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I noted yesterday in a post on my blog entitled “The Morning After” that I believe Obama’s victory on Tuesday was as much a product of the public’s “Bush fatigue” (more…)

I have spent much proverbial ink making the case against Barack Obama, something that hasn’t been difficult for me given the clear (more…)

In his legendary 1964 speech known as “A Time for Choosing,” Ronald Reagan presented a timeless perspective on government (more…)

Slated on Backbone Radio, Oct. 26

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When the votes are counted in ten days, America will have chosen either a big man or a con man as the next President. It’s not that either candidate is supernaturally good or bad. Each is an imperfect human being with a mixture of admirable and less admirable qualities. But John McCain is simply better prepared for the toughest job in the world, and his center-right policies are more likely to bring us peace and prosperity. Barack Obama would govern from the left and by guesswork. Our enemies would aggressively target his weaknesses, as Joe Biden himself has warned. Electing him would be a leap in the dark. (more…)

For months I’ve tried to show why Obama is unfit to be president. I have recently focused on his “spread the wealth” socialist economic plan, (more…)

Time for another few thoughts of glee. It has been a beautiful morning. I want to sing along with the cast of Oklahoma! My permasmile (more…)

(Denver Post, Oct. 19) Democrats and Republicans both have a lot to answer for in the mortgage mess. Yet one party is going to hold the White House for the next four years. Here’s a way of looking at the presidential election without regard to partisanship. It comes down to the caliber of the individuals who are asking for our trust, and the kind of America we want to live in. On one side there are the Pilot and Mrs. Palin, a war hero and a tough frontierswoman, a maverick senator and a reform governor. On the other side are the Wizard of Ob and his sidekick Jolly Joe, a Chicago hustler and a Washington hack. (more…)

Not surprisingly, given Barack Obama’s meteoric rise in American politics–so fast that the people know little about him–John McCain has raised (more…)

Tonight is John McCain’s last best chance to address the American people. Granted, this will likely be the smallest of the debate audiences, (more…)

Ever since Lyndon Johnson’s dramatic announcement of a Vietnam “bombing pause” two weeks before the 1968 election, (more…)

Arizona Sen. John McCain has long been regarded as the most credible candidate when it comes to national defense. (more…)

Tuesday night’s town hall debate format between John McCain and Barack Obama was supposed to be advantageous to the Arizona (more…)

I watched the debate tonight with growing frustration at John McCain’s failure to attack Obama squarely on his confiscatory economic policies.  (more…)

(London, Oct. 6) The mistaken belief that clever diplomacy was a substitute for force of arms led to Athens’ defeat by Sparta, (more…)

If Democrats take over the executive branch, there will be no veto pen to stop the runaway train of Congress and no brakes on Barack (more…)