This week has been a great one for conservatives across the nation. Scott Brown’s victory proved that, in the words of the increasingly vulnerable Barbara Boxer, “Every state is now in play.” His victory also demonstrated that Republicans can achieve many of the successes that led to Barack Obama becoming the 44th President of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘GOP’
The Limitations of Idealism
While the national media in the United States continued its obsession with one of the eerier individuals to recently pass away, the President wisely departed for his latest world tour. The first stop was Russia, the one country where President Obama’s abysmal economic policy could be well-received. While the president was right to try and [...]
Two Governors, Two Weeks, and Two Different Contexts.
Much has been made in the past week about South Carolina governor Mark Sanford and his recent rendezvous to the Southern Cone. Individuals of both parties and many political persuasions have weighed in on the controversy. Even actor Alec Baldwin offered insightful remarks on the matter. But despite increasing calls for his resignation, Sanford remains in [...]
Recent Events Indicate Relevance of New Media
How disappointing. When Time magazine put Barack Obama on the cover a few months ago, few if any actually thought that the old media would actively neglect is role, and treat President Obama like a second FDR. Unfortunately, recent events have shown this to be the case. In recent weeks, NBC ran television specials on [...]
Sotomayor Nomination Reveals Much About Obama.
Judge Sotomayor’s record as a federal circuit court judge may not offer much insight to where she stands on the controversial issues facing the nation today. Her tenure as a jurist does reveal much about President Obama’s thinking. Of the many great legal minds of the federal circuit, left, right, and center, the President of the [...]
Health Care Policy Discussions Should Be Expanded
The discussion of health care reform has grown in recent weeks across various segments of American society. Debate is underway in Congress as bloggers reveal themselves to be an incubator for ideas, unlike the Republican Party bureaucracy. Fellow NextGenGOP contributor Gideon D’Assandro has offered valuable insights into this topic. Other collaborative political blogs (such as The Next Right [...]
Rubio vs. Crist Will Prove Who Controls the GOP
For much of the build up to the 2008 Democratic primaries, the consensus among political oddsmakers, pollsters, and politicos (myself included) was that Hillary Clinton was virtually a shoo-in to win the Democratic nomination. After all, the Clintons were the most powerful name in the Democratic Party, and as a result the Democratic machine fought [...]
British Scandal Offers Sobering Perspective on the Future
The British have an election campaign coming up, though no firm date seems yet set. Right now, the Prime Minister is quite unpopular, and Parliament is embroiled in a scandal. Some have anticipated an easy win for the opposition Conservative Party in the election once it happens. However, as more details of this scandal come [...]
It’s Time for a Complete Reboot
One of my lesser known traits is that I’m a huge Trekkie (and I don’t say “huge” lightly). However, the Star Trek universe had recently been undergoing a pretty substantial collapse, culminating in the closing of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas. Desperately trying to revive the franchise, Paramount Pictures contacted J.J. Abrams, Roberto [...]
Jack Kemp’s death offers perspective on Specter’s career.
This weekend, a noteworthy Republican passed away. Years before the contributors to this site were born, Jack Kemp left his professional football career to run for Congress. From 1971 to 1989, Jack Kemp served in the U.S. House of Representatives serving his adoptive hometown in the suburbs of Buffalo, New York. Kemp served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during [...]