Working, taxpaying Americans spend vast sums of money every year in a tremendously generous effort to lift other Americans out of poverty. These multi-billion federal programs are based on official statistics about how many families are below an … [Read more...] about Poverty – A Misunderstood Label
Child Care Difference Between Profamily and Liberal
Thanks to the 1988 presidential campaign, we all now know that the opposite of the political label “pro-family” is “liberal.” The issue of child care is the perfect illustration of why this is so. Senator Chris Dodd and Governor Michael Dukakis … [Read more...] about Child Care Difference Between Profamily and Liberal
Seizing the Moral High Ground of Politics — November 1988
Seizing the Moral High Ground of Politics
The most fascinating thing about George Bush’s apparently successful campaign is not only that he has seized the political initiative and put Michael Dukakis on the defensive, but that Bush has also seized the high moral ground of debate. He has … [Read more...] about Seizing the Moral High Ground of Politics
Let’s Debate the Furlough Issue
Why hasn’t the Dukakis campaign accepted author Robert James Bidinotto’s challenge to debate the controversial Massachusetts program of giving furloughs to murderers who had been sentenced to life-without-parole? The media have been urging us to deal … [Read more...] about Let’s Debate the Furlough Issue
Liberals Make Americans Uncomfortable — October 1988
Which Candidate Makes Us Feel Comfortable?
A couple of days before the 1964 presidential election, a full-page advertisement appeared in metropolitan newspapers paid for by the then well-known New York night club owner, Billy Rose. The big headline read, “I’m comfortable with LBJ,” and the … [Read more...] about Which Candidate Makes Us Feel Comfortable?
Fact and Fiction About the Pledge Issue
The Pledge of Allegiance is the surprise issue of the 1988 presidential campaign. But more noteworthy even than the intensity of the extravagant rhetoric is the persistent falsification of the facts by liberal circling the wagons to defend Michael … [Read more...] about Fact and Fiction About the Pledge Issue
The Reagan Revolution Isn’t Over
The big news of the Republican National Convention is that the Reagan Revolution and the conservative movement are alive and well, while liberalism is politically dead. Just compare the Republican Party Platform with the post-Convention interview … [Read more...] about The Reagan Revolution Isn’t Over
1988 Party Platform Comparisons — September 1988
