The Greatest Special Interest

We live in a time in politics when a primary punching bag for both major parties, the media and voters everywhere is special interests. It’s a vague enough term that I think a definition is in order. Merriam-Webster defines a special interest as “a group that tries to influence the people who run a government […]

Good News

In case you haven’t heard some of the great news lately, we wanted to catch you up! Colm Willis, Mike Nearman, Werner Reschke, Dennis Linthicum, and Rich Vial, all great pro-life candidates, won their contested primaries. There were other great candidates who won uncontested primaries too. The general election will be fierce but we’re ready […]

Politics is a Game and Sometimes We Shouldn’t Be Playing It

Being one of those weird people who call themselves politicos and who like to feel some camaraderie with characters on the show The West Wing, it’s too easy for me to show up at work thinking about “the game.” Good games involve limited resources (cards, tokens, money) that players use strategically to outsmart their opponents. […]