Yearly Archives: 2007

Ready to Vote

Posted on December 31, 2007 by David

Votes will start to be counted this week. The Iowa caucuses take place on Thursday as a wide open presidential election promises to dominate the news coverage for another 10 months. I have already done individual endorsements of the candidates … Continue reading →

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Good vs Evil

Posted on December 30, 2007 by David

An interesting thought struck me today as my mind was churning in the background without any particular direction. The conflict between “good” and “evil” is the conflict between accountability based on personal choice and coercion or limitation based on the … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul Running Mate

Posted on December 28, 2007 by David

I have often wondered who Ron Paul would choose as a running mate. I got my answer from Phil Harris. Alan Keyes joined the race for the Republican nomination long after I stopped doing candidate endorsements, but when I looked … Continue reading →

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Budget Math

Posted on December 27, 2007 by David

I wish I knew where they got their deficit spending number, but KVNU’s For The People really caught my attention with the side-by-side listing of the deficit spending in the budget President Bush just signed. They claim that $240 Billion … Continue reading →

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NCLB and Federal Education

Posted on December 26, 2007 by David

My father-in-law is a professor at BYU and, like me, is very interested/involved in efforts to improve public education. As the voucher debate this year demonstrated, there are very different perspectives on how that improvement can be achieved. (Yes, I … Continue reading →

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