The Fallout from the Florida GOP Primary
By Terry Mitchell01/31/2008
How did the Florida Republican primary change the race for the nomination? Let's assess the fallout from that crucial contest conducted two days ago.
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50,000 Earth scientists call for action on climate, but is anyone listening?
By Robert Adler01/29/2008
The American Geophysical Union, representing some 50,000 scientists and students in 137 countries, has staked out significant new ground on the issue of climate change. The question is, have they gone far enough?
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Obama v. The Clintons
By Philip Mella01/25/2008
Beyond the requisite political qualifications, an obvious precondition for someone seeking the presidency in America is a burning desire to win, what pundits call the "fire in the belly." However, for nearly every president in history, that lust for power and prestige is checked by an abiding respect for the office.
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The Red Herring of Mike Huckabee's Opposition
By Terry Mitchell01/18/2008
Those who oppose Mike Huckabee's candidacy are now hysterically waving their red flags because of his comments that the Constitution should be amended to reflect God's standards. However, don't these people have a clue as to how the Constitution is actually amended? Amending the Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of both the House of Representatives and the Senate and then the approval of three-fourths of the states. It can also be amended via a constitutional convention (but that process has never been used since the Constitution was originally created). Now where exactly, pray tell, is the President's role in this process? The simple truth is that Huckabee (or any other president for that matter) couldn't amend the Constitution, even if he wanted to.
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The Implications of the Michigan GOP Primary Results
By Terry Mitchell01/16/2008
The results of yesterday's GOP primary in Michigan have huge implications for the presidential race.
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The Power of Casual Theory
By William Robert Barber01/15/2008
The most retrospective of voter initiates a political choice with a predetermined set of presumptions and assumptions that mingle to create a context for a casual theory. Some of us are influenced positively or negatively to a particular casual theory founded on the political preferences of parent, teacher, or mentor; regardless of the primary stimuli, the power of casual theory is a very real intermediate factor in a voter's political choice.
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What the New Hampshire Results Really Mean
By Terry Mitchell01/09/2008
Now that the New Hampshire Primary is over, what do the results really mean anyway?
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Huckster-Populism-Demagogy
By William Robert Barber01/07/2008
A few of the presidential contenders, seemingly, the heretofore more successful contenders have established as part of their, 'elect me' persuasion, a menu of populist entrees. These entrees have been defined and espoused as measures designed to protect and benefit the average person; the common man. The supposition is of course that the average American needs such protection and require some 'action' because this particular segment of American's are not benefiting.
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The Potency of Culture
By Philip Mella01/05/2008
There are elections where the seminal issue takes months to evolve and this year's may well be one of them. With the war in Iraq simmering on the back burner and the economy performing far better than meets the media's eye, issues of culture may slowly work their way to the electoral surface.
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What the Iowa Results Really Mean
By Terry Mitchell01/04/2008
Now that the Iowa Caucuses are over, what do the results really mean anyway?
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