I had a conversation yesterday morning with a group of conservative gentlemen who are very pessimistic about the future of the American experiment. They see our economy devolving into chaos soon. So I asked myself, Are they right?
Tag Archive: 2012 election
The Debt Precipice
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Building Wealth Requires Saving
There has been a lot of talk about economic growth over the past few months. Economic growth is one of the hot-button issues of the 2012 campaign. Each candidate would like to put in their two cents about what creates economic growth. Republicans like to say that they are the “pro-growth” party. President Obama likes to say that his policies have created some economic growth, and we need to re-elect him for all of the growth to be realized. But what really drives growth? Saving does. Saving drives economic growth. Yes, there are other things that are economic drivers, but saving is a huge economic driver.
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2012 Update: Illinois Congressional Districts
As we get closer to the March 20, 2012 primary election in Illinois, I wanted to review the races in each congressional district, to see who’s running and who’s likely to win. Here’s my review. 1st Congressional District – this south side Chicago district is heavily Democratic, and will likely continue to vote for incumbent…
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2012 Update: A Newt Gingrich Resurgence
Over the last week, Newt Gingrich has made a comeback in the 2012 Republican nomination polling. It was only months ago that he was dismissed as a campaign failure after much of his staff resigned his campaign, and reports were rampant about how it would end his shot at the nomination. Now, he’s even beating Mitt Romney in one poll. Can he win the nomination?
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4 Things That Will Decide the 2012 Election
We’re still 480 days away from the presidential election of 2012, and people are trying frantically to either paint President Obama as a goner, or say that it’s inevitable that he’ll be re-elected. C’mon people, it’s still 480 DAYS AWAY! That’s a lifetime in political dog years.
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Is Mitch Daniels a Wishy-Washy Jerk?
My wife says that Mitch Daniels has been a jerk to his wife and daughters, and is either a naïve communicator, or intentionally trying to make his wife look bad. There’s actually two things that you should read before you make up your mind. First is the email he sent to supporters saying he wasn’t running for President. Here’s the relevant section:
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2012 Update: Tim Pawlenty
“I think we know with reasonable certainty that, standing up there on the west front of the Capitol on January 20, 2013, will be one of three people: Obama, [Tim] Pawlenty, and [Mitch] Daniels.” George Will came to this conclusion on ABC’s “This Week with Christiane Amanpour.” InTrade, the world’s leading prediction market (according to itself), has Tim Pawlenty’s chances of being the Republican nominee at 18.4% (It has Romney at 25.8%, Jon Huntsman at 12.6%, and Mitch Daniels at 11%).
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2012 Update: Mitch Daniels
There’s been more and more buzz in political circles about Mitch Daniels recently, as Republicans try to find someone that can offer a solid alternative to President Obama in the 2012 election. I think this is primarily due to the fact that Republicans in general have soured to the candidates already assumed to be frontrunners in the race (Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, etc.). It seems like these candidates have been disqualified by Republican voters (or at least the media) for one thing or another:
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The U.S. is not broke!
BREAKING NEWS: the United States is not broke! We do not have a budget crisis. There’s no need to worry. Everyone can return to their debt-induced coma. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post brought us the good news this morning: