Monthly Archives: March 2011

I may be a proud partisan, but I try to challenge myself to be clear-eyed enough to recognize good ideas even when they are Republican ideas or policies. It was mostly a futile endeavor during the Bush administration. Try as … Continue reading →

Back in the 1990’s Michigan had an outrageous state senator by the name of David Jaye. Jaye was sort of a mix of George Wallace, Rand Paul and Charlie Sheen. He represented far northern Macomb County, which at that time … Continue reading →

These political rallies are happening simultaneously. Which one do you think will get the most media coverage? Will it be this good-sized crowd of liberals protesting Republican policies at the New Hampshire capitol in Concord NH? Or will it be … Continue reading →

Last week Aaron Blake & Chris Cillizza had a good piece about The GOP’s Census Problem that could be an article in a bigger series about “The GOP’s Minority Problem.” The quick take-away is that the census is showing that … Continue reading →

After more than a year of limiting my political writing to internal campaign documents and “essays” no longer than 140 characters, it was time to finally get back to blogging.