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Entries tagged with 'Election'Judges' election system flawedRe: "I won my election, but not for right reasons -- We must remove money, parties from judicial races, says Wallace Jefferson," Friday Viewpoints. Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson asked his fellow Texans to put aside partisan politics and promote fair... Speed up the election processIn this day of high speed (microwaves, digital TVs, the Internet, airplanes, bullet trains, etc.), why can't we speed up the election process? Our representatives are elected in November and take office in January. This is not the horse-and-buggy age,... Consider what parties stand forRe: "End Straight-Ticket Option -- Voting the party line promotes lazy citizenship," Wednesday Editorial. Your editorial seems to say that political parties are unimportant, only the candidates matter. I believe that in our politics the party is very important.... Looking back on the electionRe: "Obama, please make us believe," by Cheryl Hall, last Sunday Business. Ms. Hall's insightful column best summed up the next four years and the expectations for Obama of Republicans and Democrats alike: "The country is asking you to defy... What's next for the GOP?Re: "What's next? After a sound defeat, conservatives must refocus, but on what?" last Sunday Points. As an independent, I suggest the Republicans do a simple thing: Nominate candidates who execute their platform. The GOP is supposed to be the... Another look at electionsHaving won my own local election earlier this year, I watched the election process from a different perspective. A few weeks ago I met a woman at the park, where we spoke of some of the local happenings in the... Five reasons the Sarah Palin pick was a disasterOK, some of you may remember that minutes before she was named as McCain's running mate, I offered five reasons why she was a "laugh-out-loud" pick for VP. Now, I find it interesting that there is a debate among finger-pointing... Are they watching the returns?Because they're not writing letters to the editor! You can hear the crickets chirp in our letters inbox right now. It's been a regular war zone until just this morning. Only a few folks have sent in their thoughts, and... Wendell Berry for president!Julie and I just got back from voting, and I was pleased to discover that you can write in a candidate for president on the Texas ballot. I am also pleased to tell you that Mr. Wendell Berry of Kentucky... Shocking revelations from Obama's youthThere is growing evidence, ignored by many in the MSM, but found in the Boston Globe, Politico.com and the New York Times about events that could shed light on how Obama would lead as president.... Collin County going purple?It would be an outlandish stretch to say Collin County might turn blue anytime soon, but Bill Baumbach, a former Voices contributor for this newspaper and a former Democratic candidate for county office up there, has crunched some of the... How persuasive is McCain's divided-government argument? (Topic of the Day)John McCain is starting to hit hard on the point that if Obama wins, the country will be ruled by a Democratic president with a Democratic House and Senate -- all possibly veto-proof. How effective will that strategy be?... Going Positive: If you can't say anything nice ...I wonder if it can be done. I wonder how many consecutive comments we can have on this blog thread about McCain and Obama without anyone saying anything mean, nasty, bitter, negative, divisive, accusatory, hateful, hurtful, belittling, condescending, cruel, sinister,... Colin Powell might be a good SOS retreadI thought Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama was interesting, not just because it highlighted the same sour notes that have turned me off about the GOP lately, but also because it raises an interesting question about Powell's own legacy. Certainly... What McCain oughta do is ...I have to respect the conservative pundits carrying McCain's water all over the cable news channels these days. They actually keep a straight face when they offer McCain "advice" on how he should get dirty, nasty and go negative. They... Neither Obama nor McCainMaybe it's just the social circles I inhabit, but as the economic crisis deepens, I'm running into more and more people who are hopeless about this election. The sense I'm picking up -- one I fully share -- is that... Live blogging for Palin-Biden debate
Live blogging for Palin-Biden debateWhile you're watching the debate tomorrow night, you might also want to drop in on the blog. The members of the editorial board will be sharing their thoughts in real time, and we'll ask a few spot-polls. It will all... Compare for yourself: Health CareNelson Prater, one of our Voices contributors, just sent me this link to a very fair and comprehensive comparison of McCain and Obama on health care. Please, e-mail me if you know of a better site on this issue or... Why has no one debunked the Sarah Palin debate delay theory?Lindsey Graham set off a firestorm of speculation last night when he proposed, on behlaf of the McCain campaign, that the Veep debate be delayed because of all this urgent economic business. Funny, even with his campaign suspended, McCain's VP... |