Per Oprah: The presidency “holds a sense of authority and governance over us all”. Last time I checked, our elected officials are public servants not kings and queens.
10
Feb
11
Republican Disgrace
Another example of elected officials gone wild.
Rep. Lee’s Photo Scandal Might Lead To Changes At NY SenateCBS New York.
06
Feb
11
A Century of Reagan
Today celebrates the 100-year birthday of President Reagan, our last great president. Who wouldn’t want to see a return to the upbeat spirit that Mr. Reagan brought to this country for eight years in office? Besides the policies, the philosophy and the global accomplishments, I most miss the cheery optimism which was the trademark of his personality.
One of Jared Loughner’s former friends provided some insight into the killer’s mind. I hope Sheriff Dupnik gets a chance to listen to this interview. There, he’ll find that Loughner wasn’t a tv watcher, didn’t listen to news radio and wasn’t political.
11
Jan
11
Terror in Tucson
My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and families of this weekend’s mass murder in Arizona.
I sat watching the Pima County sheriff pontificate on how the actions of Saturday morning were a result of talk radio and vitriol in the county. It all sounded familiar–echoes of a vast right-wing conspiracy wrung in my ear. Here we go again. What made this press conference so strange and inappropriate was how this officer of law and order was speculating on the reasons behind the killings, all the while devoid of facts. Shouldn’t a figure of law and order be responsible for providing the actual facts of the case and allowing some time for detectives to uncover the sick motives of the crime? It seemed easy to blame conservatives, the extreme right and the 2008 vice presidential nominee of the GOP. As time goes by, we are learning much more about this situation.
We are learning that this young man (a pathetic boy, really) seems not to be a mouthpiece for any political agenda. Instead, reports are showing he’s an extremely troubled and dangerous citizen who didn’t vote in 2010 and had a freakish altar in his backyard. Hardly a political firebrand, he more a reclusive outcast and a loner. I suspect more will materialize about him which will indicate he is not an anarchist but simply mentally ill.
The lessons that Sheriff Dupnik was trying to espouse were irresponsible, unprofessional and inaccurate. Since his statement on Saturday, his voice has been added to a choir of liberals who have indicated the right has somehow poisoned this country with our beliefs–creating an irrational and dangerous scapegoat for the killings. Americans need to look past this divisive political attempt to gain popularity in the polls and see this travesty for what it is: a sick attack on innocent bystanders by a deranged gunman. Trying to tie this heinous act to a movement or belief system is an insult to the dead and wounded all in the name of a political gain.
No, it’s not a scene from 1984. The FCC continues to look into heavy regulation of the internet. Kudos to the thirty Republican senators who are going to fight the FCC’s attempt to censor what you can and can not see on the net.
16
Dec
10
Toss Steele
I couldn’t agree more with this National Review commentary. Although we called it a few months ago, Chairman Steele is certainly not the best candidate to run the RNC–particularly into the 2012 elections.
RealClearPolitics – Video – Obama Ditches Tax Cut Presser, Bill Clinton Takes Control.
These shenanigans would make a great 2012 GOP Presidential advertisement. The economy is important, but not as important as getting ready for a holiday party.
03
Nov
10
The House is Not Enough
Congratulations to John Boehner, whose efforts have led to the GOP control of the House. With over fifty seats taken last night, it was certainly his leadership which helped achieve such an uplifting victory for the GOP. We now have an opportunity to repeal Obamacare, return the Bush-era tax cuts to permanent status, and showcase some fiscal discipline to the Executive Branch.
Take a look at the governor’s map and you’ll see it has a red glow about it. The GOP has won so many gubernatorial elections, I’ve lost count. This is a great testament to the voters who wanted some additional constraints on spending and taxes at the local level. (Although, on the sour side, Meg Whitman disappointed me by going off-message early and often).
But, what happened at the senate level is an indication of where the GOP needs to work. Too many candidates were thrown into races where their un-electability was painful to watch. Others were thrown off message and decided to take on social issues which were less important than economic and health care issues. New York, Delaware, Connecticut and Nevada are examples of the former while Colorado and California are the latter. While the concepts behind the tea party’s economic platform are laudable, those ideas became secondary to the trainwreck campaign of Ms. O’Donnell in Delaware and the off-base social musings of Mr. Buck in Colorado. Both deserved to lose, and did.
The Republican Senate should take a page from the Rand Paul playbook, who stayed on message despite many attempts by his opponent to draw him off-message. He proves that a tea party backed candidate with some good political instincts can be extremely popular and successful at the ballot box. Is it too early to place him in the Senate leadership?
02
Nov
10
It’s the Economy!
You can look at polls as far back as April 2010, and find that the economy has been the dominant issue in this midterm election. For any GOP candidate who ran against an incumbent and lost, you can look back to their race and point to the reason: their message. Instead of harping on the economy, taking dead aim on this issue, they muddied the water with less pressing topics like gay marriage, abortion, and illegal immigration. So far you can identify Christine O’Donnell as a flagrant offender of this, both GOP candidates for the NY senate seats, and unfortunately we may add the GOP candidates running for senate in Colorado and California.
