Al Sharpton: Stuck in the ’60s
Al Sharpton is likeable enough. I discovered this when we appeared together on a television program and was taken aback by this polite, affable individual. The man inside those expensive suits seemed strangely at odds with his public wrapper.
I chalked up his bombastic rhetoric and incendiary speeches to show business. Nothing more.
Now his show is losing its appeal and he seems lost. Sharpton has painted himself into a corner and nowhere was that more evident than during last weekend’s dueling rallies on the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech. Read the rest of this entry »
Arizona Voters Blinded by Might
Next week, Arizona voters have a chance to do something really important for the Republican Party. Eliminate a key RINO (Republican in Name Only) and clean out some deadwood in the United States Senate. John McCain has been a major stumbling block for conservatives for decades.
In an interview with Glenn Beck, Rick Santorum said this about his former colleague. “ On almost every major domestic policy issue that I dealt with over the last six years anyway when I was in leadership of the Senate, John McCain was not just on the other side . . . (he was) condemning people who hold the position opposite to you and sort of buying into these fallacious arguments that the left would argue on and everything from . . . importation of drugs to global warming to immigration.”
Unfortunately, Arizona voters have short memories. Maybe it’s the summer desert heat. Maybe it’s their age. (Arizona has a larger than average retirement community). Maybe they are blinded by the beauty of Sarah Palin who had no choice but to endorse her former running mate. More likely, it’s his $20 million media blitz against a worthy primary opponent, J.D. Hayworth. Read the rest of this entry »
Federal employees: Have a pulse, get a raise
When you are forced to deal with an agency of the federal government, you expect to stand in line or be placed on hold for hours on end, only to be “helped” by a worker who is grumpy, bored, or has “an attitude.”
I’m generalizing, to be sure, but there is a reason that you get a knot in the pit of your stomach before dialing or visiting a branch of the federal government. It’s not a pleasant experience. It’s on my list of least favorite things to do, somewhere between going in for a colonoscopy and having a root canal. Read the rest of this entry »
The Rehibilitation of Bill Clinton (his REAL spending record)
Do you find yourself longing for the lazy, hazy days when Bill Clinton was president, when the stock market was booming and deficit spending was headed in the right direction?
It’s true! Bill Clinton was the first president in 50 years to preside over a balanced budget (if you don’t count a trifling $17.9 billion in red ink or the 2001 budget he left for George W. Bush). But, before you give our 42nd president too much credit, you need a little perspective. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama Disses the Boy Scouts
Have you ever been stood up? Worse still, have you ever been stood up for a really important date, say the most important event of your life? Now it’s one thing if your date is sick or is the victim of some unforeseen cataclysmic event. It’s quite another to run into him at the local soda shop with another chick or . . . four other chicks.
That is, in effect, what happened to the Boy Scouts of America. This week, the nation’s most popular values-based youth organization was stood up by its honorary chairman, the president of the United States, for its most important event in 100 years –the Boy Scout Jamboree which commemorates its centennial anniversary. It’s not like Barack Obama didn’t know this was coming. Normally, the Jamboree is held every four years, but this one was delayed a year to mark this important occasion. Read the rest of this entry »
