Tag Archives: Republican Party

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

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Rik Schneider

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’

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Ederik Schneider

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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Salon Magazine: Andrew O’Hehrir- Interviewing Rob Reiner: On Why Neither Party Works Today

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Derik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat I disagree with Rob Reiner on one thing in this video that Donald Trump wasn’t vetted at all. I would argue that he wasn’t even vetted properly. We know all about how dangerous, undisciplined, unqualified, bigoted, … Continue reading →

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The Economist: ‘When Donald Trump Met Vladimir Putin- Cartooned’

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Economist– Don meets Vlad. Source:The New Democrat  “President Trump spent two hours alone with President Putin at a controversial meeting in Helskini this week. Our cartoonist Kal imagines the encounter.” From The Economist I think a better name for the … Continue reading →

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Bernard Goldberg: Donald Trump Is No Ronald Reagan

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat To say Donald Trump, is no Ronald Reagan, is like saying it gets hot in South Florida during the summer. You would be so guilty of stating the obvious that you would have to plead guilty … Continue reading →

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David Stockman: ‘Today’s Pathetic GOP: Talks Like Barry Goldwater, Spends Like LBJ’

Posted on July 6, 2018 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat – Mr. Conservative U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater. You can also see this post on Blogger. You can also see this post at The Daily Times, on Blogger. “Here is the portrait of a dysfunctional party: On Tuesday, the House Republicans … Continue reading →

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Vanity Fair: Julie Miller: ‘Is Reality TV To Blame For President Donald Trump?’

Posted on June 8, 2018 by kireschneider

“Last year, Real Housewives executive producer Andy Cohen noticed Donald Trump using so many pot-stirring tactics from the Bravo franchise that he began cataloguing them on Twitter. When the president used social media to cancel a White House invitation that … Continue reading →

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Economic Policy Journal: Veronique De Rugy: Stop Calling The GOP The Party of Small Government

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Ederik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat Listening to Republicans today talk about the need for limited government and limiting the size as well as growth of government, is like talking and listening to a 400 pound man ( perhaps in New Jersey, … Continue reading →

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Vanity Fair: Nick Bolton Interviewing Amanda Carpenter- The Conservative Case Against Donald Trump

Posted on June 1, 2018 by kireschneider

Source: The New Democrat The conservative case against Donald Trump is pretty clear I believe as a non-Conservative, but the conservative case against Donald Trump might not be the Republican case against him or even a Republican case against him. … Continue reading →

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Barry Goldwater- The Future of Conservatism (1966)

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater (Republican, Arizona) on Firing Line With William F. Buckley, in 1966. Source:The New Democrat “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Future of Conservatism. Episode 016, Recorded on June … Continue reading →

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