Politically Direct
The death of Tim Russert hit most people who work in the news media, or pay attention to the news, hard. His life was celebrated, not just on NBC where the affable host of Meet the Press hung his hat, but on all networks and news outlets.
Why?
Continue reading “The Passing of a Broadcast Legend — An Opportunity for Truth”
Gasoline prices are soaring and there is no end in sight. It’s a case of supply and demand. Since the green extreme has crippled our ability to increase our supply of fuel, there is no relief for the foreseeable future. The price of everything we use that is transported — which is virtually everything — will continue to rise as our standard of living falls. Continue reading “The Solution to $10 a Gallon Gasolene: Drill, Build and Fill”
It was one of the most embarrassing moments on a cable news show. Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, invited family law attorney Ron Schweitzer on his program to talk about why a recent decision by the California Supreme Court, striking down a state law prohibiting same-sex marriage, should be overturned by a ballot initiative amending the state’s constitution.
During the course of the segment, O’Reilly pressed Schweitzer numerous times to give him one good reason, outside of religion, for opposing gay marriage. Schweitzer couldn’t come up with one. Continue reading “Why should the state protect marriage?”
It was one of the most revealing moments in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In a hearing of the Judiciary Committee, Maxine Waters, a Democrat congresswoman from Los Angeles, was lecturing Shell Oil President John Hofmeister when she got caught up in the moment and blurted, Continue reading “The Dumbest Member of Congress”
Voters awake from their quadrennial slumber about this time every fourth year to prepare themselves for the business of electing a president. We cast all our cares and concerns on a man or woman we think can save us from our excesses, our personal responsibilities, our enemies here and abroad.
By the time the election rolls around, most know very little about the man or woman who gets their vote. We simply don’t care enough to reach beyond the rhetoric. We pick the one who looks, sounds or acts more like the Superman (or Superwoman) we would like him to become.
Is it any wonder our country is in such a mess?
Continue reading “What Obama’s Supreme Court would look like”
I was in the process of convincing myself to cast a vote for John McCain for president next November when he held a press conference in Oregon that reminded me why I find that distasteful.
The long and short of it is, he panders! Continue reading “McCain running for Panderer in Chief”
The price of gasoline has everyone worried.
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain want to suspend the federal gas tax during the summer. Clinton wants to pay for it by imposing a windfall profits tax on “Big Oil” while her Democratic rival, Barack Obama, says that would exacerbate the problem. He thinks the tax holiday would encourage evil Big Oil to raise prices even more, which would inflict greater pain on consumers when the holiday expires.
While I welcome any kind of tax relief– however brief – the attempt to blame rising gas prices on windfall profit-taking by the big oil companies is misplaced.
If that were the case, the answer to solving your personal energy crisis would be simple. Buy oil company stocks! Then, any rise in gas prices would be offset by the profits in your portfolio. Continue reading “Blame it on “Big Oil””
Finally, Barack Obama was forced to admit that Wright is wrong!
For a New York minute, I actually found myself feeling sorry for Obama, who got blind-sided Monday at the National Press Club by his arrogant former pastor. That’s the kind of mesmerizing effect Obama has on people.
I didn’t swoon, mind you. When I found myself getting light-headed and my mind numbing, I reached for the antidote, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
I’ve made the case that Hillary Clinton should be disqualified from running for president. She’s already had her eight years. Two full terms as the nation’s co-president is enough, more than enough.
Still, some Americans can’t imagine Democrat politics without Hillary. They need to get over it. She’s a bad habit like smoking, doing drugs or chewing your fingernails.
For those with extremely short memories (or no brains at all) here are some other reasons why Hillary Clinton should not be considered for the highest office in our land. Continue reading “Why Hillary must go!”
In the Democrat primary, the question of experience keeps coming up. Should Hillary’s White House experience count when it comes to the presidency?
Yes, absolutely!
That’s because Hillary was first lady in name only. Evidence suggests it was Hillary, not Bill, who ran the administration. She was the woMAN behind the curtain in the Clinton White House. Continue reading “Bill or Hill? Who really ran the Clinton Administration?”
Jane Chastain 