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A Nuclear Weaponized Latin American State, Not An Option

 “Borders, drugs, thugs, financial crimes … and non-proliferation,” excerpted below, is under review for publication later this winter.  Please credit the author by linking to this site if you are...

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UN “Racist” Official Will Fuel Race Issue in 2008 U.S. Elections

For some odd reason only Foggy Bottom dwellers will likely comprehend, the Bush Administration has invited the United Nations (UN) to help set the tone for the 2008 elections. How so? According to a UN...

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Mushy Political Center No More

Barack Obama and Joe Biden made history yesterday. There is no doubt that the Democratic wins have changed the political landscape.  At least from a perception viewpoint, our country has ideologically...

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Sandinistas, Nothing Changed for Them

A new chapter in a once promising story for Central American democracy is being written in the streets of Managua. Faced with possible defeats at the ballot box, it appears as if elements of the...

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CNN Español Interview on Mid-Term Elections

This afternoon I did an interview for the CNN Español evening political news segment on the mid-term Congressional elections and recent poll data suggesting that there could be a shift in Congressional...

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It’s Good to Be the King

If You’re the United States Jeff Foust of The Space Review concludes that the Congress is the “biggest obstacle” to export control reform. His post can be read here. I tend to agree with Foust,...

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The Debt Limit Debate, A Prelude

If you think you’ve seen the last of the DC fiscal budget debates, this is just the beginning. Judging by the media coverage this week, most commentators and financial analysts may know a lot about...

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Spain’s Left Unleashes the Political Dogs

After living high on the federal hog, Spain’s Left is upset. Very upset. They see it all slipping away and they are doing something very French, and irrational, taking to the streets to make their...

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Americans Love a Good Fight, Even Political Ones

Want to know what is going to happen in the 2012 election? Stand in line. No one really knows. The political professionals who do this for a living, are in high season. They will do what they do best...

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Democrat Machine Panics

The Democrats are spinning this morning that Congressman Paul Ryan will not be in Florida today because of his stance on Medicare. Is that the best they can do? In Congressman Paul Ryan we finally have...

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Time to Stem the Outbreak of Republican Foot in Mouth Disease

If your a political junkie, then you should know by now that Congressman Todd Akin is not ready for prime time. Maybe he never was. It is time for him to do the right thing for the GOP and the state of...

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Dave Barry’s Prediction for the Next Four Years

Where will the nation be in the next four years? According to Dave Barry’s latest: [T]he conventions are over. We won’t go through this again for another four years. And we have no way of knowing where...

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Era of the Green Eyeshade Republican

What has happened to our GOP?  I do not recognize it anymore. It has gone green, as in the party of the Green Eyeshade Politico. This week the College Republican National Committee (CRNC) will release...

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A Nuclear Weaponized Latin American State, Not An Option

 “Borders, drugs, thugs, financial crimes … and non-proliferation,” excerpted below, is under review for publication later this winter.  Please credit the author by linking to this site if you are...

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