Category Archives: politics

And God said let there be jobs.

Posted on November 8, 2010 by hermyt

With the shellacking the Democrats received on Election Day, much has been made of Obama’s decision to focus on healthcare reform as opposed to job creation. Of course, this raises the question “how exactly does government create jobs?”, which no … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on November 2, 2010 by hermyt

*Update* For those of you watching election coverage tonight, save yourself some brain cells and just read Brandon Nyhan‘s post-election coverage preview. It’s long been obvious that Obama’s political standing would decline as a result of the poor economy and … Continue reading →

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And down into the political rabbit hole we go…

Posted on October 7, 2010 by hermyt

I recently went to my first political campaign event ever. An ad for Joel Pollak (R), challenger to Jan Schakowsky (D) read “Joel Pollak invites you to a Health Care Forum: ‘What should replace Obamacare?’ “. For those of you … Continue reading →

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Obama & GOP Q&A // State of the Union

Posted on January 29, 2010 by hermyt

I’m back from FL, so hopefully the updates will get moving again. Meanwhile, the State of the Union was the big political news of the week. It was good (and definitely quelled the general panic in the liberal blog-o-sphere after … Continue reading →

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Your (dys) functional government: 177 appointments on hold

Posted on January 21, 2010 by hermyt

  Mainstream media is going nuts over the election of Scott Brown over Martha Coakley and what that means for health care reform and Obama’s agenda and blah blah blah. While I’ll agree that this probably doesn’t bode well for … Continue reading →

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Political Disclosure

Posted on December 5, 2009 by hermyt

Well, before I start up with what will probably be a steady-ish stream economic/social/political/culture/fun links, I suppose I be transparent about the perspectives that I currently carry within me (subject to change), since they will undoubtedly influence what I post. … Continue reading →

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Presenting the US House of Representatives!

Posted on November 10, 2009 by hermyt

One can argue whether the process of crafting the healthcare bill in the House was bipartisan or not, but the final debates about it clearly weren’t.   Poor Rep. John Dingell…       (Full disclosure:  Both ThinkProgress and MediaMatters … Continue reading →

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That Makes Me Think Of…

Posted on October 30, 2009 by hermyt

Back when I was in college, I stumbled across the webpage of Ze Frank, man of 100 dance moves and the best dating tips ever. It was to my surprise (and delight) when I found his new video series on … Continue reading →

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