ModeratePoli

A blog of political positions and thoughts, from a liberal who evolved into a moderate, and who keeps on evolving. Open-minded analysis. Plain writing. Occasional profanity.

Friday, December 30, 2011

One risk in the next election

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In case you haven't noticed, my biggest concern throughout this blog has been the deficit, and it's my focus still in my thinking a...

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Reflections on partisanship

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Partisanship is more the norm, but bipartisanship also has a robust history. I was asking myself the question: is it really worse now than ...

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Species identification - Lousy arguments

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We've all heard about logical fallacies and rhetorical tricks. The straw man argument, ad hominem attacks, exaggeration, etc. I...

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Planning your repatriation holiday

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You may see this proposal in the platform of Republicans. They advocate a tax holiday for companies bringing home the profits collected i...

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Anyone but Romney

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...Except Dopey, Loony, Sleezy, Geezer, Niney, Prig, and Snoozy. Maybe it's a bit early to post this, but I got started on the nick...

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Ron Paul supporters get their wish

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Ron Paul is finally getting a lot of press. Some higher power heard the collective prayers (or rants) from Paul supporters, and granted t...

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Analogies: Carter is to Obama as Reagan is to...

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If (note the 'if') Obama is the Carter of the 21st century, do we have a Reagan to defeat him after one lucklustre term? As the...

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ModeratePoli: Baby boomer from an old-line liberal family. Now a moderate with 40+ years of political awareness and 30+ years of actively questioning all political orthodoxies. Call me MP.

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