All Posts Tagged With: "partisan"
The Problem With Liberals 1965 – 2010
After the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 the liberals of both parties felt emboldened. They were ready to challenge the fertile ground of poverty, aging, war, college education, and woman’s rights. These were and are noble issues. By some definitions the liberal movement of that era was quite successful. But there were some […]
26Apr2010 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Problem With Liberals 1965 – 2010 | Continued
Abortion and Common Sense
Abortion is not black or white, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican. Abortion is a problem of humanity – and this era of Abortion in American will be studied by future historians. The folks looking back will recognize the futile and selfish partisan bickering that prolonged the agony of a health care disaster. Both fanatical […]
6May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 8 comments | Continued
Obama’s Chicago Vulnerablitiy
Here we go again. Washington partisan politics 101. The political corruption in Illinois will dramatically affect the Obama Administration. This is not about guilt or innocence – it is about perception. And particularly the perception of vulnerability. When Bill Clinton won the Presidency in 1992 there followed some corruption news in Arkansas. This gave rise […]
11Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama’s Chicago Vulnerablitiy | Continued
Partisan pollsters disagree on WH race
by Frank James There’s been a good back and forth this week between Democratic and Republican pollsters. Stan Greenberg of Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner, a Democratic pollster, sent out his own analysis of the presidential race this afternoon, to counter one distributed earlier in the week by Bill McInturff, official pollster for Sen. John McCain’s campaign. […]
30Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Partisan pollsters disagree on WH race | Continued
Pelosi Blew This Deal
This is a big deal! America’s financial stability rests on the ability of Congress to put a bi-partisan package together. This package needed to cover necessary principles of protection for taxpayers. These principles were not partisan – they could have reached an agreement But House Speaker Pelosi had to get in front of the cameras […]
29Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
Old Time Vote Counting
Son, I was a Democratic Committeeman before you were born. In the old partisan elections we Party Committee people appointed election judges and clerks. Usually five Democrats and five Republicans at each precinct. I did all of the despicable political stuff – even appointing your great-aunt as a clerk because she needed something to do […]
9Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Old Time Vote Counting | Continued