The other day a friend asked me why I am running against two well-known Democrats. He said, “Kroeger, you’re not known in politics, maybe you should look at this as your trial run and prepare for another race in a couple of years.” I understood where he was coming from, I’ve heard that before and…
Month: January 2016
Social Acceptance
A recent poll said that 43% of the Democrats polled in Iowa identified themselves as “socialist.” I find that a bit suspect and alarming and it has stirred controversy among Democrats and Republicans, alike. Democrats who don’t want to identify with socialism and Republicans to fan the flame that Democrats want to take America toward…
A Capital Idea!
I’m a Capitalist. I want a boat, a bigger house (maybe with a moat!) and I want make enough money so that I never have to worry about the bills…along with a sports car and a little bling. And if my capitalist dream ever comes true….I won’t change one word of what I’m saying today about the market, regulations and…
The Sky is Falling!
I was talking with someone with whom I share very few political positions. We respect each other and I always enjoy our discussions, but we are political opposites. This was not an angry or contentious discussion by any means, but toward the end I realized, perhaps for the first time, that our views of the condition…
Who’s the greatest of them all?
I saw a poll among voters that concluded that President Obama has been the worst president in post-FDR history. They ranked President Reagan as the greatest. It isn’t hard to dismiss this sort of faux-information as meaningless, given the fact that The Kardashians and The Bachelor continue to get high ratings, but I must admit that a wave…
The History of Winners
Years ago I was struck by a line from Woody Allen’s “Crimes and Misdemeanors.” The film’s protagonist, Judah, imagines his family celebrating a Passover dinner as he contemplates (his real life) guilt after having his girlfriend killed. He asks the table about the ethical consequences and his imagined aunt responds, “And I say if he…