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Further thoughts on Dr. Paul: Unity

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I’ve thought about the presidential rhetoric promising to unify and heal our divided country. I tend to find it tiresome, but the ultra-parochial, no-compromises culture that often permeated the Bush White House does give one pause! Obama in particular loves to emphasize unity. All fine and good, but when a man supports partial birth abortion, I’m not sure how much unity there is to be had once you get past all the high-flying rhetoric. Continue reading →

Cool Ad Coming America’s Way

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A private citizen is releasing this ad on USA Today for November 21. Rumor has it that it’ll be in the first section, right-hand side, which to my ears sounds about ideal.

This is an aspect of the Paul campaign that has impressed me greatly; ordinary schlubs without a PAC or minor fortune to their names usually can’t make a dent in a presidential campaign. However, individual contributions and individual initiatives are huge in the Paul campaign, such as the Tea Party and the November 5th fundraiser. A wonderful change of pace indeed.

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Poverty and Libertarianism

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While personally admiring of some principles of libertarianism, I’ve tended to think of libertarians as the partisans of employed, healthy, childless, college educated people. That said, America’s current political climate has had me rethinking my priorities for what should be done now.

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Your Civic Duty ‘n’at

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State and local elections are this Tuesday: there are two open seats in the State Supreme Court and four in the Superior Court, so please don’t blow off voting this Tuesday! The LifePac of Southwest PA list of recommended candidates is here.

There is also a vote to retain Thomas Saylor who I’d recommend you vote for, as he was the lone dissenter when the Supreme Court allowed the Legislature to vote itself an unconstitutional raise in 2005. Superior Court retention candidate Joan O. Melvin also distinguished herself in giving back her raise to the state, so there’s another reason to vote for her.