I got a call a week or so ago from a former neighbor who was excited about Ben Sasse’s candidacy for the Nebraska U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mike Johanns. After explaining why she’s so enthused by what she’s seen during Sasse’s campaign appearances, she urged me to consider voting for Sasse in the […]
NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats
I am in receipt of your recent Chairman’s Report update, and would like to report an injury; I have some bruising of the chin area, sustained when my jaw hit the floor from incredulity. This from the state Republican Party chairman whose senators own a super majority in the legislature, the same legislature that is about to pass without serious debate, challenge, or objection, a huge increase in the Nebraska Medicaid entitlement program? Read full articleNEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats
Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)
“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” ~ James Madison, 1829 So, all quiet on the health care front? Definitely not. There were recent news reports about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consolidate and hear several health care law […]
Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide
Updated Editor’s Note: This is the fourth 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”. Prior articles are linked here: 1, 2, 3. Articles following this will be added here: 5. “Governor Heineman Really Like Purple […]
GiN Response to Presidential Popular Vote Advocate
Update on October 19, 2012: This article has been generating a lot of interest in the past few weeks, obviously due to Election 2012. Interest in the Electoral College and the concept of the National Popular Vote are particularly understandable this year, considering that many of the most credible polling experts, including Scott Rasmussen of […]
As Election Nears – This One Deserves a Rewind
It’s time for some campaignin’…entertaining to be sure, but I think it’s worth a look beyond the entertainment value. This video is funny because it contains truth. The trouble is, the truth in political jokes are on us…the voters. How DID we end up with those two candidates? It’s more than a little freaky that […]
When Government Fears the People
Thomas Jefferson made the astute observation: “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Today, the problem with our government at all levels is that it has no fear of the people. In fact, it’s worse than that. Our elected officials, as a group, have […]
Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series about the perils of a perpetual focus on the next election cycle, on Washington, D.C. politics, and a need for appraising the sober realities about state sovereignty and politics as usual. Following this article, there were, in order, three others published: “GOP Congress Will Not Save […]
