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Does Romney’s Family Tree Matter, Politically Speaking?

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As we get closer to the 2012 Presidential election, people are going to start looking really closely at each of the candidates. How well does that candidate’s views match your own? This year, there has been some focus on the family tree of Mitt Romney. Does his family history matter, politically speaking? It is common for politicians to spend time emphasizing that they represent “family values”. This is not new. Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama released videos that show, and tell, stories about what their life was like in their family when their children were young. Romney’s video is … Continue reading →

Genealogy Podcast Roundup – Week of October 11, 2011

Once again, it is time for the Genealogy Podcast Roundup. This is where to find the newest episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. It is also where to go to find interesting genealogy podcasts that are new to you. GeneaBloggers has an episode that was released on October 7, 2011. This episode is called “Ethnic Genealogy”. This episode is hosted by Angela Walton-Raji, (of the African Roots Podcast). She speaks with Linda Geiger, who talks about Native American research, and Lisa B. Lee who talks about Black Canadian research. African Roots Podcast released episode number 131 on October 7, 2011. … Continue reading →

2012 Presidential Candidates On Health Insurance

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There will be a United States Presidential election in 2012. Many of the candidates who wish to run in this election have made that intention public. This election will focus on a variety of issues, but the biggest one is probably health insurance and health care reform. Here is a quick list of where each candidate stands on that issue. I think it would be appropriate to start this list with the current President of the United States, Barack Obama. He is a Democrat. His administration has helped to design and implement the current health care reform, including the Affordable … Continue reading →

Voting for Homeschooling in the Presidential Elections

I am reluctantly writing this to address some questions recently posed to me about homeschooling and various candidates’ positions. My disclaimer is that I haven’t read every single piece of paper, every speech, nor have I reviewed every voting record out there. Which candidate do you think is most against homeschooling? Hillary Clinton, hands down is most opposed to homeschooling. She supports school choice, universal preschool and a slew of other legislation that could stand in direct opposition to homeschooling. On a side note, I have actually met her, and she feels strongly that homeschoolers should have more oversight at … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Politics Blog!

Welcome to the new Politics blog here at Families.com. Last week, the New Hampshire primaries demonstrated an upset in the presidential nominees. What’s great about the upcoming election is that it’s not about who is the front runner – because New Hampshire demonstrated that the front runner is not easily picked on either side of the aisle whether you’re looking at the Democratic party with Senator Barack Obama (our first potential black nominee), Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton (former First Lady and first potential female nominee) and Senator John Edwards (former nominee for Vice President). On Republican half of the ticket … Continue reading →

Presidential Candidates Speak to NEA

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It is that time again when political candidates begin to fight for the support of educators. Eight of the presidential candidates met with the National Education Association (NEA) in Philadelphia. As expected, the candidates said just what the teachers wanted to hear. Illinois Senator Barack Obama was a popular speaker. He carefully discussed merit pay (which teachers are usually not in favor of). He placed a softer edge on the issue by promising to give teacher input to the topic. His idea was to work with the teachers and ease into the process together. Republican Mike Huckabee also gained support … Continue reading →

A Brief Look at Paul Ryan’s Family Tree

Earlier this year, I did a series of blogs that took a brief look at the family trees of candidates who were (or who hoped to be) running for President of the United States in 2012. I will now continue the series by looking at the family tree of the Vice Presidential candidates. Here is a brief look into Paul Ryan’s family tree. This year, the Republican party selected Mitt Romney as their choice of candidate to run for President of the United States in 2012. It was very recently revealed that Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his choice … Continue reading →

A Brief Look at Newt Gingrich’s Family Tree

Genealogy is the study of family. You can learn some really interesting things about a person just by discovering a little bit about his family tree. Since there will be a United States Presidential election in 2012, I decided to put together a brief family tree for each candidate, starting with Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich was the fifty-eighth Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1995 to 1999. He is a Republican, and was the Representative from Georgia’s sixth congressional district from 1979 until 1999. Gingrich is among the candidates who hope to win the 2012 Republican Party presidential … Continue reading →

Giuliani Supports Homeschooling–Sort Of

I have to start off by admitting my bias right off the bat. I really like Giuliani. I lived in New York City when he was mayor and frankly, I think he was good at it. Overall, he made the city a much safer and nicer place to live. But this isn’t a political endorsement. I mentioned awhile back that I would start talking about presidential candidates and their positions on education and how that might affect home schooling. Supporting School Choice Any candidate that supports school choice is probably a safe bet for homeschoolers. In education, school choice is … Continue reading →