In the State of the Union Address, President Obama promised “to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail” in the next 25 years. This is hardly the first mention of rail that the President has made: during his campaign, his official statement on transportation included a dedication to establishing high-speed rail lines. He … Read more
In President Obama’s interview this past Super Bowl Sunday with Bill O’Reilly, Obama happily remarked that in his presidency he did not once raise taxes, and that in fact he had lowered taxes over the last two years. However, it is interesting to see how quickly the President forgot about some of the policies he … Read more
Just as many students, both republicans and democrats, cheered the repeal of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy,” and saw it as a positive step towards bringing proper recognition to a small group of students called to perform in the utmost service, some on campus took the repeal as a way to continue to press … Read more
Let me begin this by saying that I do not consider myself a member of this self-identified political movement that now claims 28% of the national public. However, I do believe they have unfairly gotten a bad rap from Democrats and even many Republicans, and I think everyone needs to know more of their story. … Read more
The Tea Party. It’s been the subject of fierce political discussion since Barack Obama’s election as President in 2008 and the subsequent rise of the movement for what’s been called a “new conservatism” in 2009. When examining the upcoming midterm elections, the significance the Tea Party cannot be underestimated. Many Republicans self-label as modern “Tea … Read more
Forget the hype over the Congressional elections, it all comes down to the Governors. With the 2010 Census coming to an end, the Governors and State Legislatures will soon redraw Congressional districts that will be in place for the next ten years. Even more importantly, these same states represent the battleground states of ’08, and … Read more