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Renaissance of Necessity
We have taken to the streets, altered public opinion polls, motivated interest from the politically uninterested, participated in town halls, written to our representatives and stepped up to biased media [...]
Democrats: Best Advocate For Market Solutions
Universal Health Care, Insurance Reform, Health Care Reform, 2,500 pages, 2,000 pages, yes to a Public Option, no to a Public Option, abortion funding in, abortion funding out, threshold to [...]
Got My Lab Coat On
In the spirit of the moment, I have donned my white lab coat to once again, play my part in the health care debate on the heels of the President’s [...]
It’s Not Over, Not Even Close
All the signals point to somehow, some way; some manner of federally mandated health care “reform” is coming your way, again.
Despite the pressure and the promise to focus on the [...]
The No Intelligence Committee
If indeed the President is as committed to national security as he says, he might want to consider sitting down with Congressional leaders and putting a finer point on his [...]
Omission by Commission
Ahhh, yes, this is what we need, a fiscal responsibility commission. A commission will surely set us on the path to fiscal solvency; take on those entitlements, cut that budget [...]
Darth Cheney Has a Point!
Cheney, mindsets, political philosophy
Effective Security Policy? You Decide!
Last week, during Congressional hearings top security and counter terror executives agreed; another attempt at a terrorist attack was, essentially, imminent.
The President has placed severe limits on rational, legal intelligence [...]
Washington in Wonderland
Alice Kingsley has nothing on Washington.
Never has the ability of democratically governed peoples to access information and express themselves been more significant. Opinion polling, 24 hours cable news, Blogs, opinion [...]
One Day, or Another!
Iranian politics have, since the revolution, been guided by a reasonably consistent core. The core reflects what a self declared “Islamic Republic” must be, guided by Islam, in the temporal [...]
The State of the Confusion
On the surface it’s not hard to agree with a wide variety of what President Obama said in the state of the union address. It is particularly easy to agree [...]
Get Real…
Take a necessary idea that Obama ran on to get elected, make it real, affordable, and get it done now.
Idealism that the populist voted him into office with is essential. [...]
The Tsunami and The Question of Relative Movement
Amazing week! Lots of political repositioning, searching for “correct” positions, attempting that prove your “new” positions justify ignoring you’re old ones, explanations, spin, finger pointing, all manner of spurious analysis, [...]
Leadership 101
Anyone who has borne the responsibility for an organization has, by instinct or experience absorbed a few lessons. A key lesson is that management and leadership are two very different [...]
Predictions for 2010
Welcome to the second annual edition of Predictions. A review of the 2009 predictions is included at the end of this missive.
The International Stage:
Iran will reach the nuclear red line [...]
Christmas, Terror and The War of Ideas
The attempt on Christmas to bring down a Northwest flight as it approached Detroit is a reminder. The reminder, however, appears to be, in the main, a shallow one. Media [...]
Corruption: We’re #1
We have no right to criticize corruption elsewhere
Signals from Iran
The “signals” that some manner of action may be in the offing against Iran have accelerated, but the signals, this time, do not come from the west.
Iran has threatened to [...]
On Second Thought
Second thoughts on the Presidents Nobel Prize speech
Epiphany of Reality?
Much has been said and written about the President’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech. It was, to say the least, unexpected. Given the expressions on many of the Nobel Prize Committee’s [...]
Polling The Polling
Polling can be a dicey business. Depends on how you ask the question, what the question does or does not include the balance and nature of the sample and how [...]
It’s All My Fault
Thursday, during the Jobs Summit, there was a report that the President had blamed the jobs situation on businesses that, in pursuit of profitability, refused to hire new workers resulting [...]
NO Means NO!
Analysis of Iran’s announcement and timing
Which Are the Religions of Violence?
In the context of a young woman from Ohio who fears the jeopardy of an Honor Killing based on her conversion from Islam to Christianity, the recent shoot out with [...]
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Mr. Holder, testifying before Congress yesterday and consistent with the President’s comments the day before, declared his confidence that KSM and The Boys are guilty and will be executed.
We all [...]
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: There Are No Jobs!
Talking and Walking regarding job creation.
