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Obama Won But Has No Mandate
Tweet Share on Facebook November 7, 2012 CommentAs Ronald Reagan once famously said, "When I make a mistake, it's a beaut!"
The same holds true for me as far as the election of 2012 is concerned. I blew it, which is something most pundits will never concede. All along it has been my belief that the polls were somehow skewed, that the samples reflected an electorate that would be different from what showed up on November 6.
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No Matter a Romney or Obama Win, Election Day Is Worth Celebrating
Tweet Share on Facebook November 6, 2012 CommentAs the man said, "It's all over but the shouting." For the first time in weeks, instead of chirping every hour, every half hour, every 10 minutes, my landline is silent. No one is coming to my door and my entryway is thankfully free of the daily cascade of postcards and mailers that have been deposited on my household since mid-October.
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The Obama-Romney Race Is Down to the Wire
Tweet Share on Facebook November 2, 2012 CommentIf the polls are to be believed, the 2012 election is shaping up to be one of the closest in the nation's history. If the polls are to be believed.
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Abortion Could Cost Democrats Pennsylvania, Virginia Senate Seats
Tweet Share on Facebook November 1, 2012 CommentPro-life Democrats are a dying breed. This has been a problem for the party, which still depends on extraordinary good will, particularly among Catholics, to win state and local elections.
Abortion, like same-sex marriage, is one of those "settled" issues for Catholics, meaning there is no dispute about the official church position, which is to oppose both. Therefore, when the Democrats do find a candidate for federal office they can label as "pro-life," it is an occasion for rejoicing—even though they realize it won't make much of a difference in how that candidate votes once elected on important or close issues at the end of the day.
