The bad news? GOP’s same Spineless Leaders

So you think the fact that Republicans now control both houses of Congress there will be a rollback of Obama’s unpopular policies? Guess again.

If you hit the snooze button for another two years, there will be a lot of whining and gnashing of teeth, but nothing important will get done. Obamacare will still be the law of the land. We will still be spending more than we take in and our immigration laws will still be a joke.

But wait a minute. Isn’t this why the electorate gave the Republicans control of Congress? What about the millions that were spent on the ads Repubican candidates were running touting these very things? Aren’t these the very issues this election was supposed to be all about? Continue reading “The bad news? GOP’s same Spineless Leaders” →

Why Women Are Easy Prey for Liberal Democrats

With President Obama as welcome on the campaign trail as brownies at a meeting of Weight Watchers, and his policies as popular as Bach at a bowling alley, Democrats can be forgiven for rolling out the old “war on women” thing. After all, it’s their ace in the hole, a proven winner when it comes to stirring up the electorate and getting out the vote.

“Those mean old Republicans want to take away your birth control, keep your wages below that of your male counterparts,” and did I hear, “deny your right to vote”? Surely that must be in there somewhere.

Can’t blame them because they have been sewing these bad seeds for so long, it’s little wonder they are hoping that some still will bear fruit.

You really can’t blame women for falling for this gambit. It’s not that women are dumb or that few take the time to research these charges that are thrown about like so much confetti before every election. It’s just that most women are simply doing their best to survive in what is fast becoming a socialist, feminist utopia.
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Obamacare’s Contraceptive Mandate (The dirty little Secret)

Democratic operatives and radical feminist groups have been hyperventilating since Monday’s Supreme Court decision which allows Hobby Lobby to exclude some contraceptives from its insurance coverage. It was much ado about nothing. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby was a small victory for common sense, but it was a narrowly written opinion that will have no effect on women’s health and little effect on Obamacare’s burdensome regulations.

Hobby Lobby already provides health care coverage to its employees, which includes 16 different types of contraceptives. The Green family that owns Hobby Lobby only objected to the four birth control methods that are abortifacients: morning after pills and IUD’s. In addition to providing generous health care and dental coverage, the company offers a retirement savings plan, Sunday’s off and its base pay is almost twice the minimum wage.

That said, if a Hobby Lobby employee wants the morning after pill she can go to the local pharmacy and pay for it and still come out ahead of most women who are employed by similar retailers. That why there will be no mass exodus of Hobby Lobby’s female employees. Continue reading “Obamacare’s Contraceptive Mandate (The dirty little Secret)” →

The Lady Has Balls

In the race for the Iowa Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Tom Harkin one candidate has balls, a lady. Those balls have propelled her into the lead in a crowded Republican primary and they just may be enough to take her all the way to Washington.

Make no mistake. I’m not talking about a transvestite. Those balls belong to Joni Ernst, a mother of three. They are not her own. They are the ones she bragged about taking from the pigs she castrated on her family’s farm in her first 30-second TV commercial. Continue reading “The Lady Has Balls” →

The Bullies Won in Arizona (and are on their way to your state)

Nobody likes a bully. In the movies, we cheer as the bullies are defeated but in real life we often give into them simply because no one likes to be bullied. We take the road of least resistance, even when it means giving up important, even sacred ground.

Such was the case in Arizona when Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a most reasonable bill updating the state’s “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” to clarify two ambiguities in the state’s law which was modeled after the federal REFRA signed by Bill Clinton. Specifically, this new version made it clear that one’s “free exercise of religion” does not stop when you run a business. And that this “free exercise” not only protects you against the government but civil legal action as well.

Recently, business owners have been forced to go to great expense to defend their right to operate in a way that will not compromise the moral values they hold dear. The lawsuits brought by Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Woods against Obamacare’s birth control mandate are two of the most visible. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide these cases next summer.

Ready or not, this issue is headed your way. Continue reading “The Bullies Won in Arizona (and are on their way to your state)” →

When the Going gets Tough (The Tough get out of Town)

To say that President Obama is unpopular these days is like saying the weather changes or garbage smells. It’s obvious.

Instead of garbage, it’s Obamacare that is stinking up the place and no amount of running away from the problem or burning 25,000 gallons of jet fuel can escape this disaster. Nevertheless Obama put 3,000 miles between himself and Washington, D.C., over the long President’s Day weekend traveling to my state of California on the eve of the fifth anniversary of his second biggest achievement, the Obama stimulus.

Did I mention that one smells too? Continue reading “When the Going gets Tough (The Tough get out of Town)” →

What Women Want

In the 2000 comedy, “What Women Want,” Helen Hunt sent Mel Gibson home with a basket of feminine products to try in an effort to gain insight on how to design a successful ad campaign.

Makes sense: The hand that rocks the cradle still rules the world.

The fairer sex does not hold a majority in Congress. We do not hold the majority of seats in the boardrooms of this country but, make no mistake, we control finance. It is well understood that women balance most of the checkbooks and buy most of the products sold in this country. We also influence elections.

That’s why political operatives stay up late into the night trying to figure us out. Unfortunately, most are sidetracked by a known-it-all group of angry feminists who claim to speak for the rest of us. Continue reading “What Women Want” →

Leno Gets a Lesson in Cruz Control

Jay Leno is a car aficionado. He collects them. He knows them. He works on them and delights in driving them.

However, Friday night the junior senator from Texas gave the late night comic a lesson on one option he may have missed, Cruz control.

I am a big Leno fan. I’m rarely up that late but I tape his shows and watch his opening monologue the next night for laughs.

His political jokes are sometimes over the top, but, for the most part, they accurately reflect what is going on in Washington and give us some much-needed comedy relief. His barbs are often cleaver and insightful.

Another thing I appreciate about Leno is that he picks on everyone, Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians. It makes no difference. Continue reading “Leno Gets a Lesson in Cruz Control” →

NFL Mimics ObamaCare (Shaking Down the Rookies)

When I first saw the headline “Miami Dolphin Players forcing Rookies to buy them Expensive Items,” I thought it was some cleaver columnist making a comparison to ObamaCare. It had to be a parody!

I spent 17 years as a sportscaster, 10 of them in Miami. During my tenure, I watched Don Shula and Bobby Beathard build the 1972 “perfect team.”

I — or one of my colleagues — was there for every practice. I ate lunch with the team. I was there for every game. I knew each player personally.

I know how hard it is to make a team and even harder to remain on one. Continue reading “NFL Mimics ObamaCare (Shaking Down the Rookies)” →

Obamacare Challenge: Convincing the Invincibles

Young adults have been the most enthusiastic Obama supporters. They identify with his youthful appearance. They like his personality, his style and his confidence. They liked his catchy campaign slogan: “hope and change.” After all, everyone needs hope. As for the change, few could tell you what that change actually meant, but what the heck. It didn’t seem to matter.

In 2008, Generation Y turned out in droves to elect this charismatic man president and again, in 2012, though in somewhat lessor numbers.

Therefore, Obama just assumed he could lead these Millennials down the garden path to his health care exchanges. It was, in fact, a given that our young people would sign up for Obamacare. It will not work without their participation. They must participate or else . . . Or else what? Continue reading “Obamacare Challenge: Convincing the Invincibles” →