Policy and Culture

If a candidate is running for “change,” this year, it isn’t Barack Obama. It’s John McCain. This blog will take up this theme of “real change” issue by issue over time, through November. For today, the subject is Social Security. Obama has no plan for reforming Social Security, which is really nothing more than a […]

In 1867, the United States government signed a treaty to purchase Alaska. We handed over precious gold to Russia for the territory. Russia was in a difficult financial position and feared losing the Alaskan territory without compensation in some future conflict, especially to their rivals the British, who could easily capture the hard-to-defend region. At […]

The religious right threatened to bolt out of the voting booth if John McCain was the Republican nominee for President. But apparently, like myself, Barack Obama is a scarier alternative. What’s the old saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Chrsitian conservative leaders gathered in Denver last week and unified behind John McCain. […]

As reported on http://www.obama-wire.com/ and in the UK Telegraph, Bill Clinton reportedly told close friends that Obama will have to “kiss my ass” in return for his support. This comes as Senator Obama plans to make a call to President Clinton to ask for his support. The former President was notably absent during an Obama […]

Barack Obama, a far Left nominee of the Democrat party, is just running out of boots for all the crap he’s stepping in. Here’s another one. Remember Elian Gonzalez? The then 6-year old Cuban refugee risked his life coming to the United States, losing his mother in the process. A political battle ensued when Attorney […]

Well, I can’t say it isn’t a 180, but Florida Governor Charlie Crist followed McCain’s lead and now supports off-shore drilling to help increase the supply of domestic oil resources. Crist, who has been on the short list to become join McCain’s ticket as the nomination for Vice President, endorsed John McCain’s plan today to […]

Can I say it? Can I say it? It’s about time! Senator John McCain called yesterday for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling, offering an aggressive response to high gasoline prices and immediately drawing the ire of environmental groups that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has courted for months, the Washington […]

There was an excellent op-ed by Jonah Goldberg that was published in papers across the country, including in the Orlando Sentinel. He tells conservatives, “fear not.” I would recommend this piece: orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/right/olr-syn-gold0609,0,3299991.story An excerpt: “… People need to remember that there’s a difference between “conservatives” and “Republicans.” One reason the Republican “brand” has been so […]

Ron Paul is transitioning his campaign for the Presidency to his “Campaign for Liberty.” You can read about it at their new website here: http://www.campaignforliberty.com I think this is a good call. Ron Paul’s campaign for the Presidency has obviously reached an end point, and hopefully most Ron Paul supporters will not stay home, and […]

Margo Thorning, an adjunct scholar of The James Madison Institute and senior vice president and chief economist for the American Council for Capital Formation wrote an article that was recently published in the Panama City News Herald. The article, “Climate Policies would impose high costs on state,” brings up a great point: “As our nation’s […]