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Is The Herman Cain Smear Campaign Bad for the GOP?

4 Comments 06 November 2011

  This guest article is brought to you by the political zealot. Enjoy. The Herman Cain smear campaign is in full swing and is starting to get interesting. What is going on? Is this bad for the GOP? Politico ran a story reporting that during the 1990s when Cain was in charge of the National [...]

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Two Party US Government

5 Comments 04 August 2011

The United States government is majority run by two particular parties: Democrats and Republicans.  I find it odd that our first President spoke directly against this.  President Washington, during his farewell speech, stated that political parties are a danger to the government and country as a whole.  Shortly thereafter, Thomas Jefferson created the Democratic-Republican party [...]

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Who Owns The United States?

38 Comments 14 April 2011

According to Ritholtz.com the United States is owned by the following parties: 42.1% U.S. Individuals and Institutions 17.9% Social Security Trust Fund 11.7% All Other Foreign Nations 9.5% China (and Hong Kong) 6.3% Japan 6% U.S. Civil Service Retirement Fund 1.4% United Kingdom 2.1% U.S. Military Retirement Fund 1.6% Oil Exporters 1.3% Brazil I’ll be [...]

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Census vs Voting

28 Comments 11 April 2011

  I’m a pretty smart guy.  Even with my vast intelligence there are a things that I don’t understand.  One of the things that I’ve yet to figure out is the government’s stance on participation when it comes to the census and voting.  Think about it. The census occurs every ten years.  The government employs [...]

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Who’s Your Favorite Political Pundit?

8 Comments 18 March 2011

When it comes to American politics there are 2 major factions: Democrats and Republicans.  We elect our officials down these party lines. Those elected officials (congressman, governors, judges, etc) are the ones that do the heavy lifting and get the work done.  They are also the people in the political realm that we tend to [...]

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How concerned are you with the government?

3 Comments 17 March 2011

Politics and government are 2 things with a mysterious polarizing quality.  It’s no doubt that politics and government play a huge role in all our lives.  Our selected officials impact everything from taxes to the quality of school our children will attend.  For an entity with such an enormous reach it is amazing how little [...]

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Dumb Laws

7 Comments 15 March 2011

It has been said that the government is full of dummies.  For the most part I agree.  All it takes is a “good” reputation, a catchy slogan, and a savvy marketing team and you got yourself a Grade A politician. When the not so intelligent get in power they do not so intelligent things.  Today, we’re talking [...]

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Food For Thought, Government

What should be the 28th Amendment?

15 Comments 14 March 2011

  The constitution of the United States currently has 27 amendments.  These amendments were supposedly put in place to protect the lives and rights of American citizens.  Some notable amendments to the constitution are: 1st Amendment - Freedom of speech 2nd Amendment - The Right to bear arms 13th Amendment - Abolishes slavery 15th Amendment - Prevents [...]

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What’s wrong with American politics?

4 Comments 30 December 2010

The American political system has always been busted.  Its a myriad of completed schemes, paperwork, and bureaucracy that seems to crawl along at a ridiculously slow pace.  With so many things wrong with the system it seems impossible to pinpoint the biggest problem. Here are a few gaping holes: Elections aren’t decided by the results [...]

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Ethics, Government

What Offenses Warrant A Life Sentence?

8 Comments 29 December 2010

A New York Times survey found that 10% of the nation’s inmates are serving life sentences.  You would think that specific guidelines exist for such a severe punishment.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  People are serving life sentences for human trafficking, drug trafficking, treason,  rape, robbery, arson and a whole slew of offenses. [...]

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