By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  June 30th at 04:17 PM  | 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/what-health-bill-means-for-you/ The preceding website gives some maddening insight into just how much Barack Obama’s health care law, stamp of approval courtesy of John Roberts, will cost working-class families. Some background: My family does not have health insurance by choice. This is because my wife and I pooled resources prior to having children in anticipation of health care costs and have nearly always paid reduced prices | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  June 22nd at 11:52 AM  | 

Usually, daily tracking polls aren’t cause for eyebrow-raising since they tend to fluctuate a bit through the general election season. However, the new Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll released today reveals some disturbing numbers for the sitting soon-to-be-replaced president: Overall match-up: Romney 48% to Obama’s 43% Obama Support Among White Voters: 35%, down from 43% in 2008 Percent of Likely Voters Saying Obama is Doing a | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  June 5th at 08:23 PM  | 

I never thought I’d sing the praises of Bill Clinton, but I find myself doing it a little more frequently lately. Last week, he complimented Mitt Romney’s sterling business record…something I happen to agree with 100%. Now, he throws some love in the direction of…George W. Bush? http://www.cnbc.com/id/47693595 Clinton told CNBC today that congress would be best off extending the Bush tax cuts, which are | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  June 1st at 09:25 AM  | 

The private sector continues to implicitly show its disdain for this patently anti-private sector president and his anti-private sector public policies. With numbers derived from Econoday (2012) by way of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the numbers are as follows: One day after initial jobless claims spiked to 383,000 and 1st Quarter GDP indicated a paltry 1.9% growth rate and three days after an abysmal | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  May 25th at 09:11 PM  | 

I don’t mind telling you: I gain serious personal satisfaction from the fact that my 4th grade (soon to be 5th grade) daughter takes a keen interest in politics, economics and business. Perhaps it’s the fact that her mother complains that I talk about these matters too much and she feels the need to pry that door open…or perhaps it’s just that she, like her | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  May 8th at 09:19 AM  | 

This will not be a long diary, but I believe it is a harbinger of great fortune on this most important primary day in the great State of Indiana. My parents and grandparents have been long-time supporters of Dick Lugar. They have voted for him religiously since 1976. My grandparents have long since passed, but my parents remain…and they are approaching the age where they | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  April 11th at 09:26 AM  | 

In the interest of brevity, I’ll try to keep this short and sweet. According to the Treasury Department, Barack Obama’s so-called “Buffet Rule” will add a whopping $5 billion per year in revenues. $5 billion…matched against a federal deficit projected to be close to $1.3 TRILLION. That’s less than a 0.5% dent in what has rapidly become the instrument of the decay of the value | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  February 28th at 11:53 AM  | 

On Monday, Rick Santorum laid out a case that high gas prices caused the Great Recession – essentially pointing out that high gas prices kept many Americans from paying their bills, thus resulting in the credit nightmare that ensued. Here’s the problem with his argument…and the opportunity that is presented by virtue of his willingness to hammer Obama: This isn’t 2008. People are less concerned | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  February 15th at 10:07 AM  | 

As is my frequent custom, I recorded a spot for a Northern Indiana AM radio station. These segments are aired on that station and its FM affiliates the following morning, with the occasional hour-long round-table airing live. Now, this is just a little piece of media in a small Hoosier area. However, you might be surprised at the number of emails I receive from listeners who appreciate a | Read More »

By: APA Guy (Diary)  |  December 20th at 09:49 AM  | 

I have been very torn in recent weeks over which candidate would be a better nominee to take back the White House…Newt Gingrich or Rick Perry. Both men have flaws…and let’s be honest, ALL HUMANS have flaws. But it occurs to me that among this list of flawed candidates rests some pretty terrific talent to bring conservatism back to the forefront in American policy making at | Read More »