The political problem is clear
To succeed, Republican party must stop relying on defensive playbook
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28031
Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 03/06/2009
Despite what Rush Limbaugh may think, he is not the leader of the Republican party. There is no leader of the Republican party. The Republican party is in a catch-22. Read More »
Individuals immune to debating
Despite topic, arguing will not change anybody's mind
Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 02/09/2009
In one of the worst episodes of NBC’s hit sitcom “The Office,” the Dunder Mifflin employees debate whether movie star Hilary Swank is “hot.” A hand vote at the end of the episode reveals not a single mind changed. Read More »
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/27432
To the winner go the spoils
Gregoire needs to govern as herself, not channel Dino Rossi
Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 01/20/2009 Read More »
so the longer this goes on, the more annoyed i become at the elected officials in sacramento, specifically the ones on the red team. they're all really acting like kids. the state budget is ready to be passed, but the legislature is sitting there twiddling their thumbs while the red team decides who will be the brave one to step up and vote yes on it to give it the 2/3 majority. Read More »
I sincerely apologize for taking up two whole slots on the Recent Blog Posts list, but this whole stimulus fiasco has me livid. Well, it's not so much the stimulus bill itself, but rather the politics behind it. Heck, just politics in general. Read More »
We are governed by a House of Idiocy, peopled by idiotic, big-spending Democrats.
Yeah, I finally said it. I’ve always tried- somewhat- to be nice and bipartisan. I support our president and our Congress because I want them to succeed- obviously, we really need them to. But this is just ridiculous. I totally give up. These idiots- most notably in the House of Representatives- are destroying any serious effort to get our economy back on track quickly and effectively. Read More »
So I want to start out by saying that I am a Republican, but I hold some liberal streaks that put me at odds with my some of my party's fundamental beliefs. This disagreement is something everyone should hold, one shouldn’t blindly hold to their parties beliefs without thinking about them first. Read More »
I voted! I'm registered as absentee, and yesterday I received my ballot in the mail. I voted for assisted suicide, money for parks, and against money for reprogramming the traffic lights...and I voted for President! Read More »
