Contact Your Representative Now
Published by Sam on 8.3.10 at 12:32 PM.
Going Nuclear
Published by Sam on 2.3.10 at 11:12 PM.
Obama vows reconciliation
CALL YOUR SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN
Tell them to vote no on a government takeover of health care
202-224-3121
CALL YOUR SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN
Tell them to vote no on a government takeover of health care
202-224-3121
Meanwhile, Across the Pond...
Published by Sam on 26.2.10 at 11:35 PM.
Can the Brits really throw a tea party?
we're about to find out
we're about to find out
Pwned by the GOP
Published by Sam on at 1:00 AM.
The Obama PR stunt aiming to build a facade of bipartisanship and bore America to tears, inexplicably named the "health care summit", went about as well as Republicans could have hoped.
Lamar pretty much owning the One
those pesky facts
McCain too
"hey, what about CSPAN and those back room deals?"
And Paul Ryan
"this bill pretty much sucks"
Gergen:
Yeah, the Reps pretty much rocked
Dems: 233 min, Reps: 114 min
Fairness
Can't beat 'em?
Flood their offices with calls
Iran not the only ones going nuclear
reconciliation
And in other news...
Bad news for two dems
Rangel
Paterson
Euro in free fall
not surprising
And the dollar too
it's coming
Go Sen Bunning
boldness
Lamar pretty much owning the One
those pesky facts
McCain too
"hey, what about CSPAN and those back room deals?"
And Paul Ryan
"this bill pretty much sucks"
Gergen:
Yeah, the Reps pretty much rocked
Dems: 233 min, Reps: 114 min
Fairness
Can't beat 'em?
Flood their offices with calls
Iran not the only ones going nuclear
reconciliation
And in other news...
Bad news for two dems
Rangel
Paterson
Euro in free fall
not surprising
And the dollar too
it's coming
Go Sen Bunning
boldness
Olby is really really worried about diversity...really
Published by Sam on 24.2.10 at 11:29 PM.
The worst person in the world caught misreporting and being hypocritical at the same time: LOLAny surprise this youtube video has already exceeded his nightly audience? Keep it up, big guy. You're the best player on our team.
The Third Party Problem...and the solution
Published by Sam on 22.2.10 at 11:28 PM.
In defense of Glenn...
With the unprecedented amount of momentum conservatives have been enjoying lately, it seems that nothing will be able to stop them from making huge gains in both houses of congress come November. Nothing, that is, except for a third party. As most conservative talk show hosts, including Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are eager to point out, a third party would split the vote and might not accurately represent the mood or wishes of the electorate. Conservative Republicans would be running against Conservative third-party candidates and a loss would inevitably result. Glenn Beck, however, has taken heat from his aforementioned colleagues for his assertion that both parties are progressive and, perhaps, should be thrown out. But while he is accused of "lumping both parties together" and saying that "both parties are the same", I've never heard him actually say those words. He does commonly say that the Republicans are addicted to big government and that many of them in recent years have completely lost their way but calling them both progressives is not saying that they're the same. His theory is that the Republicans are simply less progressive than Democrats and shouldn't necessarily be trusted. Even in his CPAC speech, he said that it's not good enough for Republicans to simply "suck less" than Democrats.
The pink elephant...
Rush and Sean are right, though. The spoiler problem is certainly not a new phenomenon. A third party push would potentially undo all the momentum of unified opposition of freedom-loving Americans to the radical policies of this administration. But an objective look at this problem begs the question that, for some reason, has yet to be asked: why? Why should two, qualified conservative candidates lessen our chances of winning elections? Shouldn't this only help our chances? Why should a liberal candidate win in a state that is overwhelmingly conservative? In short, they shouldn't. But to find specific answers, one must look no further than our antiquated voting system. Vote splitting is an inherent problem with our current form of voting, plurality voting. And if state legislatures were honest, they would change their respective state's voting systems to a system of voting more capable of accurately determining the will of the people (such as approval voting or instant runoff). Unfortunately, however, virtually every member of every elected state governing body belongs to one of the two parties and, consequently, they are not inclined pass legislation that might open up a scenario where competition is readily allowed in. This is a travesty that should get some attention by those higher-ups that sit behind golden microphones.
PS "Mega Dittos"
With the unprecedented amount of momentum conservatives have been enjoying lately, it seems that nothing will be able to stop them from making huge gains in both houses of congress come November. Nothing, that is, except for a third party. As most conservative talk show hosts, including Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are eager to point out, a third party would split the vote and might not accurately represent the mood or wishes of the electorate. Conservative Republicans would be running against Conservative third-party candidates and a loss would inevitably result. Glenn Beck, however, has taken heat from his aforementioned colleagues for his assertion that both parties are progressive and, perhaps, should be thrown out. But while he is accused of "lumping both parties together" and saying that "both parties are the same", I've never heard him actually say those words. He does commonly say that the Republicans are addicted to big government and that many of them in recent years have completely lost their way but calling them both progressives is not saying that they're the same. His theory is that the Republicans are simply less progressive than Democrats and shouldn't necessarily be trusted. Even in his CPAC speech, he said that it's not good enough for Republicans to simply "suck less" than Democrats.
The pink elephant...
Rush and Sean are right, though. The spoiler problem is certainly not a new phenomenon. A third party push would potentially undo all the momentum of unified opposition of freedom-loving Americans to the radical policies of this administration. But an objective look at this problem begs the question that, for some reason, has yet to be asked: why? Why should two, qualified conservative candidates lessen our chances of winning elections? Shouldn't this only help our chances? Why should a liberal candidate win in a state that is overwhelmingly conservative? In short, they shouldn't. But to find specific answers, one must look no further than our antiquated voting system. Vote splitting is an inherent problem with our current form of voting, plurality voting. And if state legislatures were honest, they would change their respective state's voting systems to a system of voting more capable of accurately determining the will of the people (such as approval voting or instant runoff). Unfortunately, however, virtually every member of every elected state governing body belongs to one of the two parties and, consequently, they are not inclined pass legislation that might open up a scenario where competition is readily allowed in. This is a travesty that should get some attention by those higher-ups that sit behind golden microphones.
PS "Mega Dittos"
CPAC Keynote
Published by Sam on 20.2.10 at 11:16 PM.
The Day It All Went South for Obama
Published by Sam on 19.2.10 at 9:01 PM.
