The presidential election draws nigh, and as it does both candidates have a couple of issues to wrestle with–one religious, one secular. The religion problem for Mitt Romney is that his Latter Day Saint faith could be a turnoff for voters. Mormons have a reputation for good morals, but there’s a lot of eyebrow-raising baggage, […]
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It is not rare to hear people say things like “I wish we had better candidates to choose from,” “Congress isn’t serious about fixing the problems in this country,” and so on. I do not offer you another complaint today, I offer you solutions. (Dramatic pause) 1. Term limits for Congress. Hey, if it’s good
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Some semi-random thoughts… What if Romney wins in November 2012 then Obama comes back and wins in 2016? It’s happened before (Grove Cleveland–Benjamin Harrison–Grover Cleveland). #youhearditherefirst #butseriouslyitwillnnothappenthistime Tim Downs has a great set of books known as The Bug Man Series. Actually, in the interests of full disclosure, I haven’t read the whole set, but the
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Lance Armstrong has been stripped of all of his bicycling titles because of allegations of doping. For years other bikers have been ratting him out, and for years the anti-doping authorities have had him take tests that never proved him guilty. So did he, or didn’t he? I don’t know. There’s no scientific evidence, just
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As I said last week when the shoe was on the other foot, a lot of voters have made up their minds. If you are a liberal, you’re going to vote for President Obama; if you’re conservative, Mitt Romney is the guy for you. But where does that leave moderates and independents? I’m glad I
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