Each Spring and Fall, my wife and I head to Wake Forest, NC to the Board of Visitors Meeting of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I serve on the Board as a result of my commitment to help the school through several ways. On Monday night, Pamela and I got to meet Dr. Scott Kellum, one [...]
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Planning for a new Campaign For America Class
April 8th, 2011 
Harry Nelson I’ve started the planning process for the new American Government Experience class to be held in 2012. The American Government Experience is what I wish I had been able to go through when I was a kid. I remember being 13 years old and helping my Dad on a campaign. One Saturday, my Dad was [...]
Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others
February 17th, 2011 Harry Nelson Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
The Tea Party in 2010: Did it create a House Majority or did it insure a Senate Minority
November 18th, 2010 Harry Nelson Generic ballot polling leading up to Tuesday’s election was extremely favorable to the Republicans. Tsunami and Superwave were common terms used to describe the unprecedented voter energy on behalf of the Republicans. But, this overwhelming “enthusiasm gap” manifested itself differently in the two houses of Congress. Republicans gained over 60 seats in the House of [...]
Why all the fuss about Christine O’Donnell?
October 18th, 2010 Harry Nelson Sunday show roundtables. Op-Ed pages. Based on the amount of mainstream media coverage received by Christine O’Donnell recently, you would think that she is the Republican nominee for Potentate of the Universe. Mainstream outlets lead their newscasts and front pages with stories lead about her Tea Party backing and her latest verbal gaffes. Ms. O’Donnell [...]
