Middle Class

When democrats talk of the middle class they mean grassroots families, mostly blue collar, who earn enough to own a modest home in a safe neighborhood, have a couple of cars, can save for their kids’ college and put something away for retirement. This is an over-simplification, for I’m sure this label means more. Some would say it’s a state of mind, a path or condition leading to better things. It could be a modest...

Akin Still Racin’

A while back Mr. Akin, running for the senate from Missouri against Claire McCaskill, was ostracized/repudiated by the republican establishment for remarks he made at a public event, basically claiming a woman’s physiology enables her to avoid pregnancy during rape. She controls her body, even in this circumstance, he contended, can will it to be unreceptive during criminal assault. The medical community, women’s groups...

Smilin’ Biden

There were many memorable moments during the Vice-President debate the other night, but most agree the main image committed to memory was the grimacing, glaring, smiling facial antics of Vice President Biden. It seemed every time Congressman Ryan tried to make a point, he would immediately begin his routine, adding softly modulated groans and grunts for emphasis. He also rudely interrupted Ryan numerous times, unwilling or...

Cutter Loose

The past month we’ve been hearing from Obama’s lieutenants, including Secretary of State Clinton, UN Ambassador Rice, Press Secretary Jay Carney, DNC Chairwoman Schultz and campaign functionaries David Axelrod and Stephanie Cutter. Others have been speaking as well, but these six with the president are the spin-doctors I most want to lambaste. The issue, and national tragedy, was the Benghazi massacre on September 11,...

Leaning Conservatism

Debt is eating us alive. Another debt-ceiling increase along with more of Washington’s budget busting insanity, and we’re done. I don’t mean we’ll explode or anything, only that the underpinnings of what has been the greatest experiment in republican-style democracy the world has ever known, will collapse. In coming months the American edifice will sway and groan as it inevitably settles into history. Think of...

Campaign Chicanery

Obama’s campaigning has become outrageous. He has people like Axelrod, Wasserman-Schultz, Reid, Pelosi and a gaggle of other squawkers spewing hateful rhetoric and accusations. Harry Reid for example, says he has it on good but anonymous authority, Mitt Romney hasn’t paid tax for 10yrs. He also says he doesn’t understand how any Hispanic can be a republican. State Senator Louise Lucas(D-Va) says she’s listened to...