Jobless numbers continue to increase, beyond the expert’s forecasts and expectations, and yet “productivity” rises. Ah, that productivity number went up; see all is well. The reality behind the statistic …
Chasing The Exit Strategy
Recent reports indicate that the President’s delay in making a final decision on Afghanistan is his insistence on a viable exit strategy. On the surface, it’s a perfectly acceptable standard [...]
Recognizing Evil, Or Not!
The predictable divide between those that view what happened at Fort Hood as mass murder and those who quickly look for a point of justification is on display to all [...]
It’s Not About That!
At some point, broader questions are inescapable. Sorting out wheels within the wheels can lead to more confusion not less. Sun Tzu’s advice to deflect your enemy’s attention appears to [...]
Thinking About The “Tent”
Republicans are facing a situation that has them in a bit of a dither. It’s about the “tent”. Who should be in the “tent”, how big should the [...]
House Dems introduce redistributive health care plan
Yesterday the House Democrats introduced a $1.5 trillion public health care plan riddled with new taxes and surtaxes on successful Americans aimed at redistributing their wealth, in the form of [...]
Donald Trump compares Miss California to Obama
This morning I tuned in to see if Carrie Prejean’s would keep her crown and title as Miss California. I was pleased to hear that Donald Trump and the Miss [...]
Minute Man Challenges Shamnesty McCain for Senate
John McCain will be given a run for his money in this up coming 2010 primary. If you haven’t yet heard, Chris Simcox, the founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense [...]
Word of the Day……C-A-B-A-L
On Sunday, former vice-president Dick Cheney appeared on CNN and said that President Obama’s policies make the country less safe. Maybe so, maybe not. He’s entitled to his opinion, and [...]
Hit ’em Where It Counts….Poll Ratings
As conservatives and republicans, we need to start drafting a plan to take back our country. The problem is, we have at least 2 years before we can actually stop [...]
Emanuel Verifies Obama’s Socialism Agenda
In an interview with Sean Hannity recently, Rush Limbaugh was asked if he wanted to see President Obama succeed as President. This was his response:
If this is your first time [...]
Illegal Aliens and the Economy – is this the problem?
With the Economic Crisis, trillions in deficit dollars flowing out of the White House, and the President’s bully pulpit constantly in our face, the problem of illegal immigration has been [...]
McCain Makes Obama Famous – Again
Remember John McCain’s campaign promise of “You will know their names – I will make them famous!”? You know, sometimes it’s interesting to go back to those days of debate [...]
The Dear John Letter
After the election on November 4th, and before the $1.5 Million dollars worth of trash was strewn across the scene of Obama’s inauguration, I sat down tiredly and wrote a [...]
Recovery.GOV – life line or laugh a minute?
Well, as of today, the White House has developed a new website that touts complete transparency with the taxpayer dollars we’ve just been relieved of. The site’s format is reminicient of obama’s [...]
The Stimulus Saga Continues – Media Checks in
As the Stimulus/spending plan is being readied for a vote, major networks are already analyzing, critiquing, and predicting.
Here are a few selections across the spectrum, beginning with Sam Donaldson on [...]
Rush: Our Time Will Come, Liberals
This audio caught my ear yesterday day and I had to share. Take it as a pep talk to all of us who aren’t sitting around welcoming the oncoming socialist [...]
Kevorkian’s Symbolic Win
Kevorkian’s run for Michigan’s 9th district House seat proved unsuccessful on November 4, 2008. Running as an Independent, he was heavily outpaced by both the Republican incumbent and Democrat rival. [...]
Election Day, Kicking it Wisconsin Style
Every place in the United States honors Election day in their own fashion. In the presidential candidates’ home states of Arizona and Illinois, the fever was higher than usual. Not [...]
The Obamedia Will Lose, McCain Supporters Unite!
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NOBama? Shhhhh..
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Ideological Terrorist Fallacy
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McSame As Bush?
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Mad Money in the Same-Sex Marriage Argument
During the last 100 years, the states of California and New York have held the greatest sway over the United States’ laws and policies. In recent years, the state of [...]
Obama’s Born Identity (Update)
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Hate Politics Rise in Final Stretch
What do I mean by hate politics? I do not mean to imply that one hates the realm of politics– although those people do exist; rather, I by “hate politics” [...]
Barack Obama: The Radical New Party Socialist, With Evidence (Updated)
Note: See update below for even more information….
