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Someone close to my heart who is a steadfast Hillary supporter asked me a couple of questions: Why make America Great Again? What was so great about America in the past? Here are the answers to these questions and a summary of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Mike Pence (R) and Tim Kaine (D). […]
Hillary Clinton formally accepted the presidential nomination from a fractured Democrat Party and made history as the country’s first female candidate for President. Clinton has her work cut out for her, and must win over disaffected Bernie Sanders supporters–who feel like the system is rigged–and bridge the gap between being a champion of “change,” or […]
Tuesday afternoon in Cleveland at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump received the votes he needed to become the official Republican candidate for president in the 2016 race. Trump will deliver his acceptance speech on Thursday evening. Monday night, the convention was introduced to Melania Trump, his wife of 11 years. Melanie spoke of his […]
Eleven names of potential justices for the Supreme Court were released by Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump met with the Heritage Foundation and one other conservative organization before revealing his choices. Saying he would like to appoint judges in the mold of conservative Antonin Scalia, Trump named eight men and three women, all pro-life. Several […]
Seventeen Attorneys General have banded together to target any companies that challenge climate change politics. New York AG Eric Schneiderman said at a press conference that any companies “committing fraud by lying” about the dangers of climate change will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law. Exxon Mobile is one of their targets. […]
Hillary Clinton was asked when or if an unborn child has constitutional rights and her answer angered some in the abortion rights community. She said, “The unborn person doesn’t have constitutional rights.” She followed by saying there is legal room for reasonable kinds of restrictions on abortions after a certain point in time. Her responses go […]
Read my summary of last night’s GOP debate
GOP candidates debated each other on Saturday night in South Carolina, to help voters prepare for that state’s primary on Saturday, February 20. Instead of giving us a good insight into further details of their policies, the infighting and name calling turned it into a train wreck. Divisive and cutting conduct by several candidates included […]
The three moderates: Ohio Governor John Kasich, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Florida Governor Jeb Bush dominated the stage during the Republican debate on Saturday night. Hosted by ABC News, this was the last big push for the candidates prior to Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Also in the lineup: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco […]
On Tuesday night, CNN hosted a Republican presidential debate featuring the topic that’s on everyone’s mind following the recent terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino: National Security. For policy wonks it was interesting and illuminating. For those unfamiliar with the nuts and bolts of foreign policy it was at times hard to follow. CNN’s […]
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