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Briefly Noted: That Republican “Rebuild the Party” Site is Excellent

The “Rebuild the Party” Plan | Rebuild the Party at Ning.com The GOP should really be proud of what is going on with this “Rebuild the Party” project. It should be noted that the plan is a bit wordy and not every goal makes perfect sense. I’d rather the people behind this lead by example, …

January 11, 2009 – 1:52 am | By ashok | Posted in politics | Tagged | Comments (3)

A Waste of Resources: The GOP’s New “Republican for a Reason” Site

“Republican for a Reason” – Just look at it and you’ll see my main complaint. Does anything about that site’s garish design, needing to make an account, and focus on utterly worthless issues (candidates don’t read the party platforms) appeal to you? Do you really want to go there and post in the forums and …

November 16, 2008 – 3:07 am | By ashok | Posted in politics | Tagged | Comments (19)

What Can We Reasonably Expect from Partisanship?

Lincoln in 1857, “On the Republican Party:” Upon those men who are, in sentiment, opposed to the spread, and nationalization of slavery, rests the task of preventing it. The Republican organization is the embodiment of that sentiment; though, as yet, it by no means embraces all the individuals holding that sentiment. The party is newly …

November 12, 2008 – 2:57 pm | By ashok | Posted in education, lincoln, politics | Tagged , | Comments (5)

“Doing” Something for the Republican Party Instead of Whining has yielded this Extended Whine

As some of you know, I’m toying with the idea of starting another blog, one where I and some team members look for Republican candidates across the nation, profile them, maybe interview them, and then link readers to their site so they can show some support. I, of course (*clears throat, puffs out chest*), think …

November 8, 2008 – 7:19 am | By ashok | Posted in blogging, personal, politics | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Post-Election: A Practical Agenda, and Consideration of a Passage from Plato’s “Cleitophon”

I. I wasn’t going to say anything about the election until I saw this nonsense being spouted, and realized that I have to practice what I preach. I can’t allow my fellow conservatives to indulge in the paranoid “everything is a conspiracy against us” narrative complete with a “if McCain had run further to the …

November 5, 2008 – 5:12 am | By ashok | Posted in philosophy, plato, politics | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

For Republicans: On Creating a Self-Sustaining, Educated Party

The latest plan [Congress is offering] is even worse than the spring round of $100 billion or so in tax rebate checks. At least rebates allowed taxpayers to spend their own money. Under this stimulus the government will tax or borrow $150 billion to $300 billion in order to spend the money on social and …

October 23, 2008 – 10:33 am | By ashok | Posted in politics | Tagged , | Comments (1)

I’m Overdue for a Right-Wing Rant, So Here Goes: Electoral Advice Fails When It Falls Into “Bush Eats Babies” Syndrome, However Subtly

Today’s victim of that syndrome – Jay Cost of Real Clear Politics: Here’s a thought experiment to mull. Take 100 undecided voters and expose them to an hour of clips of George W. Bush talking. How many of them will lean Obama at the end of the hour? More than half, I’m guessing, which is …

October 2, 2008 – 4:48 am | By ashok | Posted in politics | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

The Politics of Denial: On Senator Obama’s Acceptance Speech (Warning: This is Very Partisan)

I’m going to rebut Senator Obama’s positions with Republican talking points, and then make a broader comment about what a sensible liberal has to do in order to achieve the most important items on their agenda. The speech I’m quoting from is here. I will provide links to the sources backing up my arguments as …

August 29, 2008 – 1:22 am | By ashok | Posted in politics | Tagged , | Comments (24)

For My Republican Readers: Why Do We Need a Party? And How Are We Going To Win Elections In the Future?

All of us are familiar with the story that the Founders were opposed to political parties, and those of you who have gone through the previous posts on faction and equality can see deep arguments for why parties are a problem. The two I’m thinking of right now are: Parties may increase the chance that …

July 1, 2008 – 1:46 am | By ashok | Posted in education, politics | Tagged , , | Comments (12)

For My Republican Friends: Let’s Play a Game, And See If Dividing the Democratic Party Permanently Is Possible

1. We need to assume a few things to play this game: Clinton’s voters are, more-or-less, traditional Democratic voters. Obviously, this is highly debatable, especially given Obama’s success in the caucuses (who goes out for these things anyway?) We assert also that the voters Senator Obama is getting will never vote Democrat beyond this campaign …

April 13, 2008 – 1:15 am | By ashok | Posted in politics | Tagged , | Comments (0)