Real Congressional Ethics Reform

By: Kyle-MI (Diary)  |  February 10th at 10:45 AM  | 

The recent revelations about Senator Dodd’s sweetheart mortgage deal and Congressman Murtha’s troubled ties to pork begging companies have me thinking about ethics oversight in Congress.  Frankly, it is a joke.  There is no incentive for the party in power to police their own members unless the violations are so obvious that the press cannot ignore them.  Also voters in the congressional districts that support | Read More »

On Republican Tactics

By: Kyle-MI (Diary)  |  January 27th at 03:38 PM  | 

It has been a few years since I played chess, and quite a few more since I played any serious game of it, but I do remember most of the fundamentals including a simple tactic calling forking. In this maneuver, you move one of your pieces so it simultaneously threatens two (or more) of your opponents pieces. The goal is not to necessarily capture the | Read More »

Run against Congressional Democrats

By: Kyle-MI (Diary)  |  October 21st at 11:40 PM  | 

McCain is close to Obama in the polls but still behind. Maybe all the polls are wrong, but I would fee a lot better if the polls were pointing toward a McCain win. It does look like McCain is making headway. Here is an idea for more momentum. McCain should run not just against Obama, but also against Congressional Democrats. Let’s face the cold hard | Read More »