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Tag Archives: rick santorum
Bullies (an Episode of The Newsroom)
I’ve been watching the first season of The Newsroom. It is on HBO, and it was created and is largely written by Aaron Sorkin, who gave us The West Wing. The Newsroom is about a news program, which is anchored … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Political Philosophy, Politics, Television, The Newsroom, West Wing
Tagged aaron sorkin, Current Events, deer in the headlights, Politics, republican presidential candidate, rick santorum
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Robert Reich’s I’ll Be Short 2: Solutions and Counter-productive Consequences
In my latest reading of I’ll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society, Robert Reich essentially addresses the issue of whether doing the right thing would have counter-productive consequences for businesses and workers. You hear from a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged conservatives, Earned Income Tax Credit, Family and Medical Leave, Federal Reserve, I'll Be Short, Left, Manufacturing, minimum wage, rick santorum, Robert Reich, unions, welfare, welfare reform
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Disorganized Ramblings on Religion in the Public Square
As many of you know by now, Rick Santorum said that John F. Kennedy’s speech on the separation of church and state made him want to “throw up”. I watched Santorum on ABC This Week as he attempted to clarify … Continue reading
Santorum and Romney On People Who Lost Their Homes
I’m watching the NBC Republican Presidential debate that was on last night. Something that stood out to me was that both Rick Santorum and also Mitt Romney expressed compassion for people who have lost their homes to foreclosure. Rick Santorum … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Current Events, Politics
Tagged bill and hillary, hillary clinton in 2008, john mccain, republican presidential debate, rick santorum, right wingers
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The Upside and the Downside to Christian Conservatives’ Opposition to Newt
A lot of my Christian conservative friends are supporting Rick Santorum over Newt Gingrich in the race for the Republican nomination for President. They dislike Newt’s history of adultery, while Santorum strikes them as a principled, morally-upstanding conservative. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Current Events, Politics
Tagged american health care, american health care system, callista gingrich, dr james dobson, newt gingrich, rick santorum
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Greenwald, Rozen, and Coulter
I have some political links to share: 1. Glenn Greenwald has a thought-provoking article in Salon, entitled “Progressives and the Ron Paul Fallacies”. I appreciate this article for two reasons. First, it illustrates how the American political process—-especially its polarization … Continue reading
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Tagged glenn greenwald, laura rozen, rick santorum, teresa heinz kerry
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