tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post869327767719369343..comments2008-03-22T18:40:36.561-04:00Anthony Palmer, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00043374303541804437noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-2724311955395230812008-03-22T18:40:00.000-04:002008-03-22T18:40:00.000-04:00VP,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by! I will check out your blog and see what's happening. For me, I started The 7-10 a little over a year ago and had no readers. I was essentially just putting my thoughts out there and hoping that random people would stumble upon it. Over time, I started getting more hits, more comments, and more attention, but it took several months. Anyway, if you keep turning out a consistently good and distinctive product, people will come back and participate. So be patient! I recommend checking out other blogs that are related to your own blog and leaving thoughtful comments there. That will help you get exposure and maybe even land you a spot on other peoples' blogrolls. That's what you have to do, so don't give up!<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm not a professor (yet), but thanks for the promotion! I'm actually a teacher by day and a PhD student by night, so I'm pretty busy.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for dropping by The 7-10. Please come back again and join in the conversation soon!Anthony Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00043374303541804437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-50508690441722516862008-03-21T22:49:00.000-04:002008-03-21T22:49:00.000-04:00oh, and congrats on your achievement on winning the scholarship!VillagePeepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786661329507490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-82021305076451308982008-03-21T22:48:00.000-04:002008-03-21T22:48:00.000-04:00Hey you have a great blog, Prof. Palmer. I'm an ameteur blogger myself (no where near you), I enjoy it as personal aromatherapy. My daughter got me into it. You can check out my main blog page<BR/><BR/>http://cnsawcorp.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>where i try to offer informative journalism. now i just gotta refine it more and get more readers, or better yet readers who comment.<BR/><BR/>btw, the republicans lost a great candidate in mike hukabee. he spoke more to the values of the republican party better than anyone, except for one republican value that is actually a cancer - money. that's the value that killed romney. you just can buy our votes.<BR/><BR/>thanks for letting me comment.VillagePeepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786661329507490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-18160340388317100572008-03-20T21:37:00.000-04:002008-03-20T21:37:00.000-04:00Brett,<BR/><BR/>You're right. When you start getting into "states' rights" when it comes to election law, it seems that the Supreme Court would be stepping into dangerous territory. But then again, why don't other states write new laws saying that they have the right to go first, or at least ignore other states' laws concerning elections?<BR/><BR/>-----<BR/><BR/>Political Realm,<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot. I really like your blog too. It seems to be geared for the same audience that mine is. People who like politics, but aren't TOO hardcore or TOO inside the Beltway about it. I definitely will keep checking out the Realm and offering my creative comments there. Much appreciated.<BR/><BR/>-----<BR/><BR/>Oso,<BR/><BR/>I've never heard of that plan before! Who proposed it? Looks like I have some goodies to read! Thanks a lot!Anthony Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00043374303541804437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-34154717057051708832008-03-20T18:00:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:00:00.000-04:00Anthony, are you familiar with the American Plan for Presidential Primaries?<BR/><BR/><A>http://pweb.jps.net/~gangale/opsa/ps/index.htm</A>oso diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936378250713902446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-1875811047240606102008-03-19T10:44:00.000-04:002008-03-19T10:44:00.000-04:00Congrats on the scholarship, Anthony. You've got a great blog and you deserve it.Political Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00108991698118103726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-9792321217155945152008-03-19T10:27:00.000-04:002008-03-19T10:27:00.000-04:00It's generally not a good idea to respond to spam, but I'll make an exception. I actually think the Amero (if it actually exists, which is doubtful) would be good - if you are an American. Why? Because<BR/><BR/>1)Considering the disparities in economy size, you can almost guarantee that the central bank handling the so-called "Amero" would be tilting towards American economic interests and the American economy's stability;<BR/><BR/>2)you could then proceed to buy stuff in Canada and Mexico without the hassle of currency exchange.Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-69068652019732745072008-03-19T09:03:00.000-04:002008-03-19T09:03:00.000-04:00too late now, because the Amero gets here 2011Torrance Stephens bka All-Mi-Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-22533005661641473922008-03-18T15:03:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:03:00.000-04:00I think part of the problem is that Iowa and New Hampshire have actually enshrined their "first in the nation" status <I>into their laws</I>, so you would have to simultaneously challenge their right to do so in court when, if you try to change the primary order, they inevitably jump in. <BR/><BR/>That, or you would have to punish them to such a degree that they would change their laws voluntarily. I don't know how you would do this - maybe a blanket sanction on any candidates who campaign in those states without a law change, banning them from ever taking the Democratic nomination? Of course, after this whole sordid Florida-Michigan mess sorts itself out, nobody is probably going to be in the mood for high-handed punishments from the DNC. <BR/><BR/>I kind of envy the RNC. They made a pretty smart manuever in only taking half of Florida and Michigan's delegates, since it meant that both states couldn't whine about them being "unrepresented" while punishing them severely for breaking the February 5th rule.Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-71312828268777489792008-03-18T12:38:00.000-04:002008-03-18T12:38:00.000-04:00Brett,<BR/><BR/>I like the primary order proposal as well. Things seem to make a lot more sense to average people, so we don't understand why those in power don't seem to get it. I guess they don't want to do anything to undermine their influence, which is sad because it's often the general populace that suffers.<BR/><BR/>As for the scholarship, thank you so much for your kind words and your support. Because I'm an independent, I really thought I was at a disadvantage because voters might vote based on their partisan loyalties. But it looks like people actually checked out the blog and liked what they saw.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the comment, and thanks for reading The 7-10!Anthony Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00043374303541804437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-44283966323751503992008-03-18T11:59:00.000-04:002008-03-18T11:59:00.000-04:00Congratulations on winning the scholarship. After looking at the other two blogs, you deserved it. You came up with some interesting insights that I saw neither of the other two think of.Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865494184012705718.post-17277051734440536102008-03-17T20:41:00.000-04:002008-03-17T20:41:00.000-04:00I like a lot of these ideas (especially the idea about ranking the primaries by the percentage of the populace that voted), but it's an uphill fight.<BR/><BR/>In order to get major changes in the primary system, you would need<BR/><BR/>1)Someone at the head of the DNC to act with dictatorial force, who would be willing to bust balls with the state parties and pull off some pretty amazing negotiation feats;<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>2)Government intervention on the federal level, which is, IIRC, constitutionally risky. The states and state parties have traditionally had the right to set up their primaries and run them as they wish (even if they mean nothing), and you would have to risk lawsuits to change that.Brettnoreply@blogger.com