Articles tagged: "Democrats"

1: The 2008 Elections: Will You Get Exactly What You Wish For?

Back in 2006 the Democrat Party and their Mainstream Media sponsors initiated an ad campaign that rightfully exposed those Republicans who were abusing their power. The Republicans who had seized control of both Houses in 1994 by promising Conservatism had reneged on their, "Contract with America".

2: Bi-Party Tickets Totally Senseless

I receive a daily news feed from Salon, and for the past two days I have received articles about Obama-Hagel and McCain-Lieberman unity tickets I have just three words for those who believe such events will happen: it ain't happening

3: Rush Limbaugh 's Operation Chaos: The Ninja Option?

For those aspiring Robinson Crusoe 's among you, Op. Chaos is a brilliant creation of Rush Limbaugh. What he has done is to give all those Conservatives who have missed out on voting against John McCain a new voting life by way of switching parties and becoming "Shadow Democrats" for the remaining DNC primaries.

4: An Astronaut For Second Chair On The Democratic Ticket

While I went out on a long limb to suggest that Rudy Giuliani may be the best running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, I am at a loss to guess who would run with whom on the Democratic ticket The highly competitive race between Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Barack Obama has had more than its share of drama — and more than its share of barbs that will only help a Republican deflate the credibility of the eventual nominee

5: A McCain-Giuliani Ticket? It 's Not So Far Fetched

I am not on the inside of any presidential campaign, but I consider myself to be a good student of politics And as a writer, I have the luxury of going against the grain on campaigns and issues

6: Right Shows The Left How To Hit The Rich

Europe 's left of centre political parties have tried for decades to squeeze the rich for taxation to fund welfare and social programmes. But it 's the Conservative governments who are showing them how to do it - by buying stolen personal bank account details and hitting the affluent who take advantage of the global markets they have legislated for.

7: The Demos Year End 2008 Campaign Review: Obama Up, Clintons Tank, and John Out

Aren't we Democrats such a class act?

8: Why Democrats Should Fund The War

Democrats will be making a profound mistake if they follow through on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s insistence that the party will refuse to provide any funding for the war in Iraq, absent some benchmarks for withdrawal of our troops at least by September 2008 To be sure, as everyone knows, the American people quite strongly support the notion of cutting off funding for the war in the absence of achieving benchmarks of success for the war in Iraq

9: Communicating Democrats’ Agenda For The ‘common Good’

All the polls today point to a significant Democratic advantage, both on how the parties are handling the key issues as well as how people will vote on Election Day Yet, as early November approaches, Democrats would be wise to understand that they are where they are, not because of their efforts, but frankly in spite of them

10: Does The Electoral College No Longer Work And Should We Make Changes?

In 2000 we have had the closest presidential election in the history of the United States. Vice President Al Gore has won the popular vote and yet fell short of victory by less than a thousand certified votes in the pivotal state of Florida. This means that under the system of the two hundred-y