Original story:
Some interesting information has surfaced today which cements what many of us already suspected about Barack Obama. For starters, Obama hasn’t always [...]
Throw Mama from the Train, says Obama
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Which John McCain Will Become President, Should He Win?
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Hypocrisy Embedded in Obama Mailings
Aside from running a very successful funding raising campaign, Barack Obama has also made excellent use of 21st century electronics with the application of text messages and Emails. With over [...]
The Barack Obama Hate Machine
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The Republican Hate Machine
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The Race Factor and the Bogus Sex Card
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The Obamabot Zombies Marching to the Polls
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Buyer’s Remorse
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McCain vs. McCain Supporters
For those injected with the 2008 presidential madness, the pressure is beginning to rise and the End of Days is approaching. With each passing day, you probably look at the [...]
The Obama Welfare Nation – Belly up to the Bar
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Debunking the myths/lies about Gov. Sarah Palin
It seems that even the most debunked myths and lies about Governor Sarah Palin still haven’t been entirely destroyed by facts so here is another shot at it to give [...]
Strong-Arming the Media
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Inmates Running the Asylum With Our Checkbooks!
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“Obama and Friends,” a bad sitcom for America
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Palin As the Treasonous Trojan Horse for the A.I.P.
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Late to the Game? A Guide for Undecideds
As the presidential race draws nearer, more and more people are vocal about the issues and their selected candidates. This is no surprise. The stakes are high in this election: [...]
Emailing a President into the White House
Obviously, if you’re reading this commentary, you’re one of millions who are Internet savvy to some degree. You’re also one of the millions who are exposed to Internet rumors [...]
Palin’s God Too Much for Presidency?
It seems as though past political attacks come back to haunt the Democrats and Republicans. After Republicans suffered sexist charges by the Democratic Party during the primaries, we now find [...]
CG’s post wrap-up on the McCain/Palin freedom rally
First of all, if you want the objective report on this rally, see Nate’s observational post. The following is my partisan report since I’m an open Palin (and McCain) supporter. [...]
Pakistan Using U.S Money to Protect The Taliban/Bin Ladin
Okay this should get you angry. What if I told you that the people who were DIRECTLY responsible for 9/11 have a safe and cozy place to plot terrorist attacks [...]
Obama vs. Palin instead of Obama vs. McCain?
Reading a recent comment on the site lately got me thinking about the media coverage for the past few days. Discussions about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin all seem to be [...]
Moves from Karl Rove’s Playbook
Rove 101: The point is get people to look at the image, rather than the actual candidate.
Politics is a realm of words, gestures, and representations. There are no rules, no [...]
McCain’s Racial Subliminal Ads
Bob Herbert offers a psychological analysis of McCain’s Britney Spears/Paris Hilton advertisement. I was always wondering why some people said that this ad was similar to the Harold Ford ad [...]
Hockey Moms, Pit Bulls, and Lipstick
Last March I was invited to write a guest commentary for You Decide 2008. I sent my first commentary to Michael, who titled it “Women and the Maverickâ€. The first [...]
Sarah Palin: The media’s next Clarence Thomas
Since John McCain announced Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his choice for Vice Presidential nominee, my hopes have begun to rise for this campaign. You would think our open-minded society [...]
The Palin Pick: Benefits and Baggage
Where are the Elizabeth Doles of today?
The question is actually anachronistic, as Elizabeth Dole is still active as a Senator, running for re-election in North Carolina. But after serving [...]
Paris Hilton for President?
Normally Paris Hilton gets under my skin and I really have no respect for the woman whatsoever. However, that being said, the latest YouTube “campaign” video she released endorsing herself [...]
Overplaying Your Trump Card
Politicians that successfully maneuver themselves into the limelight often get there through exploiting their successes. This is not a new practice. In the sixteenth century, Italian philosopher Niccolò di Bernardo [...]
Much Ado About Nothing
I realize I have been absent for some time, and I have to partly blame this wonderful California weather for it. I must say, the embers and ashes certainly take [...]
Dave Ramsey on socialism and Barack Obama
I ran across this commentary the other day and thought it was pertinent to share as a piece pertaining to the 2008 election since this is a topic that always [...]
Democrats for McCain – Or Are They?
