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What’s the Chuck Hagel Filibuster About Really?

What’s the Chuck Hagel Filibuster About Really?

Chuck Hagel has been the center of political infighting in Washington, with his Secretary of Defense cabinet nomination being filibustered by fellow Republicans in the Senate.  While Republicans certainly have made incendiary claims about the would-be Secretary of Defense, the Chuck Hagel filibuster does have the whiff of manufactured controversy, especially considering that Hagel [...]

Why Republican Voters Don’t Like Mitt Romney and Their Presidential Candidates

Why Republican Voters Don’t Like Mitt Romney and Their Presidential Candidates

As the Florida Primary nears, it looks like the Republican Party may finally be having its “come to Jesus” moment: the presumptive nominee Mitt Romney has again pulled ahead in polls, leading Newt Gingrich now by nine percentage points (40% to 31%, with Rick Santorum and Ron Paul each around 10%).  A victory in [...]

The Main Weakness of Each Republican Candidate for President

The Main Weakness of Each Republican Candidate for President

As the Republican candidates for President of the U.S. hold yet another debate (which are now well into the teens), the voting public is churning through yet another frontrunner.  So, this seemed like a good time to highlight the candidates’ weaknesses–maybe then we can rule out the trouble-makers and get to business. Mitt Romney If [...]

Death of Gaddafi Vindicates Obama’s Foreign Policy

Death of Gaddafi Vindicates Obama’s Foreign Policy

Now ruling America is a black man from our continent, an African from Arab descent, from Muslim descent, and this is something we never imagined – that from Reagan we would get to Barakeh Obama. He is someone I consider a friend. He knows he is a son of Africa. Regardless of his [...]