Category Archives: Politics

New Blog Launched – Elect Chris Dodd

By ray | Published: June 6, 2009
If I posted here every time I read something about Senator Dodd that ticked me off this blog would become all Dodd all the time. I didn’t want that. So I decided to publish another site that would be all Dodd all the time. So without further ado I’m proud to announce Elect Chris Dodd. It’s [...]
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Inefficient Government Is Best

By ray | Published: October 24, 2008
I wouldn’t want you to think I’m pro-democrat and anti-republican. It does appear I’ve ranted more against republicans recently (although I’m not sure what party Bloomberg calls home today). But I distrust most politicians and and have no respect for either political party (hence lower case when using their names). It’s just that the extremists [...]
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Mayor Bloomberg: Ego Over Law

By ray | Published: October 23, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg got the NY City Council to extend term limits so he can stay in office. Forget whether or not term limits are good or bad, Bloomberg’s hypocrisy is reason enough to never vote for him again. He was pro term limits when they benefited him (harder to run against an incumbent). Now that he’d [...]
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My God Can Beat Up Your God

By ray | Published: October 23, 2008
(or who/what I think is your God). This is why politics (or at least the government that results from the politics) and religion need to be waaaay separate.
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Electoral Polling Done Right

By ray | Published: October 22, 2008
FiveThirtyEight.com is the place for people who like data and polls. From their FAQ: What is the mission of this website? Most broadly, to accumulate and analyze polling and political data in way that is informed, accurate and attractive. Most narrowly, to give you the best possible objective assessment of the likely outcome of upcoming elections. The [...]
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Politics of Division

By ray | Published: October 21, 2008
The Daily Show continues to show why it’s the best place for real journalism. This past Monday they drove home my main complaint about the divisive Republican campaign. This constant drumbeat that the people who disagree with them are unpatriotic and of lesser value than those who don’t. The reason those ideas are wrong is [...]
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Democrats – Good For Business?

By ray | Published: October 16, 2008
The New York Times has an opinion piece by Tommy McCall that asks: Since 1929, Republicans and Democrats have each controlled the presidency for nearly 40 years. So which party has been better for American pocketbooks and capitalism as a whole? While I would have guessed Republicans, isn’t that the conventional wisdom? But obviously Mr. McCall found [...]
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