine the names of the 20 most likely Democrats to run for President in 2016. We can certainly quibble about any particular person’s place on this list although I tried to make it a little scientific. Part 1 will be numbers 11 through 20. So without further ado: #20. San | Read More »
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s recent remarks regarding the Hurricane Sandy relief package has sent some ripples through the Republican Party. Specifically, some of the more conservative voices have expressed reservations about his “conservative credentials” and the possibility of a 2016 Presidential run. First and foremost, Christie is the sitting Governor of New Jersey who has stated his clear intent to run for another term | Read More »
To hear the pundits talk, there is an impending royal battle developing over raising the debt ceiling sometime in February. Having given in on raising taxes in the “fiscal cliff” battle, Republicans won a sort-of victory by taking off the table giving the President control over the debt limit ceiling, something he demanded through his surrogate, Tim Geitner, in negotiations. That proposal resulted in some | Read More »
In January, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments 12 cases: 4 criminal law cases, 5 civil law cases and three in the area of administrative law and regulations. First, lets look at the civil cases, only one of which may have any interest here. That case is Maracich vs. Spears and involves liability for breach of privacy issues in the course of a lawsuit. | Read More »
With the most recent election barely behind us, a little recognized piece of news data was released this week by the United States Census Bureau. Despite the fact that a national census is constitutionally mandated every ten years for apportionment purposes, the Census Bureau does not go into hibernation for nine years only to emerge when a year ends in a zero. Most recently, they | Read More »
In the wake of the tragedy in Connecticut, there is much talk about gun control in the news. Diane Feinstein of California intends to reintroduce an assault rifle ban which expired in 2004 mainly because it was largely ineffective in its intended results when it was in effect. I am quite sure that there will be many more such laws introduced and contemplated as the | Read More »
A high school in Colorado. A college campus in Virginia. A parking lot in Arizona and a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. A theater, again in Colorado. A shopping mall in Oregon. And now, an elementary school in Connecticut. All of these were heinous and despicable acts by troubled individuals. In most cases, nature eliminated the bad eggs as the perpetrators took their own miserable lives | Read More »
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