Seizing the “Education Vote”

    Recently, POLITICO ran no less than five articles from the likes of Arne Duncan, Lamar Alexander and others regarding education. This is one topic that has not been debated in the national media by Obama or Romney except when it comes to extending low rates for student loans set to expire at the end of June. Even there, debate is lacking in that both agree | Read More »

    Electoral Math: Still a Tough Road Ahead

    Naturally, a lot can be happen between now and November when we vote for President. Making early predictions are ripe with pitfalls where an incumbent President holds advantages that a challenger does not possess. There is always the possibility of an October surprise of some kind, we haven’t even had the conventions yet and the inevitable bump in the polls the nominees receive, we have | Read More »

    Romney VP Choices- Part 3: The Dark Horses

    There exists the outside possibility that Mitt Romney will not choose those in the upper tier of names mentioned for Vice President, but perhaps a dark horse running mate. There is no shortage of names mentioned out there. First, let me dismiss some notions out of hand. Scott Brown will not be considered nor will Mary Fallin (the Governor of Oklahoma), John Kasich (the Governor | Read More »

    Romneycare Blah Blah Blah

    Many of the pundits here and elsewhere seem to be on the attack against Mitt Romney because of his health care reform effort in Massachusetts known today as Romneycare. I think, whether one supports Mitt Romney or not, that this will be used by Obama should Romney be the GOP nominee. That is a given. That is a big proverbial “duh.” Pontificating about this inevitability | Read More »

    Some Early Electoral Math: Obama Wins

    A few caveats up front about this entry. First, we are a year away from the 2012 general election, so a lot can and will change between now and then. We have not had a head-to-head debate between candidates let alone a Republican nominee. Second, we can surmise and hope and pray all sorts of things about who we wish the candidate should be for | Read More »