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Simon Phillip Thomas Sheaff is a Junior at Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines, Iowa. He is ranked in the top 150 high school debaters in the nation, is in the process of becoming and Eagle Scout, and is an active member in his home parish of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

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I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College

(7) Comments | Posted May 31, 2012 | 9:17 AM

This week, Mitt Romney officially clinched the Republican nomination for President. When voters in Texas went to the polls and voted for him with a commanding 69 percent of the vote, he secured and surpassed the 1,144 electoral votes necessary to make his win at the convention inevitable. Now the...

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An Open Letter To Newt Gingrich

(20) Comments | Posted February 6, 2012 | 7:30 AM

Dear Mr. Speaker,

Drop Out.

Now.

I am sorry, but the reality of the numbers simply means that this is the only path for you at this point and the longer you stay in, the better odds are that you allow President Barack Obama to become, despite Michele Bachmann's promises,...

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Best and Worst of the GOP Presidential Debate

(5) Comments | Posted January 26, 2012 | 11:03 PM

On the campus of the University of North Florida, four men gathered for one last push in the Sunshine State hoping to win the key tiebreaker primary to be held in 4 days. As the UNFL Chamber Singers left the stage after the national anthem, the stage was set for...

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My Reaction to the State of the Union

(10) Comments | Posted January 25, 2012 | 7:17 AM

Mitt Romney was not as far off as some Democrats would have liked.

In his oxy-moronic pre-buttal, Romney accused Obama of using the State of the Union as a launching pad for the campaign. It became painfully obvious as the speech progressed that Obama was doing...

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The State of the Union: Obama's Strategies

(6) Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 5:50 PM

With the eyes of the political world currently focused on the Space Coast in the great state of Florida, Obama will have to bring the eyes of the world away from the campaign trail and to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as he delivers the State of...

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