The “Primary” Process: A failure of Democracy

    Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s AG, has sworn an oath to follow the law of his state and the US. However, in this case, while the law is valid, it makes a mockery of Virginia’s Republican Primary. Although it borders the nation’s capital, no candidate will campaign here in Virginia and as a result, Virginia’s primary will be a non-entity in the national media once the dust | Read More »

    A Humble Opinion Concerning the 14th Amendment

    In Response to   “Legality of ‘Fourteenth amendment solution’ comes under fire” by Alicia M. Cohn and Daniel Strauss  – 07/10/11 05:47 AM ET The Hill Magazine Blog   I read this article with some interest and great trepidation.   While I have always been a firm believer in a centralized government as espoused by Alexander Hamilton, I am also a firm believer in the | Read More »

    Overhaul of Dodd-Frank Legislation

                                                               Overhaul of Dodd-Frank Legislation I am writing as a former Internal Auditor at Freddie Mac who left in the midst of the economic collapse following the closure of Lehman Brothers. I also am writing after watching the midnight mark-up of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act passed at the end of the last Congressional session. The biggest failure of Dodd-Frank is that it does | Read More »