Politics

CRONY-CAPITALSM PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STYLE

When we had the massive “bank bailout” in 2008 many people on the left and right were incensed that taxpayer money was used to prop-up the “bad guys”. They indignantly faulted the politically entrenched “establishment” that voted to spend on…
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HILLARY’S SPENDING ORGY

It is not very complicated. Hillary’s formula for economic recovery is ‘Obamanomics’ on steroids. That progressive prescription would implement higher taxes, more spending and regulation. Since the national debt has soared past 19 trillion dollars and the massive spending proven…
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When It’s Dumb or Dumber, Choose Dumb

The myth that the Republican establishment has led a “do-nothing” Congress was in part what energized the Trump phenomena. Donald is poised to be the outsider who will shake up the establishment. Thus a myth has helped to produce a…
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EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY

Governor Mike Pence has done a terrific job. He was an effective conservative congressman. Indiana has thrived under his leadership. It would have been nice to see him finish out his term undistracted and win a second term. Having a…
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FIRST THE HEART, THEN THE HEAD

The left has perfected methods of emotional voter manipulation that have secured constituency majorities among young people, single women and minorities. It’s an art form conservatives should scrutinize carefully. They employ these techniques so successfully that tens of millions of…
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A TERMINALLY ILL BEAUTIFUL GIRL AND AN ADORABLE PUPPY: OPEN THE FLOODGATE OF TEARS

“Feelings, nothing more then feelings…”, lyrics from Morris Albert’s 1975 one hit wonder got me thinking about politics and the power of sentimentality. This sappy song brings to mind what may be lacking in the conservative message: warmth and compassion….
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AMERICA’S JUDEO-CHRISTIAN LEGAL FOUNDATION

America is the freest most prosperous nation in the world. The opportunities offered to people of all faiths, nationalities, races and ethnicities are unprecedented in the history of nations. This is evidenced by the continuing efforts of millions to risk…
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ELEPHANT OR RINO

He condemned Israel for destroying Saddam Hussein’s nuclear reactor. He suspended delivery of F-16s to Israel. He sold AWAC (airborne early warning and control) systems to Saudi Arabia. He condemned Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights. He never visited Israel….
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CHARM CITY

Baltimore markets itself as Charm City. Among its charms are great seafood, terrific restaurants, the Inner Harbor, an assortment of wonderful ethnic neighborhoods and lots of good people. Unfortunately, it is also a dying city. Crime and poverty ineffectively managed…
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FIFTY YEARS OF COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

I was fourteen in 1965 when I witnessed my first riot. My dad owned a business located on Washington Boulevard not far from Watts. The riot was sparked by the arrest of a Black drunk driver. The National Guard had…
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