August 4, 2020

Kansas has an important choice to make in November

With apologies to Thomas Frank, who wrote a book called What's The Matter With Kansas?, I have another thesis about what actually may be wrong in Kansas.  I suspect that this problem is common in states dominated by the Republican Party...

July 12, 2020

Will Alabama Republicans make the same mistake twice?

Next Tuesday, Alabama Republicans voters will go to the polls for a Senate Republican primary runoff election.  Alabama is thought of as a conservative state yet is currently being represented by Democrat Doug Jones.  How did that happen?...

August 24, 2018

What's the matter with Arizona?

President Trump was elected in no small part by advocating for strong border security and immigration enforcement.  So why are we, as a nation, still debating immigration policy?  Part of the reason is that the voters have sent mi...

October 27, 2016

World Series: Which team should Trump root for?

Which World Series team is Donald Trump going to root for this year?  If he hasn’t decided yet, I have one suggestion: the Cleveland Indians.  And he should root for them all over Ohio while he is campaigning there. Would he be acc...

November 4, 2014

What Should A Smart Conservative Do?

This 2014 election may be one of the most important elections in recent memory. Of course every election cycle someone claims that the next election is the most important one and they make arguments to support their claim. But every election can have...

February 23, 2014

Do Nothing Democrats Not At It Again

With the federal government at an impasse as to the direction of the country, the Democrats and their sycophants in the mainstream media would like to blame the lack of legislation on the Republicans who control the House of Representatives. Google "...

January 18, 2013

A few reminders for Republicans for the debt limit fight

There has been much debate about the looming debt limit confronting the federal government.Not only are the Republicans and Democrats offering up different solutions but even among conservatives the debate seems to range among a wide variety of optio...

February 18, 2012

Does Ryan Now Agree with Gingrich?

There is a perception lingering about Newt Gingrich that he was a critic of Paul Ryan's budget plan and therefore a critic of conservative fiscal policy in the House of Representatives.  Is that conclusion true?  Or is it an oversimplificat...

February 1, 2012

Not-Romney Wins Again

In the fourth consecutive nominating state election for the 2012 Republican presidential candidacy, Not-Romney made it four wins in a row.  In Florida, a swing state with a higher percentage of moderate voters than previous states, Romney still...

January 15, 2012

Newt and the Last Conservative Revolution

In her book Slander, conservative commentator and pundit Ann Coulter called Newt Gingrich one of the most consequential politicians in the last century.  Why would she make such a claim?  What did he do that had such consequence? In 1993, t...

December 29, 2011

The Forgotten 11th Commandment

This election cycle has been very challenging for conservatives.  Those of us on the political right would like to see the country move in the conservative direction.  The citizens will be better off if it does.  History proves this. ...

December 18, 2011

The Evangelical Case for Newt Gingrich

Evangelicals play a significant role in the Iowa electorate.  In 2008 they overwhelmingly voted for Mike Huckabee.  Huckabee is perceived by many as having won the vote by living and campaigning in Iowa exclusively and speaking to many chur...

November 7, 2011

The Tea Party Case for Newt Gingrich

The Republican Party seems to be struggling to find a candidate it can unite around.  One impediment may be a mindset common among some of my fellow Tea Partiers, a false dichotomy that if you are in government you are part of the problem, ...