I think we can all agree that the Republican Party needs to do a better job “reaching out” to young voters. I think we’ve all seen the stats, all bemoaned the party’s fate if it continues to hemorrhage under-30s, and all talked about that beautiful–if unclear–future time in which hordes of 18-year-olds will gleefully check [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
Grading the RNC Chair Candidates’ Young Voter Outreach Plans
With the RNC Chair election rapidly approaching, I wanted to take a look at how each candidate plans to appeal to young voters. Specifically, I will be referencing each candidate’s plans and platforms as outlined on their respective websites, along with their responses to the question regarding youth voters at the RNC Chair debate hosted [...]
Nepotism in American Politics
Someone needs to tell the Caroline Kennedy the upper house of Congress is not the House of Lords. The party that claims to represent middle and working class Americans is seriously considering appointing a daughter of a former president with no public office experience to the Senate seat currently occupied by the wife of a [...]
Budget news could mean pragmatism from the President-elect.
Two stories appeared in yesterday’s (Wednesday’s) New York Times which deal with the budgetary situation in the country as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in later this month. In noting a forecasted $1.2 trillion deficit, the article appearing in the business section noted that the president-elect desires to spend $800 billion on a new economic stimulus package. [...]
111th Congress: The Oldest Congress Ever
Hats off to USA Today, which points out that: Barack Obama, one of the youngest presidents ever to take the oath of office when he’s inaugurated Jan. 20, will be working with the nation’s oldest Congress. The average age will be 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate, according to the chambers’ historical [...]
European energy crisis demonstrates value of domestic production.
Maryland like much of the rest of the United States experiences low temperatures this time of year. Weather forecasters in the Old Line State are discussing the possibility of snow and ice in the coming days. However, as low as temperatures sometimes get in 49 of the 50 United States, winters in much of Europe [...]
Congress Should Cap Its Own Pay Before Trying to Limit Others’
Over at the New York Times, Robert H. Frank asks, “Should Congress Put a Cap on Executive Pay?” Of course, as a believer in free-markets and limited government intervention, I think the sheer notion of any such cap is incredibly ill-conceived and flat out frightening. That said, in my eyes, Congress shouldn’t have the right [...]
The Ten Defining Events of 2008
With the new year upon us, a look back at the year which just concluded is a valuable endeavor. This past year, 2008, involved political upheavals across the globe, from Canada to Thailand, and a vast array of locales in between, from the start of the year to its closing days. Though noteworthy, the series [...]