Posts Tagged GOP
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 26th, 2012
Every so often, someone will come across my first book–”What’s a Nice Republican Girl Like Me Doing at the ACLU?”–and will express surprise that I was once a Republican. That happened the other day, and I tried to explain how different the party I belonged to for so long–35 years!–was from the party they see [...]
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What He Said
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on January 25th, 2012
A relatively simple statement from the President’s State of the Union speech last night deserves emphasis. After reminding Americans of the economic situation when he assumed office, when the country was bleeding jobs and reeling from the collapse of the housing bubble, Obama reported “In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than three [...]
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Another Kind of Polarization?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 23rd, 2012
In a column justt before the South Carolina primary, David Brooks relayed a number of conversations with Republican primary voters. His treatment of them was what one might expect of the always civil Brooks–sympathetic and respectful. But one line in particular struck me. After commenting on the nostalgia expressed by several voters, Brooks noted that such [...]
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Raining on Indianapolis’ Parade
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 19th, 2012
I don’t care for sports–especially football–and I wasn’t all that thrilled when Indianapolis won the right to host the Super Bowl. But you would have to be even more testosterone-challenged than I am not to recognize the benefits to our City that come with the selection: the local infrastructure improvements, the civic spirit, the amount [...]
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Wrong is Wrong
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Constitution, Public Policy and Governance on December 17th, 2011
Since the election of Barack Obama, the GOP–aka “the party of no”–has shown impressive discipline, putting party orthodoxy ahead of both the common good and, frequently, sanity. The Democrats, on the other hand, have happily confirmed Will Rogers’ great line: “I’m not a member of any organized political party; I’m a Democrat.” The left wing [...]
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