Tag Archives: Democrats

The Hitler – Trump Hypothetical, Revisited

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Tom Garrett

A few hours after Election Day 2020, with the notion of a “stolen” vote already the hottest topic in politics, I wrote a piece explaining why such an idea wasn’t ridiculous. It wasn’t because I believed that the 2020 election … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics | Tagged 2024 Election, Assassination, Commentary, Democrats, Donald Trump, General Culture and News, Joe Biden, MAGA, Media, Media Bias, Politics, Republicans | 1 Comment

Good News / Bad News (Part Two)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Tom Garrett

My name is Tom, and I’m here to help. When last we “met,” I discussed the problems faced by the Republican Party in the wake of last week’s elections. While I noted that the fallout from the elections and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged 2016 Election, Big Pharma, China, Columnist Manifesto, Commentary, Democrats, Gay Marriage, Immigration, Long Form, Medicare, NDAA, Politics, Republicans, Social Security, The War on Drugs, Tom Garrett | 2 Comments

Good News / Bad News (Part One)

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Tom Garrett

“The Democratic Party has shown itself over the last four elections to be a very slow learner, and, so, it may take them some more elections to get a new vocabulary.” – George Will, election night, 1984. In the modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged 2012 Election, 2016 Election, Bill Bolling, Commentary, Democrats, Gay Marriage, Ken Cuccinelli, Politics, Republicans, Tea Party, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia | 4 Comments

Election Day

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Today, we as a nation decide between the evil, plutocratic cult member who wants to take the country back to the 1950s[1], or the anti-American socialist Muslim who probably isn’t even eligible to be president in the first place. Or … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Commentary, Democrats, Elections, Electoral College, Mitt Romney, Politics, Polling, Presidential Election, Republicans, Statistics, The Presidency, Virginia | 5 Comments

How Many Cowboy Hats Does It Take to Win An Election?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Tom Garrett

One of the previous occupants of the house I now own did a shoddy job of passing along her change-of-address information when she vacated the premises. What’s particularly frustrating about her failure to do so is that she isn’t even … Continue reading →