Republican Party
Revolution March in D.C.
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Youtube.com: Revolution March - July 12th - Washington, D.C.
This definitely sounds interesting. I myself am not a Ron Paul fan (because I don’t believe in capitalism), but I am encouraged to see this move of anti-war free market folks to push their agenda forward. I definitely think there is more commonality between these folks and […]
Obama or Clinton? Is there a difference — also thoughts for Republicans
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Today’s Super Tuesday and for my Okie readers, don’t forget to vote in the primary (assuming you’re a registered Republican or Democrat).
I know that Obama or Clinton are almost certain to win the Democratic nomination. Certainly they are an improvement over Bush, and would be better than the Republicans (except maybe Ron Paul… I would […]
Surprises thus far in the Oklahoma Blog Straw Poll
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Reviewing the results as of today in the Oklahoma Blog Straw Poll, I am surprised by some of the outcomes…
1. The top 2 in the Democratic results are what I expected among the liberal Oklahoma blogosphere. I wonder if Edwards trip to Oklahoma will nudge the race closer, or if Obama will plan a last […]
The Oklahoma Blog Authors Presidential Primary Straw Poll
Monday, January 14th, 2008I thought it would be fun to host a Presidential election primary straw poll for Oklahoma blog authors, to kinda get a feel for how the Oklahoma blogosophere stands this year.
So, here are the rules…
1. Participants must be registered to vote in Oklahoma.
2. Participants must be the author of a blog that has been updated […]
Ron Paul on racism
Saturday, January 12th, 2008 This is a continuation of my discussion of Ron Paul (a mostly Libertarian running for President as a Republican) from a leftist political perspective. To see my last post on this topic, click here.
CNN: Ron Paul ’90s newsletters rant against blacks, gays (also see CNN: Excerpts from the Ron Paul discussed in the […]
More leftist thoughts on Ron Paul
Monday, December 17th, 2007Revised for style and grammar 11:36 p.m., December 17, 2007.
I have had a whole flurry of comments on my prior post about Ron Paul (Thoughts on a Ron Paul/Dennis Kucinich ticket, so I thought it might be helpful to post some more thoughts.
First though, let me say that my commentary is firmly rooted in a […]
Thoughts on a Ron Paul/Dennis Kucinich ticket
Monday, December 3rd, 2007 USAToday.com: The buzz about a Kucinich-Paul ticket? Here’s where that came from
An interesting scenario….
What I like about it is that Dennis and Ron are both men of principal. You know where they stand and that is pretty cool. I also like the fact that both men are committed to ending the war in Iraq. […]
Thoughts on Senator Craig’s likely pending resignation
Saturday, September 1st, 2007
CNN: Craig to announce resignation Saturday
NY Times: Senator to Quit Over Sex Sting, Officials Say
. . . Officials at the Republican National Committee readied a news release calling for Mr. Craig to resign but withheld it after learning that there were independent efforts under way to persuade Mr. Craig to quit.
Those actions came after […]