Is American democracy tarnished by an election process that has made a mockery of popular sovereignty? We preach to the world about the importance of core democratic values, but the reality of America’s political process is that candidates for our highest offices avoid the truth and refuse to be held accountable for anything they say while nearly half of our citizens shrug off their responsibility to vote.
Five Dangerous Issues, 10 Questions With No Answers
Five 2012 election issues pose problems that are dangerous, damaging, and cannot be ignored. Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have yet to give us believable, much less workable solutions to these problems, though both assure us that they have the answers.
Lies GOP Voters Demand
The Tampa fun and games are over. Despite bad press from media types who seem threatened by a little convention creativity, Clint Eastwood delivered the lines GOP voters wanted to hear. How else could we have worked that unspeakable phrase into the usual partisan rhetoric?
Anti-American Tax Plan Preaches Tyranny, Not Fairness
When Joe Biden escaped from his Washington lair to hit the campaign trail, who could have guessed that he would come up with a slogan so perfectly suited to what his party is doing to America? Offensive inflection aside, his “back in chains” remark should be adopted by Republicans and used until the GOP wears it out.
A Welfare State Perfect for an Obama Economy
Is a welfare state really such a bad thing? Should we rethink our notion of what social welfare is and indulge the desires of millions of Democratic voters to let the Obama economy take care of their needs? If Americans want to depend on federal solicitude for health care, retirement security, rescue from bad mortgages, an income when things go bad, and an economic system that promises to level the playing field, they should get what they want.
Romney Campaign Needs Outrage, Not the Usual Republican Views
Anyone listening to Mitt Romney last Sunday morning got a wake up call. We expected the Republican candidate to give lip service to current Republican views on political issues like jobs and the economy. We expected a dose of Obama bashing.
Seven Reasons to Endorse the Idea of Illegal Immigrants Voting
Eric Holder is right. The time has come to give in. Instead of worrying about voter fraud we should embrace the idea of illegal immigrants voting. Who cares how many illegals vote? Think of the benefits we could reap if we printed a big stack of bilingual ballots, opened the doors of polling places wide to non-citizens, and let American democracy take its course.
