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The Essential Woman
When I was a boy I had a wire-haired terrier, a stray who showed up on the farm and made himself at home; one day walking past a woodpile the terrier spotted a barn rat and in the blink of an eye charged, ears tucked back, hair bristling; now, far as I know, that…
Read MoreRogue Rage
Laura Leslie of WUNC-FM – who does a great political blog – told a panel during last year’s campaign that she was sick and tired of men who liked Sarah Palin because she is “hot.” Sorry, Laura, but how else can someone so clearly unprepared for national office be taken seriously as a candidate…
Read MorePost Election News
Since Election Night the pundits on Fox and CNN and MSNBC have been furiously pontificating, the Democrats declaring, Well, it’s not really all that bad, and Republicans arguing back the Democrats got drubbed and voters repudiated Obama. But what really happened was a typical odd-year election. President Obama hasn’t ended the…
Read MoreRemain Calm
Democrats got a thumping in Virginia and New Jersey. But they don’t need to take a long walk off a short pier yet. Republicans will be whooping that the party’s over for Obama. With any luck, they’ll proceed on that assumption – and wreck their chances of a real comeback in 2010 and…
Read MoreWorse than a Mistake
A few days ago American Spectator published a story about fireworks erupting in a caucus of Republican Congressmen when conservatives asked Representative Pete Sessions, head of the National Republican Campaign Committee, why on earth he was pouring half a million in cash into liberal Republican ACORN supported (in the last three elections) candidate Deidre Scozzafava’s…
Read MoreWillful Ignorance
Recently I was subjected to a speech by columnist-commentator George Will. He courageously took on Washington’s big spending. His implication was that President Obama is the culprit. To his credit, Will did acknowledge that George Bush’s prescription drug benefit – which doesn’t let the government negotiate lower prices – is part of the…
Read MoreWhat’s Wrong with the Conservative Movement?
The answer in a nutshell is Republicans in Washington. The other morning ole Newt Gingrich, who talks the talk and has gotten himself anointed as ‘conservative thinker’ numero uno turned his attention from Washington to Lake Placid, New York and endorsed a liberal who’d make Nancy Pelosi proud. Why would a deep-thinking Republican…
Read MoreI’ve Been Selected!
I’ve been chosen – according to the official-looking letter – to be part of the 2009 Congressional District Census! And to whom do I owe this honor? Michael Steele, chairman of the national Republican Party. His letter tells me that I am “one of a select few” chosen for the Census in…
Read MoreToo Good to be True?
We Republicans are dreaming the Grand Political Gift is about to fall into our laps – at last an election is at hand where the national political tides are flowing deep and strong in our favor. The odd thing about it is it took electing Democrats to about every office in Washington – to…
Read MoreFox Baiting
Even liberal pundits criticize the Obama White House for dissing Fox News. They say the President and his team should deal with anybody – even the devil. I disagree. In politics, it helps to have the right enemy. Fox is the perfect enemy for Obama. By spotlighting Fox as the opposition, he…
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