Taking the Right Fork in the Road
Americans may be tired of an exhausting national campaign, but let's not forget that the stakes have never been higher. As Yogi Berra said, When you come to…
Category: Liberalism and Conservatism
An October Surprise
Political pundits have been warning about an October Surprise that could affect the outcome of the presidential election. But this year's October Surprise may have been the 9/11…
Don’t Let Your Vote Be Canceled by Fraud
As we approach a major national election, we hear warnings about many kinds of vote fraud and possible recounts that might delay confirmation of who are the victors.…
The Election May Be Decided Before November 6
The presidential debates start October 3 and extend to October 22. But who wins or scores in the debates will have no influence on tens of thousands of…
Some Issues in the 2012 Election — October 2012
Some Issues in the 2012 Election On October 31, 2008, Barack Obama said, “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States.” It’s now clear that…
Bad Facts about Obama’s Prospects
Although the polls show the presidential campaigns neck and neck, the facts continue to look negative for Barack Obama. Two-thirds of the American people say they believe the…
Democrats Have No Plan to Create Jobs
The bounce expected from Barack Obama's Democratic Convention speech collapsed the following day under the reality check that the current unemployment figure is 8.1 percent. And 40.7 percent…
Labor Day Reminds Us of the Need for Jobs
The businesses that support and lobby for so-called free trade are always trying to wrap themselves in Ronald Reagan. But that's false because Reagan would not have allowed…
Excerpts from the 2012 Republican Platform — September 2012
Excerpts from the 2012 Republican Platform Constitutional Government In a free society, the primary role of government is to protect the God-given, inalienable, inherent rights of its citizens,…
Why Did Ted Cruz Win the Texas Primary?
To the surprise of the pundits, pollsters and predictors who think they are smarter than the rest of us, Ted Cruz won the nomination for U.S. Senator from…