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Category Archives: National Politics
Prediction: US Senate Races 2010
There are eighteen Republican-controlled Senate seats up for election this year. All eight will remain Republican. They are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah. … Continue reading
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Prediction: More Gubernatorial Races 2010
There are 35 gubernatorial elections this year. Twenty are Democratic seats. Fourteen are Republican. One is an independent. I would rate these as staying Republican: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah. I … Continue reading
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Prediction: Michigan Gubernatorial Race 2010
Another blue state will bleed red on Tuesday.
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Prediction: Maine Gubernatorial Race 2010
Maine will turn red as well on Tuesday as two Democrats (one the Democratic candidate and the other an Democratic independent) battle it out. A split Democratic ticket costs the Democratic Party.
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Prediction: Kansas Gubernatorial Race 2010
Kansas will turn red on Tuesday in the governor’s race as Sam Brownback, former candidate for Republican nominee for POTUS, will win election.
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Prediction: Colorado Gubernatorial Race 2010
This is an interesting race. The Republican is polling at 5% with polls showing the Democrat is winning be around 5% of an independent. I am picking that independent to cover that dip to become the highest elected official of … Continue reading
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Another Obama “Mishap”
For all that Obama has done which has prolonged and worsened the financial crisis that we are in, his worst mishap may have just happened. Obama pressured and reassured the Israelis that a nuclear Iran would not be a threat. … Continue reading
Posted in International News, International Politics, National Politics, News, Politics, Religion
Tagged Iran, Israel, nuclear, Obama
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Mosques and Real Meaning Behind First Amendment
Not a long post, but more of a thought. Is building a mosque near Ground Zero a good idea? Probably not. I did watch Keith Olbermann the other day. In the clip I watched online, he went on about how … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Issues, National News, National Politics, News, Politics, Religion
Tagged First Amendment, Ground Zero, Islam, mosque
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Freedom of Religion or Freedom of Worship
Obama uses the term “freedom of worship,” but is this different from what the Founders and Constitution says. Read more here.
New Rise of Anti-Semitism?
Posted in International News, National News, National Politics, News, Politics
Tagged Anti-Semitism, Helen Thomas, White House Press
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Funny YouTube Video
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Obama’s Growing Problem
Federal law states that a federal official cannot promise a federal position for a political act. Chicago style politics just a catchy phrase? Ask Fmr. Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Apparently someone in the Obama White House (and there would be a … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Issues, National News, National Politics, News, Politics
Tagged Census, felony, Obama, Rep. Sestak, Sen. Specter
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The Rand Paul Problem
I don’t tend to make myself an apologist for politicians or aspiring politicians. In some ways, I may be doing just that with this entry concerning Rand Paul and his comments on the Rachel Maddow Show. Last week on her … Continue reading
Ray Stevens on ObamaCare – “We the People”
Posted in Constitutional Issues, National News, National Politics, News, Politics
Tagged Obamacare, Ray Stevens
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Health Care Open Meetings? No…
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Tagged Healthcare, Obama, Obamacare
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Lifting Ban Good for Public Health?
In 1988 the federal government banned federal money from being used to purchase new needles for drug addicts. Recently, the Obama administration lifted this ban. The New York Times did an editorial claiming that the decision to ban federal funding … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Issues, National News, National Politics, News, Politics
Tagged Constitutional, Drugs, Public Health, Subsidies
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink and Speak on the Senate Floor
Posted in National News, National Politics, News, Politics
Tagged Alcohol, Health Care, Max Baucus, Sen. Baucus, Senate, US Senate
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Obama, Health Care, and the State of the Union
A few weeks ago I took an exam. Part of the exam was a couple of analytical questions. One of the questions stated that truth is not a virtue for political leaders. I then had to agree or disagree with … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Issues, National News, National Politics, News, Political Activism, Politics
Tagged Health Care, Obama, State of Union
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