Category: Politics
Gun Rights = Death
Here is something that every proponent of gun rights must accept: The cost of protecting their “right” to own guns is the death of innocent people. Because individuals own guns in the Unit... Read More
Mitt Romney’s Sense of Entitlement
Ever since I was a child, I tried to be the best… So what happened? My family and friends all said I was blessed… So what happened? –Elder Price, “I Believe,” The Book of... Read More
Indivisible.
In the noise following the reelection of Barack Obama one story stands out from others. Presumably upset with the outcome of the election, conservatives have bombarded the White House petition website... Read More
The We’ve Got Your Back PAC
As the noise of the election subsides the nation faces considerable fiscal challenges. If the president and Congress fail to reach agreement the country will slide off the “fiscal cliff.” Without ... Read More
Politics in a Pint
According to the conventional wisdom, the candidate that wins the American presidential election is the candidate with whom Americans most like to have a beer. Functionally this means the most “... Read More
What Broccoli Teaches Us About Politics
The Radical Right-Wing Broccoli Agenda This is the unedited transcript of a speech delivered earlier today by Presidential Candidate Andrew Pancake to the Broccoli Roundtable Of Central Coastal Occide... Read More
Vice Presidential Choice as a Leading Indicator: Or, Why the Choice of Mini-Mitt Spells Doom
I am not an expert on the presidency; my academic work is focused on the Congress. Whether that makes me an expert on Congress is a matter of heated debate. Nonetheless, as an academic political scien... Read More
Romney-Ryan: Mitt Doubles-Down on his Failing Campaign
I was wrong. I predicted yesterday Mitt Romney would choose Marco Rubio to be his running mate. I often tell people that whatever my prediction happens to be they should vote against it. Romney chose ... Read More
