Joe Scott: The Body Politic

Mitt vs. Newt: Fight for Grassroots

01 February 2012 |permalink | email article

Florida’s primary four years ago was decisive for John McCain, but Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee fought on. When the polls closed Tuesday night, Romney was below 50%. While impressive he was unlikely to wind up with an outright… read full story

Mitt by 15? Rush’s Decision Unclear

31 January 2012 |permalink | email article

FUNNY thing happened on the way to the ballot box today in Florida. As Nate Silver’s Political Calculus in the New York Times posted late Monday he noted a wide diversity of results, even among polls that were in… read full story

Nomination Fight: No Mitt Slam Dunk

30 January 2012 |permalink | email article

ANY THOUGHT Mitt Romney’s predicted double-digit win over Newt Gingrich tomorrow in Florida’s primary may hasten the end of the nomination battle is grossly overstated. On “Meet the Press” Romney’s surrogate, Sen. John McCain, could hardly contain his glee… read full story

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Mission Statement

Aristotle's Politics (Book 1, Chapter 1) is clear that "man is a political animal in a greater measure than any bee or any gregarious animal. For nature does nothing without purpose, and man alone of the animals possesses speech."

The blogosphere watches as a divided America reexamines its soul. After 35 years as a journalist I have broken a long silence to comment again on critical moral and political issues that impact the U.S. body politic. Reflections on JoeScott3.com, an independent, non-profit blog, are posted frequently, not daily. I hope global readers, accepting Aristotle's definition of a political animal, will find this quick scan both provocative and mindful.

About Joe Scott

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Joe Scott spent many years as a columnist for the Herald-Examiner (1978-1989), and later the Los Angeles Times and other California dailies.He was the critically-acclaimed editor and publisher of the Political Animal and California Eye, newsletters (1973-1992). He worked as a political consultant and ran several successful political campaigns in California. Joe Scott is a third-generation Angeleno. He is working on a novel about public corruption in Los Angeles during the late 1930's.

Joe Scott 3: The Body Politic