Former Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele of Maryland was elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee Saturday. This is a momentous occasion worthy of celebration. Not only is Steele the first African-American elected to lead the GOP, but he understands what it will take for his party to win in the near future. By focusing on individual responsibility [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
Cardinals-Steelers Super Bowl Matchup Proves “You Never Know”
Just another quick observation about a lesson from sports that applies to politics. No one in a hundred years would have thought the Super Bowl match up this year would pit the [my] Pittsburgh Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals. Just take a look at Sports Illustrated’s predictions for 2008: not one of the analysts picked [...]
The Texas Revolution: Students for SG Reform
Tonight we mourn in Texas, those of us who have always cherished the idea of America, and the understanding that our liberty was hard won through the blood of patriots. We mourn the loss of freedom, and the loss of the memory of why we may call ourselves free. We mourn in Texas because an [...]
Obama grants interview to foreign media
Much has been made across the web and in print about President Obama’s decision to grant his first television interview as president to an Arabic-language news organization based in Dubai, Al-Arabiya. While this whole interview can be seen here, a portion of it can be viewed from the link below, care of YouTube and the Associated Press.
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A Memo to Congressional Republicans: Keep Up the Fight!
Republicans should take note of recent polling data from Rasmussen Reports, consistently one of the most accurate polling firms in the nation. According to a Rasmussen poll released on January 23, 59% of U.S. voters are concerned that President Obama and Congress will increase government spending too much over the next one to two years. [...]
Is National Security a Dead Issue?
In 2002 and 2004, Republicans saw enormous electoral success, in large part due to the GOP’s dominance of the national security issue and the high importance of homeland security to voters. Fortunately, there has not been another terrorist attack on American soil for over seven years — but due to this incredible fact, the importance [...]
So Far, Obama Demonstrates Immaturity, Not Unity
When President Obama took office on Tuesday, I was legimitately hopeful that President Obama would make significant efforts to reach out across the aisle and be something of a “uniter.” After all, days before the election, Obama promised to provide “unity over division.” Unfortunately, the events of the past week have so far demonstrated immaturity, [...]
A Great Step: John Boehner Answers Questions from Digg Users
I just saw this on Digg: an interview in which Mark Preston, CNN’s Political Editor, asks the top user-submitted questions from Digg users to House Minority Leader John Boehner. This is the sort of openness and willingness to embrace peer production that we need to continue to build upon. It’s certainly a good step forward. [...]
Rebuilding a relationship with the press
We haven’t even experienced a week of the new presidential administration and it’s already obvious that hopes for a better relationship between the Obama Administration and the press than there was during the Bush Administration were misguided. Now that we are no longer bound by Bush era secrecy, Republicans need to foster a relationship with [...]
The Honeymoon is over for President Obama
Around the world, various groups reacted differently to the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. While well-received in Europe, for the regimes most critical of the Bush administration, promises of hope and change weren’t enough. However, in recent days, the much-warranted celebraton of President Obama’s inauguration has worn off, and the governing has [...]
