Monthly Archives: January 2016

The New Era of Negative Partisanship is Upon Us

Posted on January 22, 2016 by a1skeptic

Politics isn’t about who you love. It’s about who you despise. That’s the upshot of a paper by Emory University political scientists Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz and Emory political science graduate student Stephen Webster. “The most important influence … Continue reading →

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Is Ted Cruz a natural born citizen within the meaning of the Constitution?

Posted on January 21, 2016 by a1skeptic

Ted Cruz – real name, Rafael Edward Cruz – isn’t very happy with people doubting that he’s even eligible to be President of the United States, since he was born in Canada and his father was a Cuban citizen at … Continue reading →

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Is Bernie Sanders a serious Presidential Candidate?

Posted on January 20, 2016 by a1skeptic

Andrew Cohen really penned a strong piece claiming that Bernie Sanders doesn’t get how politics works. I’m not so sure about that. Cohen’s criticism was that Bernie is something of a one-note samba, and that he responds to everything by … Continue reading →

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God help the American Educational System

Posted on January 19, 2016 by a1skeptic

Here was a great little posting on Facebook relative to a woman – whose FB data had been redacted – who wrote: “I’m not a racist, but I think Muslims should go back to Islam if they want to practice … Continue reading →

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Driving While Black in a BMW

Posted on January 18, 2016 by a1skeptic

In view of this being the Martin Luther King Holiday, there was a shocking story reported on the Turk about how in 2014 a black woman was essentially arrested for driving in a BMW in New York City, and ended … Continue reading →

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These are the “big ideas” from our Presidential Candidates?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last week the Boston Globe asked all the Presidential Candidates for “one big idea that the White House hopeful believes would have a major impact on the country if he or she is elected.” What the various candidates came up … Continue reading →

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People are going to miss Obama more than they think

Posted on January 13, 2016 by a1skeptic

Obama delivered his last State of the Union last night, as most of you know. The general consensus seemed to be that Obama was “taking on Trump” in his speech. That’s also what Michael Cohen opined in the Globe this … Continue reading →

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If You Don’t Think It, You Don’t Have to Worry about Saying It

Posted on January 12, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last week, Maine Governor Paul LePage got into a little bit of hot water while talking about how all the drug dealers from New York and the other New England states were “impregnating young white girls” on their visits to … Continue reading →

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Concerned about the use of Executive Action

Posted on January 6, 2016 by a1skeptic

Yesterday President Obama unveiled a series of executive actions designed to address gun safety. In general, I can’t quibble that much with respect to what he has proposed to do, which includes: Requiring background checks at gun shows and over … Continue reading →

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God help the American Education System

Posted on January 4, 2016 by a1skeptic

Since starting my Blog I have mostly avoided posting political items on Facebook. Actually, I don’t post much at all. I’d rather just respond to some of the amusing things that I see out there, and be more of a … Continue reading →

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