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Don’t Rely on the Altruism of Baby Boomers
David Brooks must have thought yesterday was April Fools Day – that or he thinks he’s getting old so he decided to pen a column painting a rosy picture for seniors by coming to a senile conclusion. In The Geezers’ … Continue reading
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Tagged change congress, health care, KVNU FTP, money, New York Times, Obama, technology, term limits
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Change I Could Believe In
photo credit: jasoneppink Back in October I wrote about the dangers of a crisis mentality and tried to show that the abuse of crisis was not a one-party trait. I see that Will Wilkinson did a better job of showing … Continue reading
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Tagged change congress, crime, Elevated, government, Haiti, KVNU FTP, Obama, unconstitutional
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Political Cultures
photo credit: www.charlietphoto.com There are two political cultures that we need to change in order to have a healthy “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” in this country. The first is the culture among the … Continue reading
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Tagged change congress, civic participation, discourse, Elevated, legislation, power
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Eight Ideas for Reform
Kyle Mathews shares eight steps he believes would produce a more functional congress at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen. It is an interesting list including ideas I’ve heard before and a few new ideas. There is also some good discussion … Continue reading
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Tagged change congress, civic participation, connections, ideas, thoughts, voting
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Hit Them Where it Hurts
[quote]As Congress finds new and ever more inventive ways to spend money (both real money and imaginary money) more and more voters are waking up to find themselves becoming fiscal conservatives. First off, I must say that there are not … Continue reading
Knowledge – the Key to Sound Government
photo credit: TheAllNewAventuresOfMe Although I had never heard it before, this quote in Utah Policy really captured the essence of some of what I have been trying to convey in posts and comments on what makes an ideal legislator: “A … Continue reading
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Tagged change congress, connections, Elevated, liberty, quotes, thoughts
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The Dangers of a Crisis Mentality
photo credit: paparutzi Soon after the election last year in the Wall Street Journal, Gerald Seib wrote about the opportunity presented by the financial crisis for Barack Obama. Perhaps he was simply reacting to Rahm Emanuel’s statement that, “you never … Continue reading
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Tagged change congress, Elevated, government, health care, issues, liberty, Obama, unconstitutional, Wall Street Journal
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Senator Jim DeMint on Term Limits
I started a discussion on term limits a couple of years ago on this site and between what I said then and what I have said on other sites I think my position on term limits is fairly clear – … Continue reading
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Tagged amendments, campaign promises, change congress, Constitution, ideals, issues, Jim DeMint, term limits, Utah
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Legislator as Fundraiser
When it comes to raising money to run a campaign an ideal legislator needs to understand the real value of money in politics. They need to accept that a serious campaign will require more money than they can personally supply … Continue reading
Re-Founding Requires Renewed Statesmanship
photo credit: mharrsch Bob Henline strikes again, but this time there is nothing he said that I would argue with. . . . all we end up doing is enacting more ridiculous laws that only spin the problems, never really … Continue reading
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Tagged change congress, connections, Elevated, liberty, patriotism, statesmanship
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