Tag Archives: United States Congress

The Politics of Empathy – How Obama Can Pass the American Jobs Act

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

The unsettling sounds of NPR hummed through the car on my drive to school this morning. “…poverty in the United States…at a new high…sixteen percent of Americans are impoverished…” Almost two months have passed since President Obama proposed the American … Continue reading →

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The See-Through Lifestyle – Why Al Franken Shouldn’t Sound So Shocked

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

Your iPad is watching you. Researchers announced this week that a handful of Apple’s most popular products – namely the iPhone and iPad – are built with internal tracking devices. These devices record the exact longitude and latitude coordinates of where their … Continue reading →

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And Then He Rolled His Eyes – Dignifying the Next Generation

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

On a summer day in 1963, a young Bill Clinton shook hands with John Kennedy. Clinton – just seventeen years old – was a participant in Boys Nation and was given the opportunity to spend a day at the White … Continue reading →

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Report Card – A Brief Response to SOTU

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Substance He had a few different jobs to do from a few separate perspectives. In the Eyes of the Left He had to lay out his agenda in a definitive manner and avoid digressing from the party script. He had … Continue reading →

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A Puzzled Republic – What this Tax Deal is Really About

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

Puzzles are arduous to assemble. It’s challenging to pinpoint each individual component to construct the perfect fusion. Each piece gives rise to its own struggle, its own weight. Setbacks ensue, distractions pop up. Different people exhibit different levels of devotion … Continue reading →

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Smudged Legacy

Posted on November 6, 2010 by

A legacy is like a chalkboard; you write and write, you smudge and smudge, you dot the i’s and cross the t’s until you’re out of room. You’re left with a couple of options. Either you can leave the message–the … Continue reading →

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Election Guide

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

If you think that more minorities belong in jail, vote Republican tomorrow. If you’ve seen your share of nature and have come to terms with letting the rest of it go, vote Republican tomorrow. If you think that no one … Continue reading →

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