DREAM Act will help illegal immigrants, economy

By Andrew Hedlund It’s been said that you are bound to nothing but your dreams. They are what define you as an individual and set the course for your future. If this is the case, illegal immigrants are at odds with this ideal. Instead of taking on their lives’ goals, they are tied to a piece of legislation. Two...

This Week’s Big Five 7/26/2010

The Gray And The Brown: The Generational Mismatch A must read about how the divide between old whites and young minorities is playing out in policy as well as a preview of how the nation will change in the future. Senate Forecast, 7/18: Republican Outlook Improves with Focus on Likely Voter Polls New...

Electoral Fortune 7/22/2010

By Mr. Lucky One of the more disturbing things that I have had a chance to read about in the news recently is the GOP’s strange opposition to the new START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty). Nuclear nonproliferation is not an issue to take lightly or to oppose just because it is politically helpful...

Cap and trade: the conservative solution

By Andrew Hedlund As of late, this country has seen only the bad side of a bad market – bankers and their record bonuses as well as thousands of foreclosures. If the ingenuity and innovation it takes to succeed is harnessed and put to good use great things can happen. An excellent example was the approach...

This Week’s Big Five 7/19/2010

Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate debate In case you missed it on television, here is the 1st democratic primary debate in Arizona for the senate seat. Five practical ways and one impractical way Congress could improve the economy by November A few suggestions on how to improve the economy as well...

YD Organizing 7/15/2010

By Mr. Lucky Before we start I just wanted to mention that this new segment is going to be different from the Electoral Fortune articles that I usually write. Instead of focusing on the news or other political matters, YD Organizing will focus on ideas for how to run a chapter of the Young Democrats...

Electoral Fortune 7/14/2010

By Mr. Lucky So recently two high ranking Republicans have made some very disturbing comments about the economy that have me very worried about the state of the nation overall going forward. The first was Arizona’s Senator Jon Kyl who said that he supported extending the Bush tax cuts that expanded...

Stimulating economy is a matter of pragmatism, patriotism

By Andrew Hedlund The Fourth of July has come and gone. Our great nation is another year older and while all the hot dogs have been eaten, beer consumed, and fireworks blown up, there is one thing that remains. What lingers is the uniquely American feeling of patriotism and the desire to ensure that...

This Week’s Big Five 7/12/2010

Beyond The Federal Government’s Lawsuit: How Others Are Challenging Arizona’s Immigration Law A nice list of objections to SB1070 that groups across the nation are putting out. Arizona’s Long Reach How SB1070 is effecting the politics of states all across the country. Michael Mann exonerated;...

Electoral Fortune 7/9/2010

By Mr. Lucky I cam across a very interesting idea from a conservative friend recently. He was talking about getting businesses in Arizona to manufacture and sell firearms on within the boundaries of the state in order to get around the regulations that the federal government has placed on them. This...

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