Posts Tagged ‘2010 election’

The Massachusetts Special Election Could Define the 2010 Cycle.

There has been and will continue to be much discussion regarding the surprise retirements of Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced on Tuesday this week. Certainly, these retirements could completely reshape the Senate contests later this year in those two states. In the near term, however, the attention of Republicans should be on Massachusetts, where a [...]

Things learned in the debate over health care reform

With some form of health care reform poised to be enacted following the passage of a trillion-dollar, pork-filled boondoggle in the U.S. Senate on Christmas Eve, reflection on the course of this policy debate and its broader implication for the trajectory of the Obama administration seem warranted. Whatever results in the coming months on the issue of [...]

The Only Choice for Person of the Year

With much disappointment today, I read the list of those considered likely to be named Person of the Year by TIME magazine  for 2009. Though not a political story per se, the bulk of the figures named hold public office, or are otherwise in the employ of the United States government. Those considered to be [...]

Five Reasons for Optimism in 2010 and Beyond

Many folks on the Right are, to put it mildly, disheartened by the results of the 2008 elections. However, after initially being quite disappointed by the returns, I am incredibly optimistic about what’s to come in 2010 and beyond.  The bottom line is that this year’s elections were by no means a mandate for liberalism. [...]

Why We Can’t “Wait for Them to Fail”

I have had a number of people e-mail or Facebook message me something along the lines of, “Well, the Dems may won, but they’re going to fail.  All we need to do is sit back and wait.”  James touched on this extremely well in his post earlier today, but I wanted to elaborate a bit [...]

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