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Posts in category "National Politics"

Gay Marriage: President Obama puts himself on the right side of history

Gay Marriage: President Obama puts himself on the right side of history
Applause. There are days I have been critical of this President. Today is not one of them. Today, President Obama became the first sitting president to support gay marriage. Perhaps prompted by some members of his administration– both the Vice President and Secretary of Education came out in support of gay marriage this week– the... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
May 9, 2012 at 7:54 pm
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Is President Obama’s reelection all but certain? Obama thinks so

Is President Obama’s reelection all but certain? Obama thinks so
I was watching the Kentucky/Kansas final last night when during halftime Clark Kellogg interviewed President Obama. It wasn’t a bad interview– he mentioned his love of watching his daughter Sasha play basketball. When Clark Kellogg asked President Obama to shoot a game of HORSE (POTUS is actually the game Kellogg wanted to play), the President, who... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
April 3, 2012 at 5:59 am
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Operation Chaos: Should Illinois Democrats cross lines and vote for Rick Santorum?

Operation Chaos: Should Illinois Democrats cross lines and vote for Rick Santorum?
I am a reluctant Democrat. Hell, I’m even a little embarrassed to call myself a Democrat. I’m not a fan of budgets increasing that should be decreasing. I am not a fan of coddling labor unions. I am not anti-union, but it seems like most unions are anti-hard work and I am certainly against that... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
March 18, 2012 at 6:48 pm
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Losing minorities and women, will the Republican party be around in 20 years?

Losing minorities and women, will the Republican party be around in 20 years?
Other than Marco Rubio, Michael Steele and Allen West (Florida Tea-Party Republican), more and more Republicans look like the Presidential candidates: rich, white, male, and stodgy. People at Republican presidential election events either are rich, white and stodgy or aspire to be. I know I’m over-generalizing. But when you look at the evidence of how... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
March 12, 2012 at 7:34 am
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Rick Santorum’s rise means the GOP must fight– and lose– the culture war

Rick Santorum’s rise means the GOP must fight– and lose– the culture war
Is the rise of Rick Santorum more proof the Republican party is a bit out of touch? Real Clear Politics’ tracking of the GOP race for the nomination show Rick Santorum out to a clear lead in nationwide polling. The RCP average shows Santorum up 33.8% to 28.0% over Mitt Romney with Gingrich and Paul... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
February 21, 2012 at 7:03 am
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Is Darth Vader more popular than Congress?

Is Darth Vader more popular than Congress?
Congress is not terribly popular. Its popularity is at its lowest level ever. The latest Gallup poll shows Congressional approval rating at 10%. Ten Percent! I need to watch Fox News patiently awaiting one of those fire breathing Republicans to come on to denounce the president calling him a socialist, because it would just be... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
February 9, 2012 at 7:40 pm
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Can Rick Santorum take advantage of his big night in the GOP primaries?

Can Rick Santorum take advantage of his big night in the GOP primaries?
What the (insert four letter word here)? I really didn’t expect this. Rick Santorum easily won two states on Tuesday night and won Colorado by five points. Santorum wins handily 45%- 27% over Ron Paul in Minnesota, with Mitt Romney at 17% and Newt Gingrich at 11% (with 89% reporting). In Missouri, Santorum won by... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
February 8, 2012 at 6:35 am
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Mitt Romney winning the nomination cements higher taxes for high earners

Mitt Romney winning the nomination cements higher taxes for high earners
Individuals making over $1 million a year are starting to sweat. People making over $250,000 annually should be. High earners are sweating because when Mitt Romney wins the nomination, their taxes will go up. With Romney as the nominee, Democrats will have the stomach to do what they didn’t have the stomach to do this... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
January 31, 2012 at 2:40 pm
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Newt Gingrich's SC win reshapes the primary, but does he have the character to win the Republican nomination?

Newt Gingrich's SC win reshapes the primary, but does he have the character to win the Republican nomination?
The GOP is not going to nominate a thrice married adulterer. It’s just not going to happen. I don’t care how conservative he is. Maybe its because I’m a product of Illinois, where the Illinois GOP makes a candidate withdraw from senate races because he and his wife went to sex clubs. But the race... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
January 22, 2012 at 8:26 am
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Mitt Romney up big in New Hampshire polls– still his race to lose

Mitt Romney up big in New Hampshire polls– still his race to lose
Even with all the fireworks of the last two debates– with candidates firing away at Mitt Romney– it continues to look like the GOP nomination is all but sewn up. Romney was underwhelming in the Meet the Press debate. Romney looked uncomfortable when Rick Santorum asked him why he didn’t run for reelection and then... Read more »
By Brian C. Thomas,
January 9, 2012 at 6:47 am
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