One of the problems with our government is that it often rewards bad behavior and punishes success. This never works.

Conservatives are fond of pointing this out, so why, in this primary season, are many conservatives punishing the good behavior of one of the candidates. We have lost our way and, as a result, the GOP presidential nomination likely will go to one of the most liberal candidates. Continue reading “Why Do Conservatives Eat (some) of their Young?” →

The conservative credentials of Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee have been called into question. The way to get beyond this and excite the base is for these two men to team up.

It is no secret that there is no love loss between them. However, both are men of faith. Therefore, each should be able to forgive the others transgressions, put their differences behind them and join forces to fight for the principles in which they claim to believe. Continue reading “Mitt and Huck: Time to Team UP!” →

The average American puts as much thought into selecting a  president as a seven-year-old puts into selecting a Barbie Doll.  It’s a beauty contest!  In fact, Mattel was roundly criticized in 1992, and again in 2000, for coming out with a “Presidential Candidate Barbie.”

Don’t blame Mattel.  We have come to expect the candidate who gets our vote will have the  movie-star good looks of Barbie, her boyfriend Ken or his macho rival from Hasbro, GI Joe.   Continue reading “Presidential Politics and the Barbie Doll-GI Joe Effect” →

John McCain has come back from the dead and, despite a second place finished in Michigan, now leads all other GOP candidates in the national polls.

Have voters lost their minds? Do they suffer from collective amnesia? Have their brains been taken over by space aliens?

After McCain combined forces with Ted Kennedy to try to ram an amnesty bill down our throats, he was Public Enemy Number One!

McCain hasn’t changed his position nor have we. Illegal immigration is at or near the top of almost every national or state list of GOP voter concerns.

What are voters thinking? Obviously, they are not thinking at all. Continue reading “Have Voters Lost their Minds?” →

“Change.” Voters say they want it. All the candidates seem willing to provide it. Even the “experienced” candidates who won the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, have embraced it. It has become the mantra for this election. Continue reading “The Voter’s Definition of “Change”” →

It is refreshing to see the rich, powerful and popular people seeking the highest office in our land grovel. We watch in awe, if not amusement, as those familiar faces trudge through ice and snow in Iowa and New Hampshire, eyes red from lack of sleep, hoping to attract one last voter or caucus-goer. As entertaining as this quadrennial occurrence may be, don’t let the results from those two states sway you. Continue reading “Listen to your Gut, not the Talking Heads” →