The Rise and Fall of the ‘Tea Party’
Let’s do a quick review of what we’ve been talking about for the past four weeks. It’s my argument that the political left gets the job done when it comes to outreach to the…
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The Right Honorable (and Useless) members of congress
Yes, I’m being sarcastic with the headline because we don’t use “right honorable” in this country. We use only “honorable,” and that label applies to the office a member of the U.S. Congress holds…
Read MoreWhere’s Waldo? State legislators and their caucuses
Here’s an abbreviated version of Webster’s dictionary’s definition of the word “caucus”: a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party … to decide on policy Did you know…
Read MorePublic opinion leaders v. the hired help
The Old Testament book of Proverbs (chapter 29 verse 18) reads: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” There’s an amazing lack of vision among Republicans and conservatives about what’s possible in America…
Read MoreSmall ball v. making an impact
It takes courage to run for political office these days and talent (or at least luck) to get elected. Because of that I don’t like having to give a negative critique of the performance…
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington v. The Invisible Man
Until Republicans and conservatives develop new channels for information to flow to their uninformed fellow citizens the best way for the facts to get through is for our guys and gals who have been…
Read MoreOur side doesn’t understand what political power is or where it comes from
This can’t wait until Monday and the resumption of our series. This article on Townhall.com today got my attention — “Krauthammer: Boehner Doesn’t Have Any Power.” Charles Krauthammer is talking about an inside baseball…
Read MoreConservative and libertarian wealthy people should only fund fighters in the information war
In case you’re among those who think the rich are smarter than the rest of us I’d only refer you to one of the richest and wisest guys in the ancient world, Solomon. This…
Read MoreThe left fights – our side must learn how to
So the shutdown is over. Here’s Red State’s Erick Erickson on the topic: Advancing. Ever Advancing. Here’s the Heritage Foundation write up this morning: The Deal That’s No Deal. Here’s Rush: Conservatives are Winning on…
Read MorePolitical lessons to be learned by conservative and libertarian rich people
If you’re an American conservative or libertarian with an above-average brain it’s plain to see that the media is against us. It should also be obvious that the government run the education system from…
Read MoreConservative and libertarian wealthy people are slow learners
Americans have long admired wealthy people who have risen from nothing to make themselves financially successful. There is a good reason that Horatio Alger’s “rags to riches” stories in the nineteenth century were still…
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More evidence that liberal wealthy people are smarter than conservative wealthy people
Few have spent more time around conservative rich people than I have over the past fifteen years — so I speak from a level of experience that matches up well with almost anyone’s. A…
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Liberal wealthy people are smarter than conservative wealthy people
The assertion in the above headline cannot be proved wrong when it comes to the participation of the rich guys and gals in the political arena. All of the evidence is on my side…
Read MoreUnanswered lies and misinformation results in lost hearts and minds
Here’s a post by Christian Toto’s at Breitbart.com last week: Jon Stewart Still Trashing GOP, Ignoring Dem Gaffes in Govt. Shutdown Fight It’s not hard to imagine Jon Stewart and his crack Daily Show…
Read MoreWhen our side doesn’t fight their side gets away with lying about murder
Two old murders are making the news again. The first is an example of how the media lied about a murder — the second one is an example of how they lied through omission…
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