August 11, 2026
"Not all opinions are created equal. Some are a great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others." Douglas Adams
A lot of commentators start the Monday morning quarterbacking of elections within hours of the election. Heck, within minutes of the first polls coming in if they’re on cable TV.
I am not a “lot of commentators,” nor do I have a cable contract.
After letting the results settle for a day, though, I have a few thoughts on the election.
There was a time when a man arose to the Presidency and challenged, rather than entitled, Americans to seek great things.
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.
It was a heady day, a day of big ideas: a race to the moon, the fight against world wide communism, ending poverty, civil rights, and more.
Today’s Presidency, though? Big Bird, bayonets, birth control, and government subsidies. Forget about asking what you can do for your country–it’s time to feed at the trough and see what you can get from your country.
First off, I don’t think many people watched the debate. The Bears were playing the Lions, and the Cards were playing the Giants. If Twitter, Facebook, and my Better Half were any indication, foreign policy is just too boring for most Americans.
But…I like foreign policy. A lot. Here’s my take:
As President Obama goes on the Daily Show to explain what happened in Libya, it’s clear that a lot of questions remain, the least of which is: why doesn’t he go on a real news show to explain?
Is it possible that he’s afraid that real journalists might actually hold him accountable?
If you watched the VP debate on Thursday night, you saw a contentious and heated, policy heavy discussion. It was, for all intents and purposes, a draw, with neither candidate successfully walking away with the win, and by next week’s presidential debate, it will have already been forgotten.
When we look back, though, I think two things will stick out:
Today, Politico reported that a shift in the Romney camp is leading to a “let Mitt be Mitt” shift in the Romney campaign. Then, we saw this (click here if you can’t see the video): What do you think? Is this “new” Mitt Romney (which is actually the “old” Mitt Romney) the Mitt Romney we’ve […]
With Politico reporting that there has been a strategy shakeup in the Romney campaign led by Ann and Tagg Romney, we saw the first step in this change as Mitt gave a major policy speech yesterday on foreign policy. It’s not a top ten issue with voters, but it is an area where Romney must […]
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