No Laughing Matter

President Obama is trying to shore up the youth vote, one of his most reliable voting blocs in the 2008 election. He is visiting colleges campuses in swing states and appeared with late night comedy host Jimmy Fallon in the wee hours Wednesday.

There isn’t as much laughter now from the college set and just being a cool dude who loves basketball isn’t going to be enough to impress the 18-29 crowd this time around. Many of those voters have grown too weary looking for work to be swayed by his youthful appearance or empty promises about “hope and change” because most have neither. Continue reading “No Laughing Matter” →

Check Your Easter Preparation

“In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.” Irving Berlin, 1933

Although the Easter bonnet has gone out of fashion, the custom of wearing new clothes on Easter is still going strong.

Retailers experience a bonanza in the runup to Easter. The National Retail Federation predicts that each person celebrating the holiday will spend a whopping $145.28 in 2012. That’s up 10.9% from 2011, and nearly 25% higher than the depths of the recession in 2009.

While the lion’s share of Easter spending will go for candy and food, the NRF’s survey revealed that fully one-half those polled say they are taking advantage of the Easter sales to buy new spring clothing.

Some of my earliest memories of this Christian holiday involved the clothes. Although my family was of modest means, everything I wore on Easter was brand spanking new from head to toe. My mom made sure of it. Continue reading “Check Your Easter Preparation” →

The most Important Event of the Week, largely unnoticed

The most important event of the week will be decided on the floor of the House of Representatives.. Unfortunately, it largely will go unnoticed.

It isn’t as tantalizing as those racially-charged protests over the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. It isn’t as emotional as those Supreme Court arguments over the constitutionality of ObamaCare. Nevertheless, it is vitally important to the future of our country and will have an impact on each and every one of us. Continue reading “The most Important Event of the Week, largely unnoticed” →

Is it too late for Newt to Bow out Gracefully?

Practically speaking, the four-man GOP presidential contest has come down to a two-man race. Mitt Romney looks like the eventual winner, but Rick Santorum still has an outside chance. Ron Paul is running to promote his ideas, which is all well and good, but Newt Gingrich is done. Only an egotistical, narcissist would not know that it is time to leave the stage. Then again, the above description describes Gingrich perfectly.

Newt’s latest far-flung theory has him combining forces with Rick Santorum (who doesn’t want his help) to deny the evil Darth Vader, a.k.a. Mitt Romney, the nomination which, in Newt speech, would save “western civilization” as we know it. Continue reading “Is it too late for Newt to Bow out Gracefully?” →

The “Injustice” Department

There was a time, when the United States of America was respected for its justice system. No more! In fact, things have deteriorated so much under the current administration, the Justice Department headed by Attorney General Eric Holder is a national disgrace. Terrorists and those out to undermine our borders and trample our laws are laughing at us!

Monday’s ruling, blocking a Texas law requiring voters to show a photo ID, should be the last in a very large pile of “last straws.” A few months ago, the same Holder Injustice Department blocked a similar requirement in the state of South Carolina.

Why? Injustice says this requirement places an undue burden on minorities. How so? Continue reading “The “Injustice” Department” →

The “Unthinkable” Arrived . . .and no one noticed

Sandra Fluke, the 30-year-old shameless Georgetown law student who, last week, was invited to address Democrat members of the House of Representatives on her need for free contraceptives, is now a media darling. Her name has become a household word. It may soon be added to the dictionary as a verb “fluked” and the ever popular adverb, “fluking.”

Meanwhile, virtually unnoticed by the mainstream media, two Australian college professors, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, set off a firestorm of worldwide proportions by arguing for legalized infanticide.

Fluke’s appearance was a cheap publicity stunt, little more than a pep rally for President Obama’s plan to force religious institutions to cover contraceptives even if it violates their moral principles. Continue reading “The “Unthinkable” Arrived . . .and no one noticed” →

Why Romney can’t Connect

A neighbor recently asked me whom I was supporting for the GOP presidential nomination. He was surprised that I hadn’t decided to support Mitt Romney. Frankly, I had a hard time explaining my indecision even though I have serious problems with the other candidates.

Gingrich, though a great idea man, blew it when he became Speaker of the House. He squandered the Republican revolution he led and punished conservatives who stood by their principles. Then, there are his serial moral failings.

Ron Paul is right on economic and constitutional issues, but his positions on foreign policy scare me to death.

Santorum is a good man even though he often went along to get along with George W. Bush when Bush was increasing the size of government and spending us into oblivion. My biggest problem with Santorum, however, is that he has never run a business. Continue reading “Why Romney can’t Connect” →

John Boehner is a Hypocrite!

How can you tell if a politician is lying? If his (or her) lips are moving. So goes one of the oldest political jokes. It would not be funny if it were not true.

Barack Obama wants a socialist nanny state. He believes that the government should take care of our every need. Furthermore, he wants the government to define those needs. In order to fund the nanny state, he must redistribute the wealth in the country.

For those who were not paying attention during the 2008 presidential election, Obama campaigned on what he termed “economic fairness” and “social justice.” To the uninitiated, these words may sound benign, but those terms are right out of the play book of Karl Marx. Continue reading “John Boehner is a Hypocrite!” →

Murphy Brown in Combat Boots

Twenty years ago, Vice President Dan Quayle stepped on a liberal landmine by stating the obvious: The (then) extremely popular television show “Murphy Brown” was sending the wrong message to teenage girls about single motherhood.

Murphy Brown was doing quite well. She made single motherhood look glamours and easy but most single mothers and their children are likely to live in poverty and die in poverty.

Last week, presidential candidate Rick Santorum confronted another dangerous liberal myth, G.I. Jane. There is a reason this Demi Moore flick bombed at the box office and nearly ended her career. Even Hollywood fantasies must have a hint of truth. Continue reading “Murphy Brown in Combat Boots” →

Is Gingrich a “Consistent” Conservative?

Newt Gingrich has billed himself as the more “consistent conservative” in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. According to Gingrich, he engineered the 1995 Republican takeover of the House of Representatives, balanced the budget and reformed welfare. If that is the case, why wouldn’t all conservatives want this man in the White House?

In 1994, Gingrich did lead the revolution that enabled Republicans to take control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. However, his record on balancing the budget and welfare reform needs an asterisk. And, sadly, under his leadership, the GOP quickly lost its footing and became part of the problem in Washington.

Under the Contract with America Continue reading “Is Gingrich a “Consistent” Conservative?” →