A Healthcare Agenda For America
With the Democratic and Republican primary campaigns already well under way, the American public is being involved in a major examination of our national priorities and direction for the years ahead including the issue of healthcare.
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll in March, after Iraq, healthcare is the single most important issue among American voters today.
And healthcare is an issue that we will continue to face regardless of what happens on the interna…
Communicating Democrats’ Agenda For The ‘common Good’
All the polls today point to a significant Democratic advantage, both on how the parties are handling the key issues as well as how people will vote on Election Day.
Yet, as early November approaches, Democrats would be wise to understand that they are where they are, not because of their efforts, but frankly in spite of them.
The only conclusion we will be able to draw from a big Democratic win is that Americans are not so much embracing Democrats as much as they are r…
Republicans Vs Democrats
Currently in the United States there are two main political parties, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. While not every person ascribes to every belief of their stated political party, generally, the beliefs held are as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Republicans prefer a small federal government, only performing those functions that are specifically stated in the Constitution. They believe the federal government should provide for the defense of the country, mi…
This Is Not Your Dad’s Republican Party Anymore
Stock markets are strange because they reflect the sum total of all our hopes, fears and prejudices at the end of each day. Every so often something big comes along that can have very strong influence on the stock market, and the direction the market is going to take. Bear markets when they do come, come out of nowhere. Everybody is surprised by them, but once they happen, the pundits have what seem to be perfectly reasonable explanations for why they happen.
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