Author Archives: Rik Schneider

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About Rik Schneider

Blogger/writer on a lot of different subjects.

Townhall: Opinion: Daniel Doherty: Gallup Poll, Liberal Self-Identification on The Rise

Townhall: Opinion: Daniel Doherty: Gallup Poll, Liberal Self-Identification on The Rise This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I’ve sort of been sensing this since the 2006 mid-term elections that Americans have moved Left. Not far-left, … Continue reading

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Heritage Foundation: Jennifer Marshall: War on Poverty at 50

Source:The New Democrat  There have been several posts about the War on Poverty already this week on this blog. And that is because and not to sound repetitive, but 2014 is the 50th Anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson declaring War … Continue reading

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FOX Sports: ‘Crowd Goes Wild- Dead Spin: Is Hall of Fame Vote a Good Thing?’

“Crowd Goes Wild on this year’s baseball HOF inductions and near misses.” From FOX Sports I have no issues with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine going into the Hall of Fame today. No doubt they are two of the best pitchers … Continue reading

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Patrick J. Buchanan: Is America Going to Pot?

Source:The New Democrat  All the evidence you need to know that Liberals are winning the culture war and paternalists on the Left and Right are losing the culture, just look at these personal freedom issues and civil liberties. And the … Continue reading

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National Affairs: Opinion: Henry Olsen: Conservatism For The People

National Affairs: Opinion: Henry Olsen: Conservatism For The People This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger “Conservatism For The People”, with all due respect what the hell does that mean? I mean if that is the … Continue reading

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GI Bomber: MLB 1993- ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball- Texas Rangers @ Anaheim Angels: 9/17/1993

Source:GI Bomber– Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan, pitching against the Anaheim Angels in 1993 and being rewarded by the Angels fans for his great career. “The ESPN telecast started in the 3rd inning. I was there. It took me 20 … Continue reading

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Harvard University: ‘Reform Conservatism: The Future of the Republican Party?’

Source:The New Democrat “April Ponnuru, Policy Director of the Young Guns Network; Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior Editor of the National Review; and Pete Wehner, Senior Fellow in the Ethics and Public Policy Center joined moderator Kristen Soltis Anderson, Fall 2014 IOP … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: E.J. Dionne: The Resurgent Progressives

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with most of what EJ Dionne said in his column today. I thought his best line was “that to have a vibrant middle you need a vibrant Left and Right countering each other. To give … Continue reading

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President John F. Kennedy: Explains The Need For Medicare

. Source:The New Democrat  One of the advantages of Medicare is that when someone spouse gets hurt Medicare is there to make sure that all senior citizens at least will get the affordable health care that they need. So they … Continue reading

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TV Days: John F. Kennedy vs. Ronald Reagan on Medicare

. Source:The New Democrat  I have a lot of respect for Ronald Reagan, but he was simply dead wrong about Medicare. And by the time he was President of the United States at least, he was even a supporter of … Continue reading

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