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• A November to Remember
  After four years of Democratic Party control over both houses of Congress, the American voting public opted for a change last Tuesday. As  result of elections around the country, Republicans will control the United States House of Representatives next year, and the Democratic majority in the United States Senate has been narrowed. An analysis of this election [...]
  
  
• On hope and fear
  In a townhall event  Tuesday last week, President Obama informed the audience that they should be weary of fearmongering. The irony of such comments seems to have been lost on the many sycophants in the pre-selected crowd that day. All this administration has offered now for months in defense of its abysmal track record is [...]
  
  
• Expecting Different Results
  It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different esults. In the natural sciences, a consistency of results is desired to substantiate or discredit a hypothesis. Thus undertaking the same task repeatedly while seeking a different outcome each time is counterproductive. This idea has found its way into debates [...]
  
  
• A glaring omission on Iraq
  President Obama delivered an address Tuesday night to mark the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq. While the speech featured no surprises, it is memorable both for its tone and for what was not said. The change of status in Iraq, however, may not be a harbinger for course correction in the United States. Every elected [...]
  
  
• Employing a losing strategy
  Despite some probable Republican gains this year, Democrats have a good chance of retaining control of Congress next year. Fortunately for Republicans, Democrats nationally have opted for a losing strategy; blaming George W. Bush. Then again, with a track record like that of this Congress, one cannot fault Democratic strategists for trying to distract the electorate this [...]
  
  
• In Defense of Michael Steele
  It has been said that there are two parties in the United States; a stupid party and an evil party. Perhaps better described as a naive party and an opportunist party, the idea behind this concept is that the the poor decisions of one party allow for enactment of the unfathomable agenda of the other. [...]
  
  
• McDonald and Kagan
  While the Senate Judiciary Committee asked questions this week of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama’s choice to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court announced a ruling on an issue Democrats would prefer to avoid; the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court of the United [...]
  
  
• The Petraeus Dilemma.
  The resignation of four-star General Stanley McChrystal from command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan came Wednesday after fallout from an interview appearing in Rolling Stone. McChrystal, whose involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has earned him praise in the past, used the magazine interview as an avenue to offer criticisms of the Obama administration. The White House was quick [...]
  
  
• On Paul and Blumenthal
  Two senate races continue to dominate the headlines nationwide. Kentucky was one of the states in which a primary was held on Tuesday. Connecticut features a senate race once competitive until the decision of Chris Dodd to retire at the end of his present term. Both U.S. Senate contests, however continue to generate much intrigue. Going into [...]
  
  
• Lessons from Arizona
  Dominating the headlines for the past few weeks across the United States has been a news item out of Arizona. Recently, Arizona lawmakers passed a tough measure into law meant to tackle illegal immigration. The contents of this law, and reactions to it, offer valuable lessons moving forward to anyone concerned with American politics and public policy. The [...]
  
  

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