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Detroit bankruptcy center stage in tight Michigan gubernatorial race

10/14/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
The historic Detroit bankruptcy is playing a lead role in the Michigan gubernatorial race, as Republican Gov. Rick Snyder defends the decision to hand the city and its backbreaking financial problems over to an emergency manager who opened the door…

Happy Anniversary ObamaCare, you’re the gift that keeps on giving

10/09/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
America observed the one year anniversary of ObamaCare this month. Just like some marriages it seems like it’s already been decades. As FDR declared after Pearl, it’s a date that will live in infamy. But the GOP shouldn’t run away…

Keystone showdown: Battle over pipeline lands before Nebraska high court

09/05/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Feb 3, 2014: Demonstrators protest against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline in San Francisco, California. (Reuters) The national debate on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline will concentrate on Lincoln, Neb., Friday as that state’s Supreme Court hears arguments in…

Florida governor’s race: Expect expensive, bloody battle in Scott vs. Crist showdown

08/27/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Florida Republicans and Democrats selected their nominees for governor this week. The voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary for the November election was light and the expected winners prevailed. Republican Rick Scott, the Sunshine State’s incumbent governor was renominated. He will…

Clintons struggle in discussing wealth as Hillary tests 2016 waters

06/27/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not announced she’s a candidate for the 2016 presidential election, but should she run, a remark made during an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer may be cemented as the first gaffe of her…

Environmentalist and Democrat mega-donor accused of hypocrisy

06/26/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
With his increasing visibility and political involvement, San Francisco environmentalist and mega-Democratic campaign donor Tom Steyer is making Democrats a rich target for hypocrisy, critics say. Steyer has pledged $100 million this year to elect Democrats who are committed to…

The Republican Party Is Divided, Leaving A Tea Party Sized Opening

06/13/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It’s a bad week to be outgoing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. His 13-year run as Virginia’s 13th district representative came to a shocking end when he lost to Tea Party challenger Dave Brat Tuesday night. I’ve heard that internal…

A ‘dog whistle’ to the left: Geithner and Obama

05/15/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
I am not a fan of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. He presided over the politically conceived, patently unconstitutional and anti-free market taxpayer bailouts of banks, automakers and insurance companies in the latter part of the administration of…

Could the next stop for Putin be Kiev?

03/03/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The last few days have rocked Ukraine. What started as peaceful protests in November against a corrupt Ukrainian government has evolved in the span of 72 hours into a full-blown Russian military occupation in Crimea. To be sure, Putin moved…

Change of heart? Obama pushes executive action strategy despite ’08 Bush criticism

02/15/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
President Obama, speaking to a crowd of House Democrats at a party retreat in Maryland, touted his executive order powers on Friday – repeating a theme he’s hit regularly since his State of the Union address. While saying he’s willing…