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It’s been a couple weeks since the inauguration, and one person has requested my thoughts on the new administration, so here goes:
The Inaugural Prayer
The prayer bugged me. I think a public prayer like that, so obviously aimed at the Christian god, is a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause. I know it has […]

This is a continuation of the post below:
What are the differences between candidates?
The economy:
McCain seems to be devoted to deregulation and trickle-down economics. It seems that this has been tried for the last eight years. Bush has tried to turn the income tax into a salary tax, and has opposed any regulations. […]

Yes, It’s been nearly 7 months since I’ve posted, and longer than that since I’ve discussed the presidential race. I feel socially irresponsible. Part of it is time constraint from either working or school. Part of it is that I wanted to research third party candidates, since I’ve been so committed to […]

More on open primaries.
Jan’s response to my last post implied disbelief that anyone would vote in the primary of the opposition party just to promote a more beatable candidate. I know it happened, though, and the only question is on what scale.
The anecdotal evidence I have is from listening to Hugh Hewitt on my […]

Those of you who have talked to me know that I am generally a fan of open primaries. Indeed, I was very upset that I wasn’t able to vote on Super Tuesday, since I am a registered Independent. Allowing Independents and moderates to vote helps ensure that the options are not as polar […]