Archive for May, 2006

Loyalty, Competency, and Democratic Government

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

Even before he took office those who hated George Bush (and hate is not too strong a word in this case) announced not only that they had no intention of treating him with any deference or respect, but also that they intended to apply equal disrespect and defiance toward the office of the Presidency for as long as he held it. That was bad enough coming from the political left outside the government, but when that attitude appears within the government as well — from those whose job it is impartially to implement the policies determined within the political realm by the Executive and the Legislature — it is closer to treason than to patriotism.

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Early Presidential Primaries

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

For your consideration, I would submit that such a move would have made it impossible for some relatively unknown and underfunded but charming southern governor — say someone like Bill Clintion — to have emerged as a serious candidate; and it would likely have prevented some brand-name candidate anointed and bankrolled by the political party establishment — say someone like George W. Bush — from having to confront any serious challenge or insurrection by the dissatisfied centrists who almost made John McCain the candidate in his place.

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A Dearth Of African American Office-Holders

Monday, May 1st, 2006

It has long been my contention that the first African American President and/or the first female President in America will be a Republican, for the simple reason that minorities and women who work their way up to levels of prominence in the Republican party tend to be there for reasons concerned with general economic growth, individual liberty, and social stability. Whether you think those concerns — and resulting platforms — are good or bad, they tend to be concerns and platforms that appeal to a broad centrist populace.

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