I wanted to write something on the day that he died, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. So many people who actually knew Andrew Breitbart wrote too many beautiful words that day for me to even try. But now that a few days have passed and I still feel a desire, I want to share a few thoughts. Forgive me if it | Read More »
I have said for awhile now that I don’t know who I am voting for and refuse to pick publicly. Instead, I decided I would focus on criticizing each candidate when I felt they were engaging in unfair attacks, and likewise defending each potential nominee when I felt they were being attacked unfairly. It was for that reason that I criticized Mitt Romney for | Read More »
Most conservatives know to usually just avoid talking about Ron Paul as to also avoid his delusional followers; but with the debate last night and the recent Iowa polls, I have reached my limit. First, let me make the obvious concessions that he has SOME good ideas about limiting government and that he is unlikely to win the nomination. With that in mind, I think it | Read More »
First, let me make clear that this post has nothing to do with who should be the nominee. Newt Gingrich is now the clear front-runner for the nomination. There are several aspects that led to his rise (including the downfall of Cain and the limited alternatives), but the main reason is his focus on our main opponent in 2012 (and it’s not Barack Obama). That | Read More »
The 2012 election, more than any in recent memory, will be about choosing between two distinct paths for our country’s future. The choices are clear: push forward with the current growth of statism or revert back to our conservative principles. There is no doubt that electing officials that will reverse our current path and fight for conservative principles is essential to our future. If we | Read More »
I wanted to wait a week before writing about this topic because of how high emotions were following Gilad Shalit’s release. For those that are not aware, Israel recently agreed to release 1,027 Palestinians militants in exchange for one Israeli soldier that had been kidnapped 5 years earlier. Those released militants were responsible for countless acts of terrorism and several have already vowed to commit | Read More »
I received this e-mail that has been going around with an analogy of how taxes work in America. Not really sure who the author is, but the analogy is good enough that I felt it should be shared. Please consider this when you vote in 2012: Let’s put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every night, ten men go to | Read More »
I rarely get seriously angry with politicians, but today is an exception. I am seriously angry with one politician, and he isn’t on the left. That politician is Herman Cain. The reason I am this angry with Cain is because I actually liked him before now. I liked his straightforward style, his economic acumen and his real world experience. Cain was not my first | Read More »
I don’t have a special devotion to any candidate in particular, but I do believe winning this election is vital to our future. There is no doubt that the best way to address the problems that our country faces is through the implementation of conservative policies. I was honestly excited about the Perry candidacy from the start because he seemed like a good option to | Read More »
The always informative Ezra Klein decided to enlighten everyone today about the supposed ridiculousness of Rick Perry’s comparison between Social Security and Ponzi Schemes. Klein explains that there are several key differences between the two that make them unmistakably different. The post is meant to marginalize Rick Perry as an uninformed candidate who made a horrible error by comparing Social Security and Ponzi schemes. | Read More »
I am an Immigrant. I came to America legally at the age of 2 and have never looked back. It is for that reason that illegal immigration bothers me more than most. It is not because I do not want others to enjoy the freedoms and opportunities that are only available in America, but because there are millions of people who are waiting and praying | Read More »
The NYT printed an Op-Ed from Warren Buffett today that proclaimed the “super-rich” don’t pay their fair share of taxes. Buffett bases his opinion on his own tax bill, which was only 17.4% of his taxable income. This class warfare hit piece is being lauded by the media and is being described by some as courageous, sacrificial and fair. I have some other words that | Read More »
In recent days there has been a huge debate breaking out between conservatives who disagree over the right path forward in the debt limit debate. That is a separate discussion which I won’t engage in here, but it has put many conservatives who I strongly respect and usually agree with on different sides of an issue. Most of us understand that this is a disagreement | Read More »
While most of us were celebrating Independence Day and praising the greatness of our nation, some individuals on the Far Left decided that this was the proper day to insult and diminish this country. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging that our country has flaws, but focusing on those flaws (especially on the 4th of July) displays an unjustified disdain for such a prosperous | Read More »
Everyone knows about the classic game of chicken, usually in the form of two cars driving towards each other until one side turns and loses. That situation is a perfect analogy to the current debt limit negotiations in congress. Usually a game of chicken is for fun or reputation, but in this case the future of the country may be at stake. Our country | Read More »
One of the most important issues related to our economy is taxes and what the impact of various tax policies will have on our country. While Republicans often have facts to support their tax plans, they often lose the tax debate because they allow the media and Democrats to frame the conversation. Unfortunately, perception is often more important than reality in politics and the debate over taxes | Read More »
One of the biggest revelations to have come out of the controversy over Rep. Weiner and his picture tweet is the evident prejudices that many journalists apply to their reporting. A great example of this came to light when Howard Kurtz proclaimed via Twitter that Democrats are treated no differently than Republicans by the media during a sex scandal. Comically, two of Kurtz’s examples were | Read More »
I am very passionate about politics, but there aren’t many issues that I take as seriously as American policy towards Israel. A big part of that is based on my family and history. I am Jewish. Much of my family survived the holocaust, but some did not. I also immigrated to America from the former Soviet Union, where Jews were persecuted on a daily basis. | Read More »
“I am an American First”. As someone who immigrated here at an early age and has seen the American Dream firsthand that phrase means a lot to me. It is one of the staples that has allowed this melting pot to become the greatest country in the history of the world. This phrase requires that we look past our differences and recognize what brings us | Read More »
Last night Obama delivered an address informing the nation that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. Firstly, Obama deserves credit for going into Pakistan and getting Bin Laden. As for how much of the credit, I am most drawn to a baseball analogy: Bush got the win. Obama got the save. The intelligence officers and Armed Forces scored the runs. I also will not quibble | Read More »
*Please read past the first paragraph Today I watched an interview on Fox News with Arianna Huffington, who is promoting a new book about her political development and beliefs. I was rather shocked by the interview. Instead of actually discussing the book, the interview became an attack on Huffington and her character. The Fox reporter mischaracterized a story Huffington had run on her site, accused | Read More »
I grew up in the late 80’s and 90’s watching a lot of television. I can’t even name all the kid and teenager shows I watched, but many of them had to do with schools and growing up. One thing that I remember is in every show that involved a school there would always be an election episode at some point. In this episode the | Read More »
Dear Donald, Today you announced that if you do not win the Republican nomination (you won’t) then you will run as an independent, thus assuring that Obama will win re-election. For me this was the final straw in this ridiculous sideshow you have been engaged in with the media. I admit at first I liked the way you were sticking it to the left and | Read More »
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