Tag Archives: party

Ryan says Obama must ‘step up’ and deal with ISIS threat

08/29/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Aug. 28, 2014: Paul Ryan greets attendees at a book signing at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. From across the country but in tune with the latest comments from the White House, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., took aim at…

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…

Where Is The Party Of “Yes?”: Healthcare And The Midterm Elections

05/08/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The Republicans just don’t want to be anything but the party of “no.” They continue to oppose Obama’s legislative and policy agenda in areas both warranted and unwarranted. Democrats in Congress and in the administration point to this as evidence…

An Inside Look At Victor Yanukovich’s Ukraine

02/24/2014 Published on Forbes.com
We are all breathing a sigh of relief here in the West and, indeed, around the world now that the violence in Kiev has halted. Recent developments are heartening for supporters of democracy and although the road ahead will certainly…

Congress: Extend Unemployment Benefits For Three Months And Make A Deal

01/07/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“I challenge any lawmaker to live without an income.” This was the message of President Obama’s press conference this afternoon on his first order of business for 2014: extending insurance for the unemployed. As Congress went home on December 28th…

Getting President Obama Back On Track Begins With Policy Focus

12/10/2013 Published on Forbes.com
It goes without saying that President Obama has experienced one of the worst first years of a second presidential term in modern history. Unlike President Clinton in 1997, Mr. Obama currently has little to no political leverage as he enters…

An End To The Party Of No? I Don’t Think So.

11/21/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has the right idea. He turned on the Republican national leadership yesterday at the annual governors conference in Arