It’s Obama’s World; We Just Happen to Live in It

December 2, 2012

The fact of the matter is, President Obama won and as conservatives like to say, elections have consequences. The Democrats picked up more seats in both houses and the GOP has been weakened severely. The reason the President came out with his non-plan is because he doesn’t have to give anything up. He has all the cards and the GOP has none. read more


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“The Republican Party is Screwed”

November 30, 2012

“The upshot is that the Republican Party is screwed: It’s in for a lot of infighting, but both sides of the party’s internal fight are committed to economic policies that are not saleable to the broader public.” read more


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The GOP and Redistribution

November 27, 2012

“Income redistribution is one of the principle functions of civilization. It’s what America does and Somalia and Haiti do not do. Americans of all income groups and political parties benefit from income redistribution all the livelong day. If income redistribution makes people “dependent” on government, then humankind has been “dependent” since we gave up hunting mammoths for food.” read more


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Republicans vs. African Americans, Part 2,225

November 26, 2012

The GOP has to actually go to black communities and listen to African Americans. Hear about our lives and what we think we need. The party doesn’t have to pander to us, but they need to tailor conservative ideas to the lives of black folks. I’m sorry, but a tax cut ain’t gonna help. read more


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Rand Paul and the GOP Future

November 20, 2012
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The key for the GOP to move forward is not a national mea culpa where they beg forgiveness for being too rigid in the past. read more


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Dirty, Rotten Republicans?

November 20, 2012

Call people sluts is not a winning strategy. read more


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Demographics or the Red Social Model

November 11, 2012

Within a few moments of knowing President Obama had secured the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term, the explanations and recriminations had begun.  The two that bubbled up to the surface were demographics and social issues.  People saw this victory as proof that the new minority-majority America that we have been told was coming finally arose.  This meant the dawn a new Democratic era where the the GOP would be reduced to regional rump of a party. The other issue that came to fore was the party’s views on same sex marriage and abortion rights.  If only [...] read more


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“What Are We Going To Do About This?”

September 25, 2012

My apologies for going so long without a post.  Part of it has to do with me being a bit more cynical about politics these days.  But something has made me want to write a post, so I’m back at least for a little bit. As the Romney campaign seems to be behind in the polls, there has been a raft of articles about the state of conservatism and the Republican party.  Here’s David Brooks talking about the loss of traditional conservatism. There’s Rod Dreher talking about his losing faith in the GOP after Katrina. Here’s Conor Friedersdorf talking about [...] read more


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The Morality of Health Care Reform

July 10, 2012

Do Republicans care about heath care reform? That has been the questions a lot of bloggers have been asking in the weeks following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.  The answer from many of those bloggers, including some that lean libertarian, has been a resounding no. Is it true? Yes and no. As Ross Douthat notes today, there have been several proposals over the last few years from lawmakers and even the Bush Administration to try to reform health care.  Many of those proposals went nowhere for various reasons, but there has [...] read more


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Repeal and Replace?

June 29, 2012

Tyler Cowen offered this observation about the Republicans in regards to health care: The Republican Party, by the way, still doesn’t have a coherent alternative for health care reform, nor do they seem willing to embrace many of the better parts of ACA, such as (partially) deregulating dentistry or the Medicare Advisory Board.  Romney seems to want to replace the mandate with more expensive tax credits.  Furthermore, I believe that many Republican legislators would rather run against an unpopular Obamacare than to have to craft an actual, legislate-able alternative. I think he’s is correct- to a point.  The GOP hasn’t [...] read more


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