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Obama’s State of the Disunion

Obama’s State of the Disunion

President Barack Obama rewrote history in real time Tuesday night, telling the nation that most, if not all, the problems this country faces were inherited and everything would be OK…

Ron Paul’s con: Using hatred of America to get rich

Ron Paul’s con: Using hatred of America to get rich

Hypocrisy is the constant bedfellow of most — if not all — politicians and even afflicts Ron Paul, the so-called “savior of America” on the GOP primary ticket. Yet the…

A Republican presidential quagmire

A Republican presidential quagmire

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends We’re so glad you could attend Come inside! Come inside!* From any rational point of view, the Republican party is…

Sadly, class is not a prerequisite for the presidency

Sadly, class is not a prerequisite for the presidency

A commenter on one of Capitol Hill Blue’s recent stories noted that GOP presidential contender Ron Paul has more “class” than another challenger — the constantly whiny Michelle Bachmann. That’s…

Herman Cain is a damn liar

Herman Cain is a damn liar

Herman Cain is a liar. He is a damn liar. Forget the fact that the former Godfathers Pizza CEO is a puppet of the Koch brothers and their rabid right-wing…

GOP insiders feel the pain of Cain

GOP insiders feel the pain of Cain

Republican presidential insiders continue to watch former Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain while waiting and hoping he will self-destruct like other flash-in-the-pan GOP presidential contenders. How, the wonder, can a…

Government of the special interests, by the special interests and for the special interests

Government of the special interests, by the special interests and for the special interests

From 1987-1992, I ran the political programs division of The National Association of Realtors — then the largest trade association in the world and operator of the largest political action…

What happened to Ron Paul?

What happened to Ron Paul?

Ardent followers of Texas Congressman Ron Paul — a two-time contender and two-time loser in past Presidential campaigns — felt this could be his time to seek the Presidency. Buoyed…

Even Palin’s few remaining supporters didn’t want her in the race

Even Palin’s few remaining supporters didn’t want her in the race

Sarah Palin thinks her supporters are sad she decided not to run for President. She’s wrong. Sarah’s faithful didn’t want her to run anyway. Which begs the question: Why follow…

Cain: It’s all the fault of the poor and unemployed

Cain: It’s all the fault of the poor and unemployed

GOP presidential wannabe Herman Cain says Wall Street isn’t to blamefor the millions of Americans out of work. It’s not the Republicans. Nah, the blame for unemployment lies with thoese…

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