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Archena November 4, 2022November 2, 2022Current, FridayCentrist, civil war, congress, Democrat, party, polarization, polarized, Politics, Republican

Unity Isn’t Agreement: Why Fussing and Fighting Isn’t Polarization

Every Thanksgiving we sit down to a lovely meal, express our gratitude to God for His many blessings and proceed to fight over every little thing. Turkey v, ham, Alabama v Auburn, football v baseball, board games v video games, kids v kids with video games, who Mom likes best and then Uncle Bob ruins the whole thing by bringing up politics. Next year, we repeat the whole thing. Why? Obviously, there’s no one at that table that agrees on … Continue reading “Unity Isn’t Agreement: Why Fussing and Fighting Isn’t Polarization”

Archena November 2, 2022November 2, 2022Wednesdaybiden, congress, Democrat, party, Politics, Republican, Supreme Court, tax returns, Trump, Trump tax returns

Tax Returns and Presidents

The United States Supreme Court stayed a lower court ruling. Happens all the time. This particular stay will keep Congress’ greedy mitts off of Trump’s tax returns for at least another ten days. Yay – why do we care? Well, first off, the premise for Congress’ subpoena keeps changing. At present, the idea is that Congress needs the returns to sort out how to handle presidential tax returns in the future. trouble is, they aren’t asking for any returns but … Continue reading “Tax Returns and Presidents”

Archena October 31, 2022October 31, 2022Current, MondayDisarmament, foreign policy, International Relations, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine War

Russian Disarmament: Doing it the Hard Way

Seriously, Russia, are you nuts? Mutually agreed disarmament with a well thought out peace agreement in place is a wonderful idea. Throwing everything you have including the kitchen sink at a country that clearly isn’t going to give in is idiotic. You know this. It’s time to face facts: you already lost. Nuclear weapons can’t help you. They are great deterrents and terrible battlefield weapons. I don’t mean terrible in terms of their destructive power, as true as that is, … Continue reading “Russian Disarmament: Doing it the Hard Way”

Archena October 28, 2022October 28, 2022FridayDemocrat, party, Politics, Republican, US, US Politics, USA

Twelve Days Until the Midterms

From what I’m hearing, all the polls are pointing toward a Republican sweep. More importantly in my opinion, there are no obvious indicators that point elsewhere. My personal favorite is small donations. Most small donations go to candidates that person actually supports and will go out and vote to elect. There’s no reason to ‘lie’ with a small donation. You aren’t really hedging your bet by making small donations to every candidate. Even if you can afford it, few people … Continue reading “Twelve Days Until the Midterms”

Archena October 27, 2022October 27, 2022WednesdayDemocrat, media polls, Politics, polling, polls, Republican

Golly, The Polls Might Be Wrong Again?

Gee, how can that be? Okay, okay, less sarcasm, more explanation. There are several major factors and a host of minor ones. We’ll cover the majors. First, most polls aren’t done to actually measure voter preference. This is a feature, not a bug. MSNBC, CNN and FOX just want something to fill the dead space. Polls are quick, cheap and sound like something – without being easily checked. Well, at least most folks don’t know how. Five bajillion percent increase … Continue reading “Golly, The Polls Might Be Wrong Again?”

Archena October 24, 2022October 24, 2022Current, Mondaybiden, congress, Democrat, Eastern Europe, foreign policy, gay marriage, liberal, Libertarianism, Libertarians, military equip, military equipment, party, Politics, Republican, Russia, Ukraine, warfigthing, weapons sales

Recovering Libertarians are Recovering

Ten years ago libertarianism was all the rage in conservative circles. The short version was they didn’t like ‘losing’ the culture war all the time and thought they could just skip all that culture stuff and worry about important things like freedom and not spending ourselves into oblivion. Didn’t actually work so well. Turns out, culture informs politics more than politics informs culture. This little tidbit is what is destroying the Democrats at the moment. While over time politics can … Continue reading “Recovering Libertarians are Recovering”

Archena October 21, 2022October 20, 2022Current, FridayAmerica, controlling government, electorate, foreign policy, laziness, lazy, overcoming, overcoming laziness, Politics, Populism, We the People

Only the Lazy Need Fear the Future

Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one. There was a lazy grasshopper and an industrious ant… Those of you who can’t finish that tale may have something to worry about. But I’m here to help so here are the Cliff Notes – lazy grasshopper starves to death. Yeah, old fairy tales don’t usually have Disney endings. That’s okay – we’re dealing with the real world today. The TL;DR is lazy loses. This is true in your personal life and … Continue reading “Only the Lazy Need Fear the Future”

Archena October 19, 2022October 19, 2022Current, WednesdayDemocrat, Democrat Party, panicdemic, party, party system, party system shift, Politics, red wave, Republican, Republican Party

Liberal Insanity, Conservative Cynicism

It’s hard to say which one is worse. The nice thing about total lunatics is that they are easy to identify. Usually, this means the sane people pat them on the head and help them get the help they need. The Democrats decided to put them in charge. Republicans did something just as dumb if less obvious. They voted for guys who said the right things and did nothing. Their passivity allowed the crazies to not only guide the conversation … Continue reading “Liberal Insanity, Conservative Cynicism”

Archena October 17, 2022October 17, 2022Mondayforeign policy, Partial Mobilization, Politics, Russia, Russian Mobilization, Ukraine, Ukraine War

Dear Russia, Suck it up. You Lost. Go Home While You Still Can.

No, I don’t expect it will be that easy. It seems to me to be true enough but even assuming that the Russians agree, that doesn’t mean they are ready to quit. Far from it. Nor is it just that their pride will be hurt, Russia will lose not only prestige internationally, but influence regionally and its status as a peer power to the US. Russia will become a developing nation that other nations feel sorry for, not the proud … Continue reading “Dear Russia, Suck it up. You Lost. Go Home While You Still Can.”

Archena October 14, 2022October 12, 2022FridayDemocrat, Democrat Party, election, Elections, Midterm, Midterm Elections, Midterms, Midterms 2022, party, Politics, polling, polls, Republican, Republican Party

If You Like Things the Way They are, Don’t Vote

If you’re happy with the system and the administration, stay home. Do nothing. Watch reality TV instead of being involved in reality. Now, if you like the admin but think it could be better, vote. If you are in the majority that is displeased with the admin, vote. Not voting is dumb. The admin is going to take low turnout as approval. This is true in 2022 and will be in 2024, 2026, 2028, 2030 ad infinitum (or at least … Continue reading “If You Like Things the Way They are, Don’t Vote”

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Unity Isn’t Agreement: Why Fussing and Fighting Isn’t Polarization

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Tax Returns and Presidents

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Russian Disarmament: Doing it the Hard Way

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Twelve Days Until the Midterms

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Golly, The Polls Might Be Wrong Again?

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Recovering Libertarians are Recovering

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Only the Lazy Need Fear the Future

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Liberal Insanity, Conservative Cynicism

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Dear Russia, Suck it up. You Lost. Go Home While You Still Can.

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If You Like Things the Way They are, Don’t Vote

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