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What Is the Best Emotion?

June 19th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about what I thought was the worst possible emotion. There are certainly enough worthy aspirants including hate, anger, and sadness. But I felt regret was the winner (or should I say loser) because its causes can’t be undone, it slowly eats away at […]

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Tags: emotion, empowerment, future, hope, Opportunity, psychology, regret
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President Obama Has Brought Us Out of the Dark and into the Light

April 20th, 2012

By Dan Miller Promised Land, Here we come. Glory Days are upon us! I am so very proud of him that I could…. “We have an unbelievable amazing story to sell tell,” First Lady Obama said. “This President has brought us out of the dark and into the light.” Unlike some candidates people, He wasn’t […]

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Tags: change, dark, hope, light, Michelle, Obama, righteousness, satire, savior
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He Promised Change

September 17th, 2011

By Richard D. Bailey He promised “Change.” In 2008, with a brilliant strategy, Clinton/Bush fatigue, an aspirational biography and a natural grace and eloquence before adoring crowds that brought the media world and popular culture to wistful, teary longings for the time of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Barack Obama mastered the moment and […]

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Tags: change, defeat, eloquence, failure, hope, Obama, promises, slogan
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The Futility of Civility

January 25th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor In the aftermath of the Tucson tragedy, there has been much renewed discussion about the tenor of political discourse in America and the need for a return to a more civil tone among those with divergent views. But even such a horrible national event couldn’t tear many in the politicosphere from […]

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Tags: anger, civility, discourse, hope, ideals, ideology, partisan, respect, vitriol
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Obama’s Fatal Flaw

October 25th, 2010

By Nancy Morgan On the campaign trail last month, Obama lambasted Republicans, saying, “Republicans have not come up with one new idea.” Putting aside the fact that Obama is factually incorrect (see Rep. Paul Ryan’s “A GOP Road Map for America’s Future”), his statement embodies the fatal flaw of progressivism. Winston Churchill said, “The farther […]

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Tags: change, conservative, economy, hope, ideas, ideology, liberal, progressive
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