The Republican strategists who confidently predicted that their candidate, Mitt Romney, would win the 2012 election are already pontificating about what Republicans must do to win in 2016. After their disastrous defeat, strategy and policy mistakes, … [Read more...] about Amnesty Won’t Elect Republicans
Try Bipartisanship About China
We heard a lot of loose talk during the presidential campaign about getting tough with Communist China. Since both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney criticized China’s violations of free-trade rules that the United States obeys, this would be the … [Read more...] about Try Bipartisanship About China
Beware of the Lame Duck Session — November 2012
Beware of the Lame Duck Session The current Congress hasn’t finished its mischief. It still has the opportunity to do bad things in the upcoming Lame Duck session, a period when members of Congress who are already defeated will have the opportunity … [Read more...] about Beware of the Lame Duck Session — November 2012
The Phyllis Schlafly Report – November 2012
Beware of the Lame Duck Session The current Congress hasn’t finished its mischief. It still has the opportunity to do bad things in the upcoming Lame Duck session, a period when members of Congress who are already defeated will have the opportunity … [Read more...] about The Phyllis Schlafly Report – November 2012
An October Surprise
Political pundits have been warning about an October Surprise that could affect the outcome of the presidential election. But this year’s October Surprise may have been the 9/11 murder of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens plus three other … [Read more...] about An October Surprise
Some Issues in the 2012 Election — October 2012
Some Issues in the 2012 Election On October 31, 2008, Barack Obama said, “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States.” It’s now clear that his goal is not merely to “spread the wealth around,” as he told Joe the Plumber. … [Read more...] about Some Issues in the 2012 Election — October 2012
Labor Day Reminds Us of the Need for Jobs
The businesses that support and lobby for so-called free trade are always trying to wrap themselves in Ronald Reagan. But that’s false because Reagan would not have allowed America to be cheated coming and going by foreign countries. Of … [Read more...] about Labor Day Reminds Us of the Need for Jobs
Good and Bad Immigration Proposals
After a genuinely grassroots Republican platform committee produced a principled document on a plethora of issues, including immigration, some people who were not part of the process are promoting pro-amnesty proposals. Writing this week in … [Read more...] about Good and Bad Immigration Proposals
Why Did Ted Cruz Win the Texas Primary?
To the surprise of the pundits, pollsters and predictors who think they are smarter than the rest of us, Ted Cruz won the nomination for U.S. Senator from Texas. A few months ago, he rated only 2 percent in the polls, but in the Primary Runoff he … [Read more...] about Why Did Ted Cruz Win the Texas Primary?
Obama Sabotages Welfare Reform
President Obama on July 12 ended welfare reform, the crowning achievement of the Republican Congress of 1996. That reform succeeded in reducing the welfare rolls by almost half, and was so popular with the American people that Bill Clinton felt … [Read more...] about Obama Sabotages Welfare Reform
