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Petraeus Affair: Democrats and Republicans Both Find Bipartisanship in Infidelity”

Nov 27, 2012 | Democrats, General Advice, mic, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals

Published: PolicyMic (November 27, 2012)

This may seem odd coming from the pen of a liberal Democrat (er, keyboard), but here it goes: Gerald Ford is my favorite president of the past forty years.

There are plenty of good reasons for liberals to admire Ford. Foremost among them is the fact that he was the last genuinely moderate Republican to inhabit the White House, with his battle against Ronald Reagan in the 1976 presidential primaries marking the final time a centrist obtained the top slot on the GOP national ticket without making egregious concessions to the party’s fringe elements (ironically, Reagan himself would be considered insufficiently conservative by many Republicans today).

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Mitt Romney Bain Scandal: Everything You Need To Know

Jul 15, 2012 | Class Issues, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Plutocracy, Scandals

For those of you unfamiliar with the emerging scandal involving Mitt Romney and Bain Capital, I have broken down the debacle into five convenient sets of bullet points:

Romney’s Actions:

– In a federal disclosure form filed on August 12, 2011, Mitt Romney wrote that he had retired as CEO of Bain Capital to run the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics on February 11, 1999.

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The Political Ramifications of Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Psychological Disorder

Jul 13, 2012 | Elections, Elections - Other, Media Issues, Mental Illness, mic, Scandals

To what extent does the public have the right to know about the mental health of its politicians?

This is what we should be asking ourselves after the revelation that Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is receiving “intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder.”

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Why Mitt Romney Should Not Choose Tim Pawlenty As His Running Mate

Jul 11, 2012 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals

Published: PolicyMic (July 11, 2012)

In 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew was forced to resign due to revelations that he had accepted bribes as Governor of Maryland. Why is this important nearly forty years later? Simple: If Mitt Romney chooses Tim Pawlenty as his running mate, we may have another Agnew on our hands.

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