And so, not 24 hours after Barack Obama’s universally panned performance in the first debate against Mitt Romney and continuing to this day, he resorts to a well-worn theme that defines not only his candidacy, but his tenure as president. In a feeble attempt at damage control, Obama has rallied around the theme that Romney lied, was misleading, or mischaracterized his own positions. Harry Reid | Read More »
By now, many readers are likely aware of the secretly recorded video making such a splash in the news of Mitt Romney at a fundraising event where he spoke of the 47% of Americans who pay no income tax. To his credit, he immediately answered the Democratic/liberal spin on the statements. Unfortunately, the fact he did so via a late night news conference indicates a | Read More »
This is not my title, but the title of a book I am currently reading minus the question mark at the end. This is a book that was on the New York Times best seller list by Thomas Mann (of the Brookings Institute) and Norman Ornstein (of the American Enterprise Institute). I really do not remember the motivation behind purchasing the book, but it has | Read More »
Although not officially completed, the news out of Tampa regarding the official platform of the Republican Party is making news already. This is an exercise in expressing the alleged values of the party which occurs every four years. In some instances, the Presidential candidate has explicitly rejected their party’s platform; they are not beholden to it. However, it does serve to guide those lower on | Read More »
As expected and first noted here, it appears that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) cases will be taken up by the Supreme Court before the California Proposition 8 case out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. That case involves totally different issues than those at stake in the DOMA cases. To further add impetus and urgency to the case, a serious separation of | Read More »
Following the health care decision this morning on the Internet as it unfolded with CNN blaring in the background, I was, like most readers here, surprised. Incidentally, while CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was announcing the mandate was struck down and lining up liberal talking heads to comment, the Internet was reporting, correctly, the opposite. Jeffrey Toobin apologies aside for the initial confusion, it is quite evident | Read More »
The big day has finally arrived and all eyes and ears will be on the United States Supreme Court. This is certainly the biggest and most momentous case they have had since Bush v. Gore in 2000. It should come as no surprise that this writer lives and breathes Supreme Court decisions and dynamics, reading everything written about the Court and its members, every opinion | Read More »
More in the continuing line of liberal junk that makes one shake their head and say, “Huh?” 1) Why do we have greater security for credit card transactions than we do for preserving the integrity of voting? 2) After Indiana passed a voter ID law, later upheld by the Supreme Court, why did voter turnout increase? 3) If Citizens United should be overturned to remove | Read More »
Frank Luntz recently had an article in the Washington Post about five myths regarding conservative voters. This may very well be a starting point for a winning strategy for Romney in this year’s general election campaign if he can accurately and forcefully articulate the message. In short, he has to delineate a vision, based on pragmatic conservative ideology, that separates him and the Republican Party | Read More »
The Congress is currently confronted with a difficult debate and vote regarding student loans and higher education funding. Unless Congress acts, interest rates on outstanding loans will double in July of this year. Democrats are already spinning this debate as a win-win situation. If the measure is voted down, it creates ammunition in the general election to be used against the GOP with young voters, | Read More »
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