Does Democracy Balance the Income and Influence Equation?

Members of the Occupy Lincoln group noticed our recent article, “Occupy Lincoln Tipi Smokes and City Ordinances Burn, Officials Fiddle” and left a number of comments there.  Because we’ll be referring to some of those comments in the body of this article, we’ve linked directly to them so those who wish may see a particular… more

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Mitt Romney in his own words; Conservative? I think not.

Pro choice? Check! Pro Iraq timetable? Check! Pro Global Warming? Check! Pro Stimulus? Check! Pro TARP? Check! Anti-gun? Check! Pro Amnesty? Yep! Apologize for Romneycare? No way! Likes mandates? You bet! Conservative? Not so much. Is Mitt Romney the candidate we need? Do we need a conservative or a G.W.Bush/John McCain middle man? Is Mitt [...]

Continue ReadingMitt Romney in his own words; Conservative? I think not.