While it’s being largely ignored by mainstream media (MSM), there seems to be a considerable movement afoot among several groups of democrats to elect John McCain for President, and that [...]
McCain Pins the Tail on the Donkey
For decades now, we as taxpayers have handed over our hard earned tax dollars like sheep to the government and never questioned where it was going to any real extent. [...]
Republicans go green, yay!
America is about to take another sucker punch to the gut if the Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Act gets passed anytime soon by congress. Luckily President Bush vowed to actually lift [...]
A Tactic More Productive than War: Education
The United States’ self-declared war on terror(ism) has produced results, but not necessarily the kind that the current Bush administration desired. Since the infamous 9/11 attacks, which claimed the lives [...]
Obama’s Sixth Sense, Clinton’s RFK Jr. Remark
While the news media is concerned over which concentration camp Obama’s Uncle liberated, I’m more concerned with the inarticulate ramblings he uttered during his Memorial Day speech. The man clearly [...]
(Video) Another Fiery Pastor for McCain
With Barack Obama’s Jeremiah Wright scandal just beginning to fade, new scandals are surfacing for the Republican nominee, John McCain. At this point, there is very little for John McCain [...]
Political Suicide: The Democratic Convention
So what, I hear Clinton supporters argue, why shouldn’t she take this to the Democratic Convention? Well, it wouldn’t be a first time that a Democratic candidate took their bid [...]
How Rush Limbaugh saved Clinton’s candidacy
Let it be known, if there is any hope of Hillary Clinton becoming the nominee, it can solely be credited to the task force launched by Rush Limbaugh in the [...]
The Impact of Race on the Democratic Primary: Part I
Issues on race and gender affect voting trends throughout the country, especially those for the current Democratic Primary. In this first of three commentaries on the impact of race on [...]
FOX News After Bush (Update)
News is biased. It is impossible to avoid this. Someone decides what news to focus on, how to display, and more importantly, how to contextualize it. No example demonstrates this [...]
The Liberal World of Academics
In the 1990s neo-conservatives began talking about ways to address the dangerous element of academics. For the most part, conservative pundits and shock jockeys suggested that the vast majority of [...]
The Coming Environmental Fascism
Just hold the election today and we’ll wait until January to swear in the winner. That way the insanity that happens during election season can be done with. I am [...]
How to Make Monsters
Every four years our country undergoes a vigorous and expansive campaign to tear down two politicians: The Republican and Democratic Nominees. And every year, after the liberal and conservative earth [...]
McCain’s Future Legal Battle: Campaign Finance Violations
Part of being a politician is playing to different constituents. This is almost a necessity when a politician is vying for a national office. One of the problems with this [...]
Obama Squeals Like a Pig
Hopefully, we’re getting back to discussing real issues, because it’s time to sort out the garbage the candidates are shoveling, and take a good look at what’s left.
Barack Obama says [...]
The “Hussein Factor”
The issue of Barack Obama’s religious definition has captivated many Americans to the point were charges of terrorism and counter charges of racism have been thrown into the fray of [...]
Barack Obama and Religion
The following editorial contains excerpts from Michael Jerryson’s interview with Ahmad Atif Ahmad, professor in Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara on March 19, 2008.
Was Barack Obama [...]
The Economy, It’s Your Own Damn Fault!
If you listen to the mainstream media and numerous left-leaning economists (read Democratic activists), they’ll all tell us the country’s headed to “hell in a handbasket” and you better start [...]
Women and the Maverick
Women are the newest kids on the block when it comes to voting, and that’s a historical fact. Women weren’t given the right to vote in America until almost [...]
Stereotypes Are Made to Be Broken
For over a couple months, the Clinton campaign and the media have attacked Barack Obama of shepherding politically naive voters to the political circuit. Obama has generated more voter turnouts [...]
How to Keep Your Eye Off the Ball
As our economy begins to free fall and the official U.S death toll in Iraq exceeds 4,000, the majority of U.S citizens have their eyes on other issues. What are [...]
The Republicans’ Dilemma: Congress
I have some bad news for those who think John McCain will fix the Republican’s problems: He can’t. A few weeks back I wrote a commentary arguing that the Democratic [...]
