Two Words

In the Benghazi talking points scandal, there seems to be no incredulity among the members of the press corps about the idea that was put forth by then Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta that: “This is not 9-1-1. You cannot … Continue reading →

How Hard Can it Really Be to Use English Properly?

I really hate being picky about the way Progressives operate, but the lousy education that our unionized public schools offer their students proves that the low-information voter is being swindled.  I think, even for Progressives, that is going a little … Continue reading →

Truth in Fables: Why Progressives Hate Aesop

The fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is more applicable than ever in describing the environment in which we live.  Each interest group, especially those interest groups on the left, is infected with the need to describe ever more frightening … Continue reading →

The Obama Budget? A Plan or a Train Wreck?

The President’s budget was released with the usual threats to refuse to negotiate with Republicans in the co-equal branch of government called Congress.  It is, quite literally, a monumental proposal, with total spending in the budget totaling $3.778 trillion dollars.  … Continue reading →

Choosing Senators: How to Rein in Federal Spending

Originally published at American Thinker   The phenomenal growth of spending by the federal government itself is matched (in rate of increase, if not in actual dollar amounts) by the spending level in each of the states that have been … Continue reading →

Reach Out? Or Divide and Conquer?

Republicans constantly agonize over ways to “reach out” to minority populations, hoping to undercut the massive advantage that Democrats have in minority voter registration and the turnout of minority votes. Republicans, in their dismal efforts to entice more minorities to … Continue reading →

On Respecting Muslim Culture

Originally published on American Thinker. For at least the past decade, and perhaps longer, the nations of the West have treated jihadists and radical Islamists (which groups count for many more Muslims than most Americans care to admit) with an … Continue reading →

Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet. We’re Hunting in Benghazi.

On the Fox News show Special Report with Bret Baier, Steve Hayes of the Weekly Standard reported that he had spoken with a senior State Department official who was responsible for security in Libya and for our consulate in Benghazi. … Continue reading →

Thanks Again for Doing Such a Great Job of “Leading”, Mr. President

President Obama has been very condescending in describing Mitt Romney’s foreign policy credentials.  Of course every rational person in the country must realize by now how much foreign policy experience Obama himself brought to the Presidency three and a half … Continue reading →

You Can Pick Only Two

There’s an old adage in business that goes “Price! Quality! Delivery! — Pick Two.”  It should seem self-evident that when you have those three options, there is a self-limiting factor among them.  Can you have top quality at a low … Continue reading →