So I’ve seen a lot of people who, after the GOP having control of Congress and the Presidency for 6 of the last 8 years, claim that the Government works better when Congress and the President are opposing parties. This did not seem to be true to me. Presidents are more flexible to respond to the current situation when Congress is not out to block his every move like is often the case with opposing parties. This happened even during FDR’s first term. So I decided to chart the WSJ’s ranking as opposed to the percent of an administration where the President’s party controlled Congress.
The chart shows that their is a slight correlation between percent control and ranking but in the opposite direction of what others have claimed. However, the spread of the data makes me think that their is no relation.
Filed under: General on November 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
>rent a car bulgaria CNN, and Fox have projected Obama winning. That’s all I have to say. I can’t wait to see the mood on campus tomorrow!
Filed under: General on November 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
The ultra-right-wing Young Conservative of Texas (YCT), who in the past have been nearly banned from A&M for promoting racism and have dealt with accusations of voter fraud and denouncements from even the Texas A&M Republicans, tried to continue to spread their hate today with an “Anti-Obama Carnival” that had activities such as throw eggs at a racist caricature of Barack Obama and try to throw rings around the neck of caricatures of Obama and Hillary Clinton. Despite the Conservative leanings of the Texas A&M student body a bi-partisan group of students protested the hate driven protest until the YCT finally took down the offense “carnival games”. The University also spoke out in a voice of clarity, equality, and the true Aggie spirit by affirming the right of all students to voice civilized opinions while decrying the disgraceful actions of the YCT. This is what outsiders do not understand about A&M, is that while it may be a conservative student body, they mostly believe in the founding principals of this nation and place civility and honor above petty political gain. This is not the first time the A&M student body united across platforms against hate mongers. In 2001, Justice for All, an anti-abortion group set up giant displays of aborted fetuses at the MSC. The student protest to the signs, despite A&Ms strong pro-life movement, led the University to order the group to remove the displays. This is the A&M I am proud of. The A&M where we can put politics aside and unite as a community of peers and our political difference are handled as honorable patriots should handle them.
KBTX’s coverage of the event
Filed under: General on October 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
Thanks to Real Clear Politics, gnome-screenshot, and the GIMP, I have made my best and worst case predictions.
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Optimisitic Map
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Pessimistic Map
Filed under: General on October 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
