Category Archives: The New Democrat

Washington Examiner: Gene Healy: The Iraq War Was a Bipartisan Disaster

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I actually agree with Gene Healy on this even though I put most of the responsibility for the War in Iraq on President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and their supporters. But the fact … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Danny Vinik: President Obama’s Promise to Not Raise Taxes on the Middle Class Makes Governing Harder

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m just going to be real here and say that Socialists have this belief that if government especially the federal government or central government (depending on the country) is not doing something or running something that is … Continue reading →

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National Post: An Historical Look at How Iraq Was Formed

Posted on June 23, 2014 by kireschneider

National Post Back in 2006-07 then U.S. Senator Joe Biden as he was then Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee in 2006 and then when Democrats won back Congress in 2006 he became Chairman of that committee proposed a … Continue reading →

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Campaign For America’s Future: New Populism Conference: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Campaign For America’s Future: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: The New Populism Is A Fight For America’s Values U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at the New Populism Conference “Thank you, Bob Borosage and Roger Hickey for all your hard … Continue reading →

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Liberty Pen: Glen Beck & Andrew Napolitano: The Right to be Left Alone

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The Right to be Left Alone is not an anti-government viewpoint. But this belief that free adults or free Americans are exactly that. That we own ourselves, our bodies and our minds. What we do with our … Continue reading →

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Washington Examiner: Michael Barone: Why Even Ronald Reagan Couldn’t be Ronald Reagan Today

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  To put it simply the Republican Party has moved away from Ronald Reagan. When President Reagan was in office in the 1980s he was that unifying force that could keep a large and very politically diverse political … Continue reading →

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Constitution Center: Lyle Denniston: What Would James Madison Think About Newt Gingrich?

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  To say the least it is almost impossible to tell how James Madison and the other Founding Fathers of the United States would think of current American political discourse. They put the country together pre-radio and TV … Continue reading →

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Contra Corner: Michael Krieger: Mission Accomplished in Iraq

Posted on June 20, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Whatever you think of the War in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 when it officially ended with American troops pulling out the “mission has already been accomplished”. If you look at what the original neoconservative goals from … Continue reading →

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Moshe Z. Marvit: A Liberal’s Call to Real Liberty

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  So President Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms were a Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, civil liberties and Freedom from Want. Hum that is very interesting especially since The Roosevelt Administration essentially inspired the George W. Bush Administration … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Scott Lincicome: A Free Market Guide to Assessing Reform Conservative Policies

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Hum ‘reform conservative’, that almost sounds like an Oxymoron if you take the official definition of conservative seriously which I do. Because reform means to change and generally improve something whatever something is. A conservative is supposed … Continue reading →

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