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Republicans: A party where failure is the only option

Republicans: A party where failure is the only option

After failing, once again, to capture the Presidency last fall, a number of Republicans sat down and wondered aloud what — if anything — could be done to reverse the…

Comfort the allicted and afflict the comfortable

Comfort the allicted and afflict the comfortable

A long-time friend and life member of the National Rifle Association met me for breakfast this week and smiled. “You raised a lot of ruckus with your column about the…

Gun nuts threaten boycott of Colorado over new gun control laws. Good. Let them stay home.

Gun nuts threaten boycott of Colorado over new gun control laws. Good. Let them stay home.

The overwhelming gaggle of rabid right-wingers, homophobes, racists, bigots and bitter over-reactionaries who dominate the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups are upset with Colorado, a state with the…

Is John Boehner a drunk? Of course he is and he has lots of company on Capitol Hill

Is John Boehner a drunk?  Of course he is and he has lots of company on Capitol Hill

Bob Ney, the former Ohio Congressman who went to jail for his role in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, says Speaker of the House John Boehner is a party animal…

Today’s debate: So much anger over so many little things

Today’s debate: So much anger over so many little things

A heated discussion showed up on Facebook this week, started to those upset over the cancelling of White House tours. The Obama administration blamed sequestration for the halting of tours. …

Romney couldn’t imagine losing. Funny, we could never imagine him as a winner

Romney couldn’t imagine losing.  Funny, we could never imagine him as a winner

Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate who lost his bid for President in 2012, says he didn’t win the election because he failed to “connect with minorities.” Hmmmm.  Didn’t know I…

The NRA’s con: Promoting lies and conspiracy fantasies

The NRA’s con: Promoting lies and conspiracy fantasies

Spend any amount of time talking to a gun proponent who belongs to the National Rifle Association and you will most likely discover that he or she is also an…

Here’s a gun owner and hunter who thinks assault-style weapons should be banned

Here’s a gun owner and hunter who thinks assault-style weapons should be banned

Yes, I’m a gun owner, a hunter, a user of firing ranges and a long-time supporter of the second amendment. I carry a concealed handgun legally in the Commonwealth of…

Want to curb crime? Let’s outlaw Congress

Want to curb crime?  Let’s outlaw Congress

As a gun owner who grew up in a family of hunters, I cannot — and will not — join the parade of whiners who think the answer to increasing…

The new Congress: False hopes, same old problems and little chance for change

The new Congress: False hopes, same old problems and little chance for change

A bunch of new faces joined Congress Thursday and leaders swore in the crop of freshly elected freshmen in the House. However, history and the odds suggest that the new…