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A centrist Democrat’s view of the inauguration

The tone of the upcoming presidential inauguration is a far cry from the last. When President Obama was first inaugurated, we got uplifting rhetoric and the promise of hope and change that was proven, at best, to have been only…

In Election Results, Rays Of Hope For Bipartisanship And Moderation

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg had an extremely successful election day, with a majority of the candidates and causes he supported emerging victorious. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) The result from last night’s election is more divided government and no indication…

There was no ‘tipping point’ in the 2012 election

There was no tipping point in this election. Former Gov. Mitt Romney simply made a number of strategic errors that cost him and the Republican Party the presidency, and any hope that they had of winning control of the U.S.…

The truth about 2012 polls

In the 2012 race for the White House President Obama is ahead, but the polls are misleading. ; It seems that each new poll brings good news for Obama. He’s up six points nationally according to the latest Bloomberg numbers.…

Larry Gatlin’s free advice for Mayor Bloomberg

(Reuters) Big hat, no cattle. ; Or… Big bottle, no sugar. ; I saw a bumper sticker in Nashville a while back that read, “We don’t give a rat’s a** how you do it up North.” (Don’t ya just love…

Why voter ID should matter to Americans of all races

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and other establishment civil rights leaders scolded South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley earlier this year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day no less, for her state’s voter identification law. They reminded her that her Indian ancestry…

Were the First Ten Years of the 21st Century Really the Worst In American History?

The first decade of the 21st century was the worst in American history: Did you know that? That’s what Thomas Friedman of the New York Times told a packed, applauding worshipful audience at the annual Aspen Festival of Ideas in…