My 2016 Dream Team

I know it’s early, but if I could pick the 2016 nominees for president and vice president out of a crowded Republican field today, the choice would be easy: Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina.

My reasoning is simple: They are the only non-politicians who are worthy of serious consideration for the top job. The former has already formed an exploratory committee. The latter is exploring, exploring.

Both have succeeded at the highest levels in the real world: Carson in medicine, Fiorina in business. Both have management experience, Carson as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, the youngest division head in the history of the institution, and Fiorina, who as CEO of Hewlett-Packard was the first female to head a Fortune 50 company. Continue reading “My 2016 Dream Team” →

A Seven-Year-Old Looks at the Office of President

On Friday, my seven-year-old granddaughter came home from school with a long face. “Grandmother,” she said, “is there any way a kid like me could talk to someone who could get the president to change a law?”

“The president can’t change laws, honey,” I replied. “Only Congress can do that.”

“Well, who could I talk to about changing a bad law?”

“What law is that?” I enquired.

“The one that won’t let kids vote for president.”

“If you could vote, how would you go about deciding who would make the best president?” I asked. Continue reading “A Seven-Year-Old Looks at the Office of President” →

Hillary Clinton’s Soft Underbelly

President Hillary in 2016? While some see this as inevitable, color me skeptical.

Hillary has a soft underbelly of supporting Marxist groups and sympathizers. A part of that underbelly was exposed last week when she endorsed Bill de Blasio for New York City mayor. The Democrat nominee is considered the odds on favorite for the top spot in the Big Apple. The former First Lady rarely gives her endorsement so this one is curious indeed.

Why did she go the extra mile and give this man her stamp of approval? Continue reading “Hillary Clinton’s Soft Underbelly” →

Ben Carson: Yes He Can! (Become President of the United States)

It is becoming clear that the Republican successor to Ronald Reagan may not come from Congress. He may not have executive experience as a governor of a state, though these are the roads most often traveled to the White House.

There is a new name on the lips of the politically engaged. To the uninitiated he might appear a most unlikely candidate.

Benjamin Carson is a physician, a gifted neurosurgeon who has a way with words as well as a scalpel. In fact, many say his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 7, cut the President of the United States, who was seated just a few feet away, to the quick. Some, like conservative commentator Cal Thomas, called his remarks “inappropriate.” Others say they were a breath of fresh air, a lesson in economics mixed with Biblical truths that are indisputable.

The truth is that Dr. Carson, a devout man, did not direct his remarks to the president. He has been writing and speaking about these issues for some time. However, he did not pull any punches in this venue simply because Barack Obama chose to attend. Continue reading “Ben Carson: Yes He Can! (Become President of the United States)” →

The Coronation of Barack Obama

Americans often make fun of the English for their adoration and maintenance of the royal family. The Brits can be forgiven if they snicker over what is about to take place over here on January 21, for the 2nd inauguration of Barack Obama: the pomp and circumstance, the parade, the bands, the crowds, the balls . . . and the money it takes to put on these extravagant events

It is one thing to hold such a celebration during normal times, but this is anything but a normal time. The nation is going through a rough patch. Still reeling from the worst recession since the Great Depression, more than 12 million Americans are out of work. More than 47 million are on Food Stamps. Layoffs are a way of life. Home foreclosures are on every street and there is no relief in sight. Continue reading “The Coronation of Barack Obama” →

Morning in Amerika

It is morning in Amerika and the majority of people who voted to reelect Barack Obama president don’t even know it. Everything appears to be normal but everything has changed. The United States will not be the same.

I have never felt that all was lost after a single election as I do today. The ship of state has been described as a battleship. Its course cannot be changed abruptly. A major correction is a long slow process.

Barack Obama didn’t begin the process that changed us from a democratic republic to a democratic socialist country but he will finish it, or at the very least, take us to the point of no return. Continue reading “Morning in Amerika” →

A Grandmother looks at the Office of President

The adage “too soon old, too late smart” certainly is true.

I cannot run as fast or as far as I once did. I can no longer twist my body into a pretzel, be productive with only two or three hours sleep or remember an appointment (or much of anything) without writing it down. I dare not ski, swim, mountain climb or horseback ride with abandon. I nod off after 11 P.M. (or sooner). Coffee is no longer a pick-me-up but a necessity. Exercise is not an option. It is essential

There are, however, a few advantages to having been around more than five decades. Continue reading “A Grandmother looks at the Office of President” →

Is Your President too Small?

There has been a lot of back and forth about who came out the big winner in the three presidential debates. However, there is one point that has been missed by the pundits in all but the last of the trilogy. Finally, Charles Krauthammer nailed it after Monday night’s yawner: The president is “playing small ball.”

Obama has not only been playing small ball, his behavior has mimicked that of a Chihuahua. You’ve all seen this play out on “Animal Planet” or your own home. A tiny Chihuahua, or another pint-size canine, is intimidated by the presence of a Doberman or similar breed.

The large dog gives the tiny one little notice. Then, as the Doberman is going out the door, the tiny one barks ferociously and, if the Doberman is on a leash, may nip at his heels in an effort to show some belated bravado.

In all three debates, Obama used a parting shot of nastiness that was anything but presidential: Continue reading “Is Your President too Small?” →

Too much Candy!

Too much candy can rot your teeth. It also can ruin a country.

In a recent appearance on “The View,” Barack Obama, jokingly told the truth when he said, “I’m just supposed to be ‘eye candy’ here for you guys.”

In Tuesday night’s presidential debate, moderator Candy Crowley did everything possible, short of wearing an Obama button, to help the president win a second term against his more qualified but less sexy opponent.

Americans have become fat and lazy (Crowley included) both physically and politically. It is a sad fact that far too many of us select a president the way a seven-year-old selects her Barbie doll, on appearance. Continue reading “Too much Candy!” →

Big Bird’s Golden Egg

With the nation careening toward a fiscal cliff from which there will be no escape, the national debate has centered on a popular children’s television character who goes by the name of Big Bird.

In last week’s presidential debate, Barack Obama was unable to give us a plan to solve our current economic woes other than taxing the evil job creators. As a result, the president’s polling numbers are sinking and his advisers are looking for anything that might be a distraction.

Grasping at straw, or in this case, feathers, they pounced on Mitt Romney’s promise to put everything in the federal budget, including Public Broadcasting and Big Bird’s popular television program Sesame Street to this test: “Is the program so critical it’s worth borrowing money from China to pay for it? “ Continue reading “Big Bird’s Golden Egg” →