By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  September 8th at 09:27 AM  | 

The Republican primary has finally become interesting. How ironic the fight began at the Reagan Library. Yes, I have mentioned Reagan’s 11th commandment “thou shall not speak ill of another Republican,” however, I’m fairly certain he broke that commandment when running against President Ford.  The hype leading up to Governor Perry’s debut was intriguing, when I saw him on stage I expected the “Clint Eastwood whistle” from “The Good,, The | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  September 2nd at 08:21 AM  | 

President Obama’s average approval rating has fallen to an all-time low of 42.8% and reached an all-time high disapproval number of 53% as we begin September. From Realclearpoltics.com: Poll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread RCP Average 8/16 – 8/30 – 42.8 53.0 -10.2 Rasmussen Reports 8/28 – 8/30 1500 LV 42 57 -15 Gallup 8/27 – 8/30 1500 A 39 54 -15 Quinnipiac 8/16 – 8/27 | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  August 22nd at 09:06 AM  | 

Yes, I am going to talk about the President’s vacation. You might be surprised though, I’m not really going to criticize the President taking a vacation. The truth is this is a topic both parties use as a weapon. When Reagan and Bush( both of them) where in office the left condemned their vacations. When Clinton went on vacation the right would disapprove, not so | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  August 21st at 12:53 PM  | 

There are many who feel we should tax the rich more, that those evil selfish rich people should pay their fair share. Watch this video, it is hard to hear but you will get the point. On a college campus they tried to get a petition started were students with an “excessive” grade point average should give up some of their points for students with | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  August 17th at 06:25 PM  | 

There are some things in life that are easy. When the President announced his bus tour, the phrase “Magical Misery Tour” was a given. Mitt Romney was the first candidate to say it for all to hear, but it was being used among the people from the moment the President announced the tour. Another given, was I knew someone with more talent than I would | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  August 7th at 10:08 AM  | 

While Sundays I try to reserve for humor, after the single deadliest loss for our troops in Afghanistan, I would like to take this time to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. The Taliban’s revenge on seal team six is a reminder to all of us we are at war with a relentless enemy. In the Afghanistan conflict the number of U.S casulties has reached 1,725, last | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  August 6th at 06:52 PM  | 

There are times when I read something and find it so dead on that it leaves me speechless. Yea, yea I hear you laughing. But this editorial from Investors.com is a must read: As the economy flatlines and stocks crater, the Pied Piper of hope and change leads us over a cliff while blowing out birthday candles at the White House and snuffing out America’s future. | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  August 4th at 11:54 AM  | 

Okay. I have to stay calm. I am not going to go on a rant. We all know that I get irritated with some in the Tea Party caucus. The fact is without the tea party, as a whole, the environment in Washington would never have changed from how much can we spend to how much can we cut. My problem with a minority of | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  July 24th at 09:49 AM  | 

According to the media, the consensus is the President is winning the public relations battle over the debt ceiling. Let us take a sample: Let us look at this from Pew Research: According to the polls generated by the media, the people have more confidence in the President’s  performance during the debt ceiling negotiations. However take a look at his approval ratings from Real Clear Politics: Poll | Read More »

By: tbrickert (Diary)  |  July 23rd at 09:15 AM  | 

Remember last Sunday when I said there was nothing funny going on in regards to the debt ceiling battle? A deal still does not exist, but something funny is going on. Concerned Woman for America began running an ad today spoofing all those drug commercials we are forced to endure. CEO of the group Penny Nance said: This ad is targeted specifically to women because we | Read More »