- Article
- By Stuart Nachbar
- July 4, 2008
- Politics
I receive a daily news feed from Salon, and for the past two days I have received articles about Obama-Hagel and McCain-Lieberman unity tickets I have just three words for those who believe such events will happen: it ain't happening
- Article
- By Stuart Nachbar
- May 26, 2008
- Politics
Here in New Jersey, the Garden State, we have a governor who has just proposed to make $500 million in permanent spending cuts, refinance state debt, reduce municipal aid, eliminate two cabinet departments, and introduce tougher standards in math and science education
These are proposals that you might expect from a Republican, but Jon Corzine is a fiscally conservative, moderate to liberal social issues Democrat
- Article
- By Stuart Nachbar
- April 18, 2008
- Politics
While I went out on a long limb to suggest that Rudy Giuliani may be the best running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, I am at a loss to guess who would run with whom on the Democratic ticket The highly competitive race between Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Barack Obama has had more than its share of drama
- Article
- By Stuart Nachbar
- April 11, 2008
- Politics
I am not on the inside of any presidential campaign, but I consider myself to be a good student of politics And as a writer, I have the luxury of going against the grain on campaigns and issues
- Article
- By Stuart Nachbar
- April 3, 2008
- Politics
The media has passed enough judgment on former New York governor Elliott Spitzer and I agree with the pundits on all sides; there's no possible defense for his extracurricular behavior and he is not above the law
But these past events show that we must consider the behavior that we expect from our elected officials in their public, and sometimes private, lives