March 6, 2013
“Shots fired at the President.”
It was about 2:30 in the afternoon on March 30, 1981 and Reagan was in the back of the presidential limousine rushing from a chaotic scene outside the Washington Hilton hotel. Within half an hour of the shooting doctors discovered President Reagan had indeed been shot and was on his way to surgery. When asked who was running the government a short time later at a White House press conference, Alexander Haig, a four star general and then Secretary of State, made the famously scoffed statement, “I am in control here.”
Was the longtime military man initiating a coup?
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February 14, 2013
Senate Democrats will soon release a bill to counter massive cuts from the looming sequestration. In short the bill will institute a minimum tax rate for millionaires and eliminate some tax subsidies, specifically those subsidizing crop insurance for large farms, a program the CBO says will cost upwards of $90 billion over the next decade.
Predictably, the Senate’s much criticized minority leader Mitch McConnell, has come out against the proposed bill saying,
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Posted in Economics, Economy, Interesting, Miscellaneous, National, News, Opinion, Politics, Republicans, Senate, Spending Cuts |
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February 7, 2013
The rumor mill received an injection of new fuel after the release of Department of Justice memo outlining the Obama Administration’s legal justifications for drone attacks on American citizens. This led to worries about their use over U.S. soil and renewing big brother-esque speculative predictions for what will come. The privacy of which all Americans are entitled is on the verge of collapse. But is it? How valid is this path of logic that begins with this memo and leads to the sacrifice of personal privacy?
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October 25, 2012
Younger voters may pass on this years presidential elections. “It’s almost like if someone were voting in this election, it’d be like the lesser of two evils.” was the sentiment given by one Bowling Green University student in the swing state of Ohio. A new study found many of the under-30 crowd are not particularly interested in the sparing contest between President Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney.
Despite young voters, those under 30 are more likely to vote Democrat, larger numbers of them are experiencing a lack in enthusiasm due in part to candidates’ inability to locate that common ground with college students.
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Posted in Americans, Democrats, Economy, education, Interesting, Miscellaneous, Obama, Opinion, Politics, Republicans, Voters |
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October 24, 2012
One year ago this week, yesterday actually, the Mashed Potato Bulletin took its first breath with a posting initially intended for the New York Times Op-ed pages. But due to length restrictions and perhaps a bit too ambitious for a first attempt at political writing that first article inspired a pursuit for an alternate venue. After much soul searching, more than a few scrapped blog names and one off the wall suggestion, the Mashed Potato Bulletin was born.
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October 22, 2012
I woke up this morning to NPR and yet another story about Lance Armstrong and the ever-unfolding doping scandal. The show’s guest was speaking about a book published a few years back by an Irish author whose claims of Lance’s doping fell on many a deaf ear which are now, in light of new evidence, basking in the glow of affirmation. Despite all the mounting and apparently irrefutable evidence there is still, in me at least, a semblance of incredulity.
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Posted in Americans, competition, Europe, Interesting, Miscellaneous, National, Opinion, People, Sports, thoughts |
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October 17, 2012
The 2nd presidential debate last night was nothing if not exciting and tension filled. The Obama we knew from 2008 was back with fervor while Romney fought back hard to maintain his momentum and success from the first debate. There were several moments of clear disagreement or misunderstanding of the facts between the two candidates. Romney pressed the president on oil and gas permitting, the actual events surrounding the attack in Benghazi, budget deficits and immigration. The President, while much improved this time around, was unable to fully push back. So to play a bit of armchair debating and employ a healthy dose of 20/20 hindsight let’s revisit a few of these issues from last night.
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Posted in Americans, Democrats, Economy, Fact Check, Interesting, Job creation, Jobs, Miscellaneous, Obama, Opinion, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, unemployment, Voters |
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October 4, 2012
The much anticipated, long pundit-ted first presidential debate of the 2012 election season finally broke over us all, energizing some and surprising others. The big 3 cable networks’ analysts set to work immediately after scoring the performance of both candidates. So who did win? Depending on your preferred method of spin that answer could well be up for grabs. But for this writer, (let me quickly admit I am a registered Democrat) I have to give the night to
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Posted in Americans, Economy, Fact Check, Health Care reform, Interesting, Jobs, Miscellaneous, Obama, Opinion, Politics, Republicans |
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September 4, 2012
It’s been said before, many times in fact, but Senator Chuck Grassley’s recent reassertion that, “It [the economy] has gotten worse under Obama” continues to be a head scratcher for those with memories that span beyond the latest cable news cycle. The repetitious Republican talking point has indeed become fact for many who loyally follow the conservative platform yet for many others the drumbeat message eventually makes them ask themselves, “Has the economy really gotten worse under President Obama.”
The short answer is, “Yes,” but the the more insightful, pragmatic answer is, “No.” It’s confusing, I know, but bear with me while I hash out an explanation.
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Posted in Americans, Democrats, Economics, Economy, Fact Check, Job creation, Jobs, Miscellaneous, Obama, Opinion, Political, Politics, Republicans, Spending, Spending Cuts, Voters |
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August 18, 2012
Hi everyone,
I know there has been little activity on the Bulletin of late. For this I apologize. Time has been sparse as my available blogging space during the day has given way to the priorities of a paying job. A new study has cropped up and has pulled in the majority of my attention and mental capacity. As you can imagine it has been rather difficult not to dive headlong into all the new political 
developments with Mitt Romney’s new VP pick, the resurgence of Medicare as a campaign hot topic, Obama’s “divisiveness” (wink-wink nudge-nudge) and Romney’s continued tax return issues.
Despite my excuses I will endeavor to post whenever possible. In the meantime,
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“Shots fired at the President.”
