How To Save the GOP

By: Loren Heal (Diary)  |  January 12th at 07:20 PM  | 

Now it seems that John Boehner has endorsed Maria Cino for the Republican National Committee chairmanship. There is a problem with that endorsement. If others follow suit, it will destroy the Republican Party.

Illinois Governor Quinn, Speaker Madigan Backroom Deal Caught on Video

By: Loren Heal (Diary)  |  January 11th at 01:17 PM  | 

When Chicago voters returned Pat Quinn to his job as Governor of Chicago, they knew he wanted to increase their income taxes from 3% to 4%. That’s not much for most of his supporters, who accept a government check of one sort or another. But shortly after winning reelection, he let it be known that a 33% increase was not enough, if his public sector | Read More »

I Know Who Will Be the Next President

By: Loren Heal (Diary)  |  November 9th at 04:33 PM  | 

Every presidential cycle we either re-elect the guy who’s in or we throw him out for his opposite. During the course of a presidential term, a consensus develops among the electorate about the fitness of the fellow they elected. We tend to choose the next officeholder as one who would fill the perceived void, or to counteract the personality flaws of the one of whom | Read More »

Joe Wilson: Apologize No More

By: Loren Heal (Diary)  |  September 11th at 03:36 PM  | 

As a result of his misuse of the processes and institutions of government, Mr. Obama cheapened his office and opened himself up not just to the standing ovations of his allies, but to the pitchforks as well.

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A Regifted Politician

By: Loren Heal (Diary)  |  March 5th at 01:06 PM  | 

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Barack Obama in the White House.  If that sounds like the opening line of a really funny joke, I have to apologize.  I got nothin’. But via Ace we have: Mr Brown’s gifts included an ornamental desk pen holder made from the oak timbers of Victorian anti-slaver HMS Gannet, once named HMS President. Mr Obama was so delighted he | Read More »