John Harwood over at the New York Times
penned a piece on the Libertarian movement,
Ron Paul's tribulations, and the Republican party that I think would prove insightful if given a read. There's a quote in there from Dr. Paul
in the article that I think paints an amusing picture of the GOP and what drives them.
"Mr. Paul, in an interview, said convention planners had offered him an opportunity to speak under two conditions: that he deliver remarks vetted by the Romney campaign, and that he give a full-fledged endorsement of Mr. Romney. He declined.
by James Maynard August 29th, 2012 
Presidential Election, Winners & Losers
No one in politics last week lost more popularity than
Todd Akin. The six-term congressman from Missouri's second congressional district set off a storm of controversy when he stated that women rarely got pregnant from what the congressman termed “legitimate rape.” This outraged millions of people nationwide, as well as women's groups and rape crisis centers.
There were calls for him to drop out of his current race for U.S. Senate, which has him faced up against Democratic incumbent
Claire McCaskill.
Todd Akin was born July 5th, 1947, in New York City, and grew up around St. Louis. He graduated from
by Jessica B. August 28th, 2012 Political Opinions
Given that many right-wingers try to use the word Constitutionalist to describe themselves (implying that the rest of us are anti-constitutionalist rather than just interpretively different constitutionalists) I was surprised to learn this week that there is a push within the GOP to repeal the 17
th amendment, and the push is run by
Congressman Akin, the same Akin who believes a woman’s uterus can determine the friendliness of incoming sperm.
If you aren’t up and up on your amendments, I will remind you that the 17
th amendment states:
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from
by Eric M. Blake August 27th, 2012 Conservative Considerations, Republican Reflections
Okay, folks. Today, I want to focus on two
most unfortunate— and most distracting— incidents concerning this past week. In one sense or another, they’re both witch-hunts— you know, unjust persecution of innocent people, using either trumped-up linkages, or just plain trumped-up charges. Let’s start with the latter.
A couple days ago, bicycle legend
Lance Armstrong— the man who won the Tour de France
seven times in a row (soundly beating the French at their own game), and then went on to beat cancer— decided enough was enough. After a decade of harassment by “non-profit” folks to the effect that
