Tag Archives: American Voters

Anders Jacobson: George Carlin- On Some Cultural Issues

Source: The New Democrat  “Masterful performance of George Carlin taken from his 9th HBO special “Back in Town”. Taped live at the Beacon Theater in New York City, March 1996. [I don’t own any rights]” From Anders Jacobson I like George … Continue reading

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Commentary Magazine: Yuval Levin- ‘Congress is Weak Because Its Members Want it To Be’

Source: The New Democrat “Congress is weak because its member want it to be”: I completely agree with Yuval Levin on this, but I would put it and phrase it differently. The last 10-20 years perhaps longer Congress’s ( both … Continue reading

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Roll Call: David Hawkings- Opus: ‘5 Reasons Why Congress is Broken’

Source: The New Democrat I guess I would disagree a little with what David Hawkings is saying here and that I would add a little to his argument as well. Money, is an issue with Congressional elections, but it’s not … Continue reading

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Andy Hailey: ‘How We Got Into The DJT Political Swamp: It Has Little To Do With Russia’

“In 1970, income and wealth inequality were at historical lows. The income tax tables had over 25 brackets with the top marginal rate of 74%. Campaign funding was limited to the presidential campaigns and lobbyists were few and far between. … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Olga Khazan: ‘A Better Way To Argue About Politics’

Source:The New Democrat  “Liberals and conservatives have fundamentally different moral codes, which makes arguing about policy complicated. Many people have found themselves locked in debates surrounding the now-suspended travel ban, with little success in convincing the other. “One reason it’s … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: David Cay Johnston- ‘It’s Even Worse Than You Think’

Source:The New Democrat I agree with David C. Johnston that Donald Trump is not the disease in American politics, but a symptom. His presidency is an example of what can happen when Americans are literally so pissed off about American … Continue reading

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Ron Paul Liberty Report: Ron Paul & Chris Rossini- Government’s Can’t Legislate Morality

Source:The New Democrat I agree with Ron Paul on one thing here. Chris Rossini makes a good point that I’ll mention as well. But Representative Paul said that government is one of the last institutions to legislate morality. Why is … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Jonathan Turley: ‘Voters Want a Revolution- Here’s What That Would Take’

Source:The New Democrat The problem that Social Democrats have in America, the so-called Bernie Sanders movement, is that they don’t live in a social democracy. So much of what they want to do simply can’t happen with the way our … Continue reading

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Prager U: Adam Carolla- Who Not to Vote For

Source:The Daily Review I agree with Adam Carolla’s point about the politician who says they’ll fight for you, but I think there’s a bigger problem in American politics. Actually its like a huge fast food combo of a problem. Imagine … Continue reading

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George Carlin: Maybe it’s Not The Politicians Who Suck?

Source:The Daily Review I partially agree with George Carlin on this. Our politicians actually do suck in way too many cases. I think that is obvious when you have a Congress that can’t get its basic responsibilities taken care of. … Continue reading

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