Tag Archives: Republicans

The Burden of Proof for Voter Fraud Belongs to the Accusers

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Mr. Universe

There is a tenant in criminal law that proclaims that it is better to let one guilty man go free than it is to convict ten innocent men. That is the core of our legal system. Innocent until proven guilty. … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…The End of the Republican Primary

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…Super Tuesday

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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Senate Seat Series—Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Mr. Universe

In a surprising move, Maine Senator Olympia Snowe declared that she will not seek a fourth term. This is obviously good news for Democrats in an election season where Republicans have fallen from favour and Democrats have more seats to … Continue reading →

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Fight on the Playground at Recess!

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Mr. Universe

President Obama is having a really good start to 2012. It began late last year when he put his foot down over the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance extension that House Republicans threatened to leave town without approving despite … Continue reading →

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There Can Be Only One

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Mr. Universe

As the Republican campaign Moves onward from Iowa to New Hampshire it becomes clear that there won’t be a definitive winner any time soon. Mitt Romney cannot break out of the first quartile territory nor is Ron Paul likely to … Continue reading →

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House Republicans: Approve the Keystone Pipeline or the Nation Gets It

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Mr. Universe

It’s time to stop being polite and call what the oil companies and members of Congress are doing to America over the issue of the Keystone XL Pipeline what it actually is: blackmail. This whole project is wrong on so … Continue reading →

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Republicans Making America’s First Sitting Half-Term President

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Mr. Universe

If there’s one thing that Republican reaction to the world changing events of last week has definitively demonstrated, it’s that no matter what President Obama does, they will oppose it. Even if it doesn’t make sense, even if they were … Continue reading →

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Hope, Change, and…Distraction?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Warning: this is a rant. When I campaigned for President Obama I was excited by his hope and change message. He talked about things I thought were important for the country. He talked about things I am interested in, that … Continue reading →

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Senate Seat Series – The Long Game

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Mr. Universe

The problem with winning too many seats in the Senate is that sooner or later you have to defend those seats. Every two years fully 1/3 of the Senate has to be renewed. Each state gets two senatorial seats. This … Continue reading →

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