Ken Is Speaking Blog

Copy Cats

Alright, so now Unite has advertising on television, too, although they don’t feature their ads prominently on their website (despite them being available on the WWW and being of higher production quality than Swamp’s)....

Did You See That Ad?

In a rare move for SG elections, the Swamp Party has released a television ad. Good for them, because the 10 people who see it really need the information. No, seriously, I commend them...

Rank Your Congressman

The National Journal, an insider statistics-gatherer on Congress, has published its political rankings for 2005 of members of Congress. If you recall, John Kerry got tagged as the “most liberal Senator” during the 2004...

Where’s Your Plan?

Admittedly, I am a trim-the-fat, anticipate-needs, kind of budget hawk. I tried this at UF as a Senator just before the Voice campaign, and I also used that philosophy in crafting BOCC’s first $360,000...

Athletes as Student Leaders

Suzy Lieberman really pissed me off. Now, when I faced athletes as my Student Body VP, Senators, and Senate candidates, I was skeptical – mostly because I viewed them as thinly veiled efforts at...

Defining the Independent Party

NAGAS posted today with concerns about the Unite party holding a meeting at ATO. He thinks having a meeting at a frat house instead of the Reitz undermines their claim to sharing history with...

Ballot Access Blocked In Key Race

Talk about a monumental screw-up. It appears the Democrats may have a difficult time holding the Ohio 6th District because their star candidate couldn’t come up with a measley 50 signatures. Wow. I mean,...

I Saved Someone’s Life… Twice

On my commute into work today, I save a person’s life… twice! Okay, it was definitely once, but probably twice. A young lady stepped ahead of me, about five feet into the street while...