The Party of Lincoln?
Yesterday on Fox News, I heard an excellent monologue by Neil Cavuto, thoughts he shared about the Republican Party after seeing Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” He said what needed to be said, that the...
View ArticlePublic Opinion Battle 999: The Debt Ceiling
Perhaps GOP leadership is asleep once again. Maybe Boehner and McConnell didn’t hear our President put the blame on them in yesterday’s press conference. Let’s recall what President Obama said: And...
View ArticleI Miss You, Andrew Breitbart
I met Andrew Breitbart in person for the first time a few years ago in a Manhattan restaurant. Along with a few mutual friends, we laughed, we ate dinner, and we talked about everything from politics...
View ArticleWhat’s Not Working and How to Fix It
A few nights ago, I had dinner with four family friends. They are somewhat political, but aren’t Democrats or Republicans. If I had to define them, I’d say they leaned conservative on fiscal issues and...
View ArticleRand Paul Prioritizes Youth Outreach
Senator Rand Paul has taken the lead on something that many in the GOP have ignored for far too long: youth outreach. In a piece at PolicyMic, Paul speaks to millennials directly, defending his...
View ArticleAbout Those Approval Numbers
This morning I stumbled upon a column at The Hill titled “Obama honeymoon may be over.” It begins: The second-term honeymoon for President Obama is beginning to look like it is over. Obama, who was...
View ArticleIn Response to Bill Kristol
I caught a segment over at Mediaite of Bill Kristol speaking about gay marriage on The Weekly Standard podcast. He made some interesting comments. At one point, he said the following: “This kind of...
View ArticleRand Paul Talks NSA to Millennials
Senator Rand Paul has chosen once again to speak directly to millennials, this time regarding the NSA. In an op-ed at PolicyMic, he talks privacy, security, and constitutional rights to the generation...
View ArticleTaking on Obama’s ‘Cool’ Factor
President Obama is back to doing what he does best: focusing on the “cool” factor to try to sell policy that stinks. The focus right now is how to get the still-unpopular Obamacare to resonate with...
View ArticleStop Complaining and Start Doing
One of the best lines of advice I’ve ever gotten came from my aunt Rose in the third grade: “Stop complaining about what you don’t like, and do what you can to change it.” I took her advice that...
View ArticleCountering Obama’s Celebrity Outreach
President Obama continues to focus on celebrity outreach to further his policy causes. I know, shocked faces everywhere. The Hill reports: President Obama met Monday with celebrities who are helping...
View ArticleYour Votes to Lose
I came across an interesting Gallup poll this week, in case you missed it: Two-thirds of American workers say they would continue working even if they won $10 million in the lottery, while 31% say they...
View ArticleAbout That ObamaCare…
Well, well, well. According to Gallup, it looks like Americans still don’t like ObamaCare. (Shocking, I know.) Less than two months before the health insurance exchanges open nationwide, more Americans...
View ArticleSo, About That Messaging
There are a couple of recent polls worth mentioning. A recent Gallup poll indicates that “Americans express an increasingly strong preference for their political leaders in Washington to compromise,...
View ArticleMy Advice to the GOP Today
What the House Should Do The House should keep passing bills that fund the government (with the exception of ObamaCare). Let Harry Reid refuse them. At the same time, get on TV all day and night...
View ArticleGOP, Get Moving Now
Yes, Healthcare.gov is a disaster. Yes, ObamaCare seems to fall apart a little more each day. Yes, a delay of the individual mandate could be imminent. Yes, the entirety of ObamaCare will be a mess....
View ArticleAbout That Gravity…
So, I finally checked out Gravity. You know, the movie that either has people saying “This changed my whole life” or “I’d rather get stuck in space than watch that again.” My thoughts? 1) Clooney...
View ArticlePelosi Sets Up the Next Battle…
Although many are rightfully consumed with the Healthcare.gov website and policy disaster, don’t miss Nancy Pelosi’s latest comments on the budget deal. The Hill reports: New revenue must be part of...
View ArticleWould Mitt Romney Win Today?
Well, well, well. Look at what we have here. CNN reports: And an ABC News/Washington Post poll also suggests that if the 2012 presidential election between the President and GOP challenger Mitt Romney...
View ArticleGOP, Your Next Move on Obamacare
The Hill reports today that the new GOP strategy with respect to Obamacare is to let it collapse on its own: Republican lawmakers who pushed the government shutdown to stop ObamaCare say their new plan...
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