National Debt To Reach $16 Trilllion During The DNC — But No Debt Clock Inside Their Arena

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  September 3rd at 01:36 PM  | 

There will be something missing from the Time Warner Cable Arena during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) being held this week in Charlotte, NC. However, this “something” was prominently displayed at the Republican National Convention (RNC) inside the Tampa Bay Forum as an integral part of the convention messaging and set design. It was the real time running of the National Debt Clock, and as | Read More »

Could FDR and LBJ Defeat Romney and Ryan?

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  August 15th at 04:53 PM  | 

Their names have not been on the ballot since 1944 and 1964. FDR died in 1945 and LBJ in 1973 but the ghosts of democrat presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson are impacting the 2012 presidential election campaign with such magnitude that they both might as well be on the ballot themselves. The great entitlement legacies of these two mid- 20th century presidents, | Read More »

Ryan Reality Check

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  August 11th at 01:32 PM  | 

My ultra-liberal sister lives in Paul Ryan’s Congressional district in Wisconsin, so naturally I was curious to hear her take on the newly minted Romney-Ryan team. As expected, I got an earful of Democratic talking points. However, what she said should not be downplayed because you will hear these anti-Ryan arguments ad nauseum from now until November. Here are her direct quotes and Romney supporters | Read More »

Why Is No One Talking About The War in Afghanistan War and Our Mounting Casualties?

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  August 6th at 06:22 PM  | 

war-casualties.jpg       (If you can not see the image) There is no topic that raises my blood pressure more than the one pictured above. It is the War in Afghanistan and the question is: “Why in this election year is no one talking about the war and our mounting casualties?” Nothing, I repeat, nothing makes me angrier.  So if this piece suddenly stops in mid-sentence | Read More »

Why I Fear Placing A Romney Bumper Sticker On My Car

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  August 3rd at 04:16 PM  | 

Yesterday at a political gathering affiliated with the RedState Gathering, I picked up my first Romney campaign bumper sticker. It actually says Romney Believe in America and even though I support Governor Romney, I am afraid to place it on my car. Thinking that I was being a bit too paranoid, I asked some other Romney supporters and they agreed with me; displaying a Romney bumper sticker | Read More »

My First RedState Gathering

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  July 31st at 10:34 PM  | 

So looking forward to attending my first RedState gathering.  Especially looking forward to smoking the peace pipe with fellow RedStaters who write nasty comments on my posts! I would also like to meet someone who can show me how to insert photos and videos in my RedState posts. When I insert an image in the template the image disappears when I hit preview. Drives me | Read More »

Send This Chart To Your Bush Hating Friends Who Are Voting For Obama

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  July 27th at 05:23 PM  | 

Recently I had a discussion with an old friend who is an ardent George W. Bush hater and, as a result, will be voting for President Obama again, no matter what. We were discussing the economy and I happened to mention that the average unemployment rate was much lower during Bush’s two terms despite the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, at that moment, I was not | Read More »

The Pretzel Logic of Obama’s Economic Misstatements

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  July 24th at 11:58 AM  | 

A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll indicates the presidential election is taking a more favorable turn toward Mitt Romney. With the economy as the key issue, voters by the wide margin of63% – 29%, believe Romney’s business background would help him to make good economic decisions relating to job creation, managing the economy and reducing the federal deficit. Perhaps what this new poll is actually reflecting is the | Read More »

“Why Does My Voting For Romney Have To Be About Race?”

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  July 16th at 03:48 PM  | 

As a result of a stroke my 86 year old mother now resides in a nursing home. Last week a nurse’s aide was in her room when an ad for President Obama appeared on television. (Given that my mother resides in Florida, commercials for President Obama’s re-election appear more frequently than those for erectile dysfunction.) While the ad was running the aide, a woman of | Read More »

The Politics of Shopping and Consumer Decisions

By: Myra Adams (Diary)  |  July 13th at 03:42 PM  | 

As Americans become more politically polarized will we choose to patronize or avoid a store, brand, product, or restaurant based on that corporation’s political activity? For example, if you are an active Democrat would you avoid Walmart if you knew that their corporate contributions lean towards Republicans? You could go to Target instead, but their contributions also help fill the GOP coffers. If this information leaves you feeling in | Read More »