Ryan Rips Us Off
My latest column is up at AND Magazine! Here is an excerpt: It’s become a pattern: right before Christmas, no which political party happens to be running things, the American people get a gift from...
View ArticleWhat’s More Important?
A few weeks ago, Donald Trump called Ted Cruz a “maniac,” alleging that Cruz is unqualified to be president because he had the audacity to call out Mitch McConnell on the floor of the Senate because...
View ArticleWhat I Expect Tonight
Another year, another State of the Union…though this year the annual Pageant of Washington Royalty (as I like to call it) is being foisted on us quite a bit earlier in the year than usual. Glenn Beck...
View ArticleThoughts On The Debate I Didn’t Watch
After the last Fox Business debate (which was the only debate up to that point that was worth watching), I decided that I was through with GOP primary debates. Going in, I knew that I wouldn’t be...
View ArticleAre the Oscars too white?
So many people are up in arms because the Oscars are “too white” this year. If you care enough about awards that the film industry gives to itself that you actually know the racial makeup of the...
View ArticleEminent Domain
If it’s somehow okay for the government to seize private property from a person and hand it over to a business because the business will pay more in taxes, what’s stopping the government from seizing...
View ArticleCan You Trust Trump?
My latest column is up at AND Magazine. Here is an excerpt: In the high political theater that is the 2016 Presidential Primaries, it seems that most candidates are playing a part. Chris Christie...
View ArticleThe Truth For Ben Carson
Following Ted Cruz’s win at the Iowa Caucuses, Ben Carson came out accusing the Cruz campaign of “dirty tricks,” after they had urged Carson voters to caucus for Cruz. Today, social media and the...
View ArticleThe REAL Issues
It’s amazing what are treated like real issues in this primary campaign: The media starts a rumor about Ben Carson dropping out; multiple campaigns (Cruz and Rubio) pick up on it. So did Cruz cheat to...
View ArticleDonald Trump: Serial Liar
Out on the campaign trail, Donald Trump has been hitting Ted Cruz for saying that Trump loves Obamacare. Here’s what Cruz actually said (starts at 4:13): “A vote for Marco Rubio is a vote for amnesty;...
View ArticleJust another Clinton strategy?
I’m not really into conspiracy theories, but with Donald Trump blustering about threatening to run 3rd party if he fails to win the GOP nomination, the question must be asked…
View ArticleCalm The Hell Down
My latest column is up at AND Magazine. Here is an excerpt: The story behind the GOP primary is anger. The polls, the pundits, and the voters seem to be in agreement: people are angry, and that anger...
View ArticleWant My Vote? Don’t Badger Me, Convince Me.
I will admit that, at this point, convincing me to vote for Donald Trump is a hard sell – damn near impossible. I turned 18 in 2000, just a few months before the big Bush/Gore election. I didn’t have...
View ArticlePrimary Meme!
Okay, folks…It’s Monday. I don’t know about you, but I’m about as tired of this election process as I can possibly be…and that doesn’t bode well if we’re going to make it all the way to November. It’s...
View ArticleRecognizing Evil
My latest column is up at AND Magazine! Here is an excerpt: It’s been a long time coming. In the face of mounting pressure by Congress, Secretary of State John Kerry has finally acknowledged the...
View ArticleThank You, Mr. Trump
This has certainly been the most interesting election cycle of my lifetime – more so even than the debacle that was the “hanging chads” of the 2000 general election. And perhaps the most interesting...
View ArticleTrump’s Little Win
Of course I’m spending my evening looking over the election results in New York, as so much hubbub has been made of Donald Trump’s big win there…and as I look over the numbers, a few things stand out...
View ArticleHillary’s Logic
My latest column is up at AND Magazine! Here is an excerpt: Last week, for the first time in this election cycle, I tuned in to the Democrat primary debate. It was an interesting experience, listening...
View ArticleThe Conservative Option
Let’s face it: this election season has been insane. If you’re anything like me, you’re tired of it all. Every time I hear Clinton or Trump, I have an overwhelming desire to live in a sensory...
View ArticleJust Give It Up, Bill
The news was all over the blogosphere yesterday: OMG! Bill Kristol might have a pick for POTUS! To quote our current incompetent-in-chief: Let me be clear. I don’t care who Bill Kristol picks for his...
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