Updated Editor’s Note: This is the sixth article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all […]
State Legislative District 8 Election Under Review
By Shelli Dawdy As we reported the day after the election in “Election Results: Who Says Every Vote Does Not Count?“, Legislative District 8 Candidate John Comstock lost his race by a mere 36 votes. The Nebraska Secretary of State’s website lists the “unofficial results” as follows: Comstock, 2,906 votes at 49.69%; opponent Burke J. […]
Stopping The Big Government Trend: Have We Earned It?
Those of us who believe our state and our country are going very much in the wrong direction should expect it will require much from all of us. Are we all doing all that we can do? George Washington’s favorite play was Cato, the story of a Roman who struggled, along with others to preserve […]
Election 2010: A Whole Lotta Hype or Can YOU Help NE?
By Shelli Dawdy There’s been a lot of hype about November 2, 2010, a good deal of which amounts to distracting people from focusing on important races and issues within their state, county, and local area. I hope I’m wrong about what may happen when reality starts to set in in the weeks and months […]
