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On May 17th we were fortunate to have on our radio show Sheila Weinberg, who is the founder of the Institute for Truth in Accounting. The podcast version of the show can be heard here. The mission of her organization is to make more Americans aware of the facts regarding their government’s fiscal mess.
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I’ve written previously about author and talk show host Tammy Bruce’s harsh words for the leadership of the “homosexual rights” movement and for those who seek to –
– “indoctrinate decent, thoughtful people into accepting that the standards by which they were raised are wrong.”
Tammy’s words are made all the more important because she describes herself as pro-choice, a feminist, and a lesbian who was at one point a part of the left’s political leadership.
Read MoreA colleague has pointed out that while Republicans who talk about the social issues—primarily abortion and so-called “homosexual rights”—are criticized non-stop for dealing with those “controversial” issues, no one says the same when the…
Read MoreWhat constitutes “intelligence”—human mental acuity—is exactly like athletic ability. I don’t care how smart a person is, they’re not smart in all areas of life. The parallel with athletics is clear—even the most talented…
Read MoreThere is no magic fairy dust that can be spread around the country to make voters aware of why they should support solutions based on GOP principles. The political battle for the public mind has to be fought on every issue. It’s going to require a lot of people doing real political work. Not fake activism, but the kind which results in new voters being reached and won over.
Read MoreA headline in last Sunday’s Washington Times read: “Jeb Bush, GOP: Time to leave Reagan behind.”
Uh, Jeb, what do you think your father and brother did while they occupied the Oval Office?
I have regard for Jeb Bush’s accomplishments as governor of Florida, but the country would be a lot better off if the Bush family retired from politics until they studied and learned why Ronald Reagan succeeded as president while the two Bushes didn’t.
Read MoreDon’t let the title of this piece confuse you – my subject is not state Senator Dan Rutherford, Congressman Mark Kirk, or political pay roller John McGovern (Republicans all). Rather, my topic is basic political communications.
The conservative message is how we would solve policy problems, and why we oppose those offered by the political left. That message is not reaching enough people. Until more conservatives realize this, the movement – and the Republican Party – is going nowhere.
Read MoreNutty (to put it mildly) socialist playwright George Bernard Shaw was wrong about a lot of things, but in this quote widely attributed to him, he was right:
“The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”
Republican Party and Republican public officials are stuck in ignorance when it comes to how to move public opinion. The gigantic irony of that, of course, is that shaping public sentiment is their chief task (see here andhere).
Read MoreAccording to a Chicago Tribune report the other day Republican state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine said that –
– “the GOP’s Senate minority should consider coming up with its own alternative to Democratic Gov.Pat Quinn’s spending plan if it wants to be able to legitimately argue that state government doesn’t need a tax increase.”
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I wish I didn’t have to report the following but I have to. Evidence for what works best in public policy doesn’t necessarily carry the day. Our political opponents are very committed to the delusion that socialism and the advancement of radical left-wing social policy will bring a better life for all.
Read MoreYesterday I wrote about the continuing frustration of conservative activists with those elected conservatives that fail to genuinely lead. There are so many issues still waiting to be addressed at both the state and national level. So why aren’t these issues being addressed by our leaders?
Read MoreA new book came out last year by Mark Bauerlein with this title: “The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don’t Trust Anyone Under 30)”
Read MoreThe Republican Party doesn’t exist to elect people who call themselves Republicans – it exists to elect Republicans who are seriously committed to advancing policies based upon the GOP’s Platform
Read MoreThis post over at the Daily Herald had a humorous opening: “While the northwest suburbs are turning more Democratic every election, Republicans in Cook County turned to Karl Rove for answers tonight at a Schaumburg…
Read MoreThose of us at Champion News happily subscribe to the goal that the Republican Party should indeed be a “big tent.” Of course we define the term properly, whereas others completely misunderstand the meaning of the phrase as well as the purpose of a political party.
The goal for the Grand Old Party should be to attract conservatives of all stripes, plus moderates, and even wavering liberals who will support as many of the party’s planks as possible. If the goal is reached, so many people would join that a large tent would be required.
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