Are You a Believer? Faith vs. Politics
We live in a country that proclaims to be secular, yet we find ourselves inundated by religion throughout our daily life. It is embedded in our legal system, medical practices, [...]
McCain, Obama, or Clinton, it’s all a Crapshoot!
In my opinion, they’re basically the same candidate with a different name. They’re all senators, none of them have executive experience, and they all, at times, become the media darling [...]
Did Hillary Clinton break Obama’s glass jaw?
In what may have been a preview of what would be to come between a McCain/Obama general match up, Hillary Clinton managed this week to make Obama fold like a [...]
Democratic Primary Tight? It’s Been Over for Weeks
Almost one month ago I went on YD2008 Radio and explained that I had done the math and it was just not adding up. Hillary Clinton could not win the [...]
Obama Fumbles, Clinton Attacks
The Obama Campaign’s biggest strength entering the Iowa Caucus was its ability to dodge traditional political rhetoric and engage in a seemingly ethical manner. When Hillary Clinton’s Campaign went negative [...]
Why is McCain afraid of B. Hussein?
What is it about this man’s name (Barack Hussein Obama) that makes America skittish? It was as if Bill Cunningham said a curse word. McCain was very quick to apologize [...]
Independence, Democracy, and a Republic
The problem with our perception of tradition is that we always imagine tradition to be much older than it really is. Unlike many people’s perceptions of patriotic history, the United [...]
When Michelle Obama Opens Her Mouth, She Inserts a Foot
After the litany of speeches given by Michelle Obama this week, one wonders if she should have even gotten out of bed. In case you missed the embarrassing speeches made [...]
Hate McCain? Write-in Ron Paul!
After careful consideration and deep thought, it occurred to me, why not give into the Ron Paul Mafia and submit to the inevitability? If McCain is going to be the [...]
Something Is Rotten in the State of California
What has defined the U.S political system for over two hundred years is its form of liberal democracy, a representative government that dates back to 1776 and the creation of [...]
Misunderstanding Calls for Change: Refracturing the Political Crucible
Throughout the last two years, public support for the current administration has remained under 35%. This was punctuated during the numerous elections for Congress in 2006, when voters came out [...]
What Do We Really Know About Barack Obama?
What is it that we really know about Barack Obama. Sure he’s a good looking man with a gorgeous smile and a beautiful family, but what are his politics? I’ve [...]
Super Bust? Polls and the Problems with Infotainment
For the past eight years voters throughout the United States have encountered national polling problems. From the 2000 ‘hanging chad’ syndrome in Florida, to the 2004 poll lines and poor [...]
What Political Issues Interest You In 2008?
In this week’s column, I decided to post a poll and get some input from the readers.
Click Here for Poll
Chime in and let me know what issues you would [...]
The 11th Hour Tactics
Super Tuesday is beginning to look like an electoral landmark for the United States. In recent decades voter turnout has decreased to the point that high turnout democratic elections around [...]
Grass-Roots Donations and Momentum
Does the intensity of grass-roots donations greatly depend on public momentum? Ron Paul’s contributors do not seem to abide by this, but it seems as though we cannot say for [...]
Will John McCain divide the Republican Party?
Nzpudding asked an interesting question this week in the forum, “Are Conservatives a dying breed?†I do not think that conservatives are a dying breed, we just need to do [...]
A brief of example of one of our biggest problems
From Fox:
Los Angeles — Authorities snared a once-deported gang member who is one of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 10 Most Wanted fugitives in Los Angeles, according to MyFOXLA.com.
David Rivera, [...]
Super Tuesday
With Super Tuesday on the horizon, campaigns are shifting gears and strategies for the final stretch. Ultimately we’ll come down to two candidates and watch several drop outs occur. Then [...]
The Obamas and Clintons, Hatfields and McCoys of 2008
Yes that’s right the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s. For those of you who have no idea who they are, the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s were the subjects of the infamous battle between [...]
A look back at the caucuses of NH and Iowa
One has to wonder after following the stories in the mass media if American really gets it. I mean seriously “gets it”. A New Hampshire primary featured a candidate on [...]
Romney responds to Huckabee’s “Religious Attack”
From Fox News:
BOSTON — Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney answered rival Mike Huckabee’s upcoming published comments about Mormonism, declaring Wednesday that “attacking someone’s religion is really going [...]
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