Ever since George Bush's stunning come-from-behind victory over Michael Dukakis, we have been deluged by the media with attacks on what they call the “negative advertising” of his 1988 campaign. This media-manufactured revisionist history has made … [Read more...] about Let’s Repudiate Argument by Epithet
Wake Up Congress, the Taxpayers are Watching
Wake up, Congress. Time is running out on your sweetheart deals, and the American people are giving you a wake-up call. You got by with the tax increase, the middle-of-the-night pay raise, and the unpaid accounts at the Capitol Hill restaurant, but … [Read more...] about Wake Up Congress, the Taxpayers are Watching
The Democrats’ Tax Bill is a Bad Deal
Do you get the idea you are just onlookers watching a charade when you hear about what Congress is doing about taxes? of course, the Democrats' tax bill is not a tax cut at all; it will not reduce federal revenues by $1, but really is a tax … [Read more...] about The Democrats’ Tax Bill is a Bad Deal
Scandals Shake the Imperial Congress — March 1992
George Washington’s Birthday
I won't be among those celebrating “Presidents’ Day” this month. So many of our Presidents don't deserve to be honored with a holiday. The official switch from the observation of Washington's Birthday on February 22 to “Presidents’ Day” on the … [Read more...] about George Washington’s Birthday
Are U.S. Workers Really Illiterate?
It took the Japanese Speaker of the House to say out loud what American politicians are afraid to say: 30 percent of U.S. workers “cannot even read, so managers cannot convey their orders in written form.” Cast in the unlikely role of the little boy … [Read more...] about Are U.S. Workers Really Illiterate?
Let’s Help Taxpayers, Not Just the “Economy”
It seems that “everyone” is demanding that the President and Congress “do something” to aid our ailing economy. Republicans demand tax cuts to stimulate investment; Democrats demand that we spend more tax funds on make-work projects to jump-start the … [Read more...] about Let’s Help Taxpayers, Not Just the “Economy”
Old Illusions and New Exposes
Both left-wingers and right-wingers are upset about Oliver Stone’s movie “JFK” because, being a well-crafted visual, it tends to make people believe a false explanation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. The trouble with Stone's critics … [Read more...] about Old Illusions and New Exposes
Reaganism vs. the New World Order — January 1992
Reaganism vs. the New World Order The dedication of the Ronald Reagan Library in November 1991 was a happy victory party for those who call themselves the Reagan Alumni - the grassroots conservatives who made it all happen. Several thousand of the … [Read more...] about Reaganism vs. the New World Order — January 1992
THE SEARCH FOR STABILITY VERSUS LIBERTY
A rumor is circulating in Washington, D.C. that, on one of the upper floors in the State Department, there is a room called the Shrine, and that every day Secretary James Baker and emissaries from President Bush and the Secretary of Commerce gather … [Read more...] about THE SEARCH FOR STABILITY VERSUS LIBERTY
