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I have to say I like what Congressman Joe Walsh has been doing – here’s another example: WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Joe Walsh introduced the Palestinian Accountability Act, H.R. 2457. This is the second bill…
Read MoreNational Review writer Deroy Murdock asked the question above late last month – and it’s a good one. The following is recommended: Will the real Willard Mitt Romney please stand up? Republicans recently have…
Read MoreThe words in the title above were used by the late great Jack Kemp as he opened his remarks at the 1984 Republican Convention. Recently I came across references to two Ronald Reagan speeches….
Read MoreNicely said by Christopher Adamo: [T]he GOP has long been plagued with cowards in its midst who would rather avoid those messy “social issues,” and especially any reference to the Judeo-Christian ethic that defines…
Read MoreAll I can say is thank God for people like U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint:
“House and Senate conservatives rallied Wednesday around a pledge to vote against any debt-ceiling increase that fails to include enforceable reductions in the size of the federal government. The ‘Cut, Cap, Balance’ pledge to put Uncle Sam on a diet includes cuts in outlays, caps on future spending authority and passage of a balanced-budget amendment that would limit taxing and spending.”
Read MoreBoth Victor Davis Hanson, writing from Rome, and Jonah Goldberg, writing from who-knows-where, have some excellent observations.
VDH: “Europe is Warning Us”
JG: “Congress’ Bi-partisan Vice is Cowardess”
Both are posted on the National Review website. Open this article for both links.
Read MoreFrom “Obama the Weak” by Jack Kelly posted at the Real Clear Politics website:
“Bibi Netanyahu can’t run for president of the United States. But he showed those who are running how to get the better of Mr. Obama: Talk straight. Talk substance. Go directly at him.”
Read MoreThis column isn’t about foreign policy – the subject here is about fundamental political communication using a foreign policy example. A few years ago when the war in Iraq wasn’t going well, this column…
Read MoreNote: What happens when a state buys the liberal dream hook, line and sinker? That question is being answered here in Illinois as our taxes increase, our population declines, and our governor continues to…
Read MoreRush Limbaugh had a great subject line in his daily email yesterday:
“Obama’s Agenda is on the Ballot. Vote No.”
Read MoreThe news this morning is that Republican Governor candidate Bill Brady has decided to drop his support of all of the social issue planks in the GOP platform (see platforms here). For some of…
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Four years after President Jimmy Carter was sent packing Jack Kemp addressed the Republican National Convention in 1984 and opened his remarks by referring to President Ronald Reagan, “What a difference a president makes!” Indeed.
Read MoreWriter Robert Patterson has a section titled “The Social-Economic Nexus,” in his article titled “Fiscal Conservatism is Not Enough.” He notes the following (emphasis added).
Read MoreEconomic conservatives (supporters of limited government) take pride in their grasp of a relatively simple point made by Henry Hazlitt in his book, “Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics.”
Read MoreRepublicans are riding high in the polls right now – things are clearly going their way. However, superficial Republicans are again seeking to dumb down the work ahead by narrowing their focus and ignoring the tenets of their excellent platform.
It’s easy to understand the desire to ignore things such as serious foreign policy issues. The Republican Party is still failing to effectively communicate a coherent foreign policy message post 9/11/01. The new reality brought about by a successful attack on our homeland by adherents of Islamic jihad is not difficult to comprehend (click here to learn more). But God forbid the GOP get its act together – it’s much easier to toss the issue aside.
