Demagogic cries such as, “The rich should pay more taxes,” and “The oil companies are greedy,” are difficult to counter because they are short, simple and easy to believe. At four minutes, this video is longer than the average attention span, but the straightforward explanation and visual effects can help clarify how higher taxes and more government are bad things. I recommend this video for | Read More »
It’s not scientific and the sample size is small, but here is some raw data from my phone banking efforts on 9/8 and 9/15: 64 phone calls (32 each week) to likely voters, not all were Republicans. 9 McCain supporters (3 last week/6 yesterday) 8 Undecided (5 last week/3 yesterday) 1 Obama supporter (last week) 2 refused to respond 44 answering machines, messages, wrong numbers, | Read More »
Senator John McCain’s substantive responses and unflappable demeanor at his town hall meeting in York, PA on Tuesday filled me with hope for the fall presidential debates. Based on McCain’s performance, I’d say he could beat the silver-tongued, glass-jawed Senator Barack Obama in a debate on Obama’s terms, moderated by the editorial board of the Village Voice, with no prior knowledge of the questions himself | Read More »
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