My Hopes for #111

Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 6:00 | Category : Authors, Congress, Kasson, Politics
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I give the Democrats about a 20% chance of holding a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate (Alaska-90%, Minnesota-50%, and Georgia-40%).  Regardless of whether they have the super majority or not, these are my wishes for the next Congress.
I wish for the Democrats to take the moral high ground that the Republicans have lacked over the [...]

“Across Party Lines”

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 5:00 | Category : Authors, Cessna, McCain, Obama, Politics
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Barack Obama and John McCain have been saying that they both are willing to reach across the aisles and pass bipartisan bills for the good of the nation. If that’s the case, then why are they only publicly admiring past presidents within their own party? Obama has been speaking well of John Kennedy and FDR, [...]