A Qualified Endorsement for Romney

October 24, 2012 By 2 Comments

It’s not often you hear about a group making a qualified endorsement. But Log Cabin Republicans, a pro-equality group in support of LGBT rights, issued a qualified endorsement for Mitt Romney yesterday: If LGBT issues are a voter’s highest or only priority, then Gov. Romney may not be that voter’s choice. … We believe Gov. Romney [...]

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The Hyped-up Claims over China

October 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Mitt Romney brought up economic issues related to China multiple times. Writing for The New Republic, John B. Judis looked into the seriousness of Romney’s claims. Judis concluded that “not only is Romney exaggerating the China threat, but he’s doing so at the expense of more, or equally, pressing economic [...]

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Is Victory Within Reach for Romney?

October 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By many accounts, GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney outperformed incumbent President Barack Obama last Wednesday, October 3. Fox News headlined the results of a recent Rasmussen poll, which found Romney had a 49% lead over Obama’s 47% standing. It should be noted, as Fox News does, that the poll was conducted prior to the debate. It should also be [...]

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Not Fit for Dinner: Welcoming Mormonism into the Fold

August 31, 2012 By 2 Comments

“The acceptance of a Mormon candidate is momentous because it is a sharp departure from the typical emphasis evangelicals place upon theological and doctrinal soundness.”

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Paul Ryan: The Man With A Plan

August 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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By taking Ryan as his running mate, Romney is making some interesting statements about what kind of presidency he wants.

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Not Fit for Dinner: Staying Informed—and Sane—During Election Season

July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

“Americans who have tuned out politics can continue doing so only to their own detriment.”

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Not Fit for Dinner: Evangelicals, Immigration, and Mitt Romney

June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

“Romney’s stance on immigration sounds nice in theory—probably because it’s unclear on the logistics of precisely how he plans to implement his policies.”

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Not Fit for Dinner: A Better Amercia With Mitt

June 1, 2012 By 5 Comments

“Stories like #ObamaInHistory and #Amercia are interesting (and funny, to some extent), but they do not—or should not be allowed to—carry serious weight in political campaigns.”

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Watching Politics From the Pew: Who Cares if He Is Mormon?

October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“I do not expect everyone to agree. But I do expect, once in a while, to see substantive debates that flow from common agreement about the core goals we all have.”

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