Tergiversate (verb) – to abandon a party or cause
Representative Parker Griffith is a freshman senator from the state of Alabama. This week, less than a year into his first term, Rep. Griffith tergiversated from the Democratic Party to join the Republican Party. It is unusual, but not unheard of, for a politician on the national stage to switch parties while in office. Arlen Specter did it earlier this year.
The big difference is that Specter switched from the minority party to the majority – a move that brought the potential for rewards to be handed down from the
The Lie of the Beholder
by Ronald A. Rowe December 22nd, 2009 
General Politics
A report on CNN recently caught my eye because of the catchy headline, "The Lie of the Year". Knowing that CNN is rudderless without a Republican president or Congress to attack, I took a peek to see what Conservative they were going to lionize with their 'award'. It turns out that the award is not CNN's, but a group called Politifact.
The lie of the year, according to this group, belongs to... Sarah Palin. No real surprise. Her comments have been more thoroughly vetted than any other politician in modern history, and she's technically not even a politician at the
The lie of the year, according to this group, belongs to... Sarah Palin. No real surprise. Her comments have been more thoroughly vetted than any other politician in modern history, and she's technically not even a politician at the
Be Careful What You Wish For
by Ronald A. Rowe December 15th, 2009 Congress, General Politics
Harry Reid is the senior Senator from Nevada and the Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate. He first was elected to the Senate in 1986 after four years in the House of Representatives. According to the biography on his official website, Reid has been in politics since the tender young age of 28, when he first joined the Nevada State Assembly waaaaaay back in 1968.
All that time, he presumably enjoyed his rise in stature from rookie State Assemblyman to powerful Senate Majority leader. Now, I wonder if he wishes he could go back to the anonymity of
The Plan
by Ronald A. Rowe December 8th, 2009 General Politics, Political Opinions
I know this has been covered by everyone with an outlet and an opinion, but I've got to chime in on our new plan for Afghanistan. To sum it up: we're going to send more troops to Afghanistan to route the enemy once and for all... as long as it can be finished by summer of 2011. Otherwise, we'll just... what? Take our ball and go home?
I'm not a military expert. I'm not in the know on the hush-hush plans. But I am smart enough to know that if you tell your enemy in advance when you're going to leave,
I'm not a military expert. I'm not in the know on the hush-hush plans. But I am smart enough to know that if you tell your enemy in advance when you're going to leave,
Thanksgiving Week Roundup
by Ronald A. Rowe December 1st, 2009 Congress, General Politics, Political Humor, Political Opinions
Thanksgiving is the time we set aside each year to give thanks for the many blessings in our lives. Here at Camp Campaign, we thought it might be a good idea to list those things related to politics for which we are thankful this year.
I'm thankful for Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the reality show wannabes who crashed a state dinner at the White House this week. Without there well-publicized party crash and subsequent attempts to sell their story for hundreds of thousands of dollars, we wouldn't know how lame the security around our president is, how desperate people
I'm thankful for Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the reality show wannabes who crashed a state dinner at the White House this week. Without there well-publicized party crash and subsequent attempts to sell their story for hundreds of thousands of dollars, we wouldn't know how lame the security around our president is, how desperate people