2012 - Barbour is out

Haley Barbour is one of the individuals I was considering. Not anymore. From the AP ACKSON, Miss. – Republican Gov. Haley Barbour bowed out ...

Another bullshit commission/task force from Obama

One of my favorite sayings is "Talk is cheap." That goes double in politics. I don't care what most politicians say what they ...

County Redistricting

Today was the 2nd meeting of the redistricting process in Livingston County. While there's a lot of hype about redistricting at the stat...

Primary Poll posted

I'll probably keep this poll up until the Ames straw poll. I'm sure some will run that aren't listed and some listed won't r...

2012 updates. Romney's in. Foxnews and SCGOP makes a put up or shut up move.

Two things from The Hill. First, Romney's in. I won't be voting for him. For one reason, he couldn't even beat McCain. That doe...

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson visits Michigan

The 2012 rounds are being made. Gary Johnson was at MSU recently, and it wasn't his first trip to Michigan. From the State News Potentia...

Why does the War on Drugs bring out the worst in our reps?

I don't know Matt Lori. I know of him and know a lot of people who know him. By all accounts I've heard, he's a good guy, and no...

Dan's 10-4 GOP Redistricting Map part 3 of 3

This is part 3 of 3 in my attempt at a 10-4 GOP redistricting map. I'll fully admit that I'm testing APOL standards on district shap...

Dan's 10-4 GOP Redistricting Map part 2 of 3

This is part 2 of 3 in my attempt at a 10-4 GOP redistricting map. I'll fully admit that I'm testing APOL standards on district shap...

An attempt (by me) at a 10-4 GOP Redistricting Map (part 1 of 3)

I'm going to preface this with the following because the senate redistricting chair is my state senator. I didn't take this map to J...