Over two centuries ago, colonists in Boston revolted against unfair and excessive taxes by hosting a “Tea Party” in which they destroyed the tea by throwing it into the harbor. The actions of these colonists would go down forever as a crucial historical event, ultimately serving as a stepping stone toward the American Revolutionary War [...]
Posts Tagged ‘republican’
Why Aren’t Republicans “Making Noise?”
It has now been 135 days since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. Since that time, the talk in the Republican Party has generally revolved around the notion of “catching up” — be it catching up in fundraising, in our use of technology, or as I’ve argued, the way that we take [...]
The Remarkable Turnaround: The Penguins Did It, Can Republicans?
Not too long ago, it seemed all had been lost. Despite displaying incredible success and promise in years past, they were losing. They had some of the greatest talent in the world, but nonetheless they couldn’t find a winning groove. Worse still, it seemed that even when pitted against the worst opponents, they still couldn’t [...]
An Open Forum: Dealing with the Republican Defectors
As you surely know by now, three Republican Senators (Specter, Collins, and Snowe) defected and voted for the stimulus bill, allowing it to pass the Senate. This keeps reminding me of the Penguins vs. Red Wings game I attended last weekend, where all of the Pittsburgh fans (fairly or not) booed Marian Hossa and repeatedly [...]
Attacking Obama: Does Lindsey Graham Have It Right?
One of the more prevalent notions that I have read lately is that Republicans should focus on criticizing Democrats in Congress instead of President Obama due to the President’s sky high approval ratings. Conventional wisdom suggests that Republican attacks on an enormously popular Obama would likely backfire and instead hurt Republicans, while Democrats in an [...]
Public Opinion on the Stimulus Package Contradicts the Idea of a Massive Ideological Swing
The latest Gallup poll shows substantial skepticism about the stimulus package: although 75% of Americans want Congress to pass some sort of stimulus plan, only 38% support the current stimulus package. A nearly identical number, 37%, want major changes to the bill, and 17% outright reject it. Despite a desire by the left to make [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Obama’s Inauguration, MLK’s Dream, & What It All Means to Minority Republicans
The significance is impossible to ignore. Eighty years after the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the nation Dr. King lived and died to create will inaugurate Barack H. Obama as its president. We are a different America than we were back when Dr. King was born and that is reason enough to celebrate. When [...]
Like the Penguins, Struggling Republicans Seeking Answers
If there’s two things you should know about me, it’s that I’m a political nut and a huge hockey fan. Just as I support the Republican Party, I root for the Pittsburgh Penguins. I’m on the wait list for season tickets, and I do my best to watch every single game (82 in the regular [...]