CPAC Crowd Steals Occupiers 15 Seconds of Fame

There was a point in the middle of Sarah Palin’s speech at CPAC last week when the crowd quickly and loudly began chanting “USA, USA”. I doubt that most people in the audience knew at first what prompted the outburst but like patriotic Americans, they were not going to miss a chance to show their pride in our great nation. Those of us who were close enough to the source of the response witnessed a group of...

Federal pensions coming to a head

There is a looming crisis in federal spending that has been conveniently ignored by the mainstream media. Federal retirement benefits have soared for civil servants and military personnel, but the government has not put a single dollar in reserve to pay for the benefits! This is one more example of the irresponsible way Congress spends our tax dollars. By law, private retirement plans are required to be...

Herman Cain’s suprising win in FL straw poll

Historically, presidential politics is a game of who can raise the most money from traditional political donors. To a large degree, this is still the case, but there is a changing tide in the flow of money to political campaigns causing many in the political “establishment” to fear that their hold on controlling the money flow to candidates is threatened. We say, “It’s about...

Without government help, green energy can work

All the recent news about the failure of government backed Solyndra can lead you to believe that green energy is a complete waste of time. In many cases, this is true. Solar generation facilities require vast...

Nevada and New York send a message to Obama

Voters in two special elections held today kept one Congressional seat in Republican hands and in the other elected a Republican in a district that voted for Obama by a large margin of eleven points in 2008. The message for President Obama is very clear, order your moving boxes soon because you are about to be evicted along with those who are helping you destroy America. In the race for Nevada Congressional...