By Travis on September 2, 2010
Originally written for and posted at: www.thesub-urban.com
2010 is going to be a big year for Republicans.
I’m talking huge.
Colossal.
Oprah’s waist size big.
Obama’s ego big.
Ted Kennedy’s liver size big (too soon?).
Very few people are debating this point at the moment. There are different reasoning’s and explanations that have been thrown out there, along with a general inquisition [...]
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By Travis on August 29, 2010
This piece originally written for the NWI Times and published August 30th, 2010
Here I sit, a 24-year-old husband and father of a 15-month-old son (with another on the way as well, thank you very much). I have a mortgage, a car loan, and probably too many credit cards. I work 40-plus hours a week, plus [...]
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By Travis on August 15, 2010
To start with, I want to give my own thoughts on the mosque that is very near ground zero.
On a legal basis, there isn’t much to be said against it. Private groups can privately buy property and put up whatever the hell they want to. The permits were all approved, and really, that’s that.
I understand [...]
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By Travis on August 10, 2010
This past Monday, President Obama said this to University of Texas graduates (taken from the AP line):
“America has to have the highest share of graduates compared to other nations. But Texas, I want you to know, we’ve been slipping,” Obama said on a visit to the University of Texas.
“In a single generation, we’ve [...]
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By Travis on July 31, 2010
The Democratic incumbent, Senator Patrick Leahy had better be watching his back over there in Vermont. Vermont, known for it’s great skiing, it’s maple syrup, and now it’s Republican adds that will make you giggle.
Britton has been running a great grass roots campaign in his attempt to oust the historical relic that is Leahy, and [...]
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By Travis on July 24, 2010
JD Hayworth, the conservative talk show host and political television talking head, is running against John McCain in the Republican primary in Arizona, as most of you know.
Hayworth was in the House of Representatives for a time and served on the Ways and Means committee, and was instremental in the Bush tax cuts. He’s undoubtedly [...]
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By Travis on July 23, 2010
The pictures a little fuzzy, but featured to the left is me, my son Gage, and Senator Dan Coats.
My family drove out to the Porter County fair to meet Sen. Coats, and I have to say, I was impressed. He had a commanding presence, seemed like a very amiable fellow, and seemed sincere about needing [...]
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By Travis on July 20, 2010
A sincere apology to you all that have been wondering: where the hell did Travis go?
The answer: working on my book. I have been taking some much needed time off focusing on my book that will be a collection of works by young Republicans about the future of the party. On top of that, [...]
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By Travis on June 25, 2010
Brian Donegan is the founder of the Can Do Conservatives, a great group to give a voice to the handicapped conservatives of the party.
I was supposed to do a radio interview with Brian today, but of course things don’t always work when you want them to (I’m still not sure why it won’t let me [...]
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By Travis on June 13, 2010
Some time ago, a buddy of mine posted this article up on his facebook. Since I’m always intrigued by interesting articles, whether I agree with them or not, I went ahead and gave it a gander. It was good piece by Mr. Hallman, and it brought up a lot of very good points. I left [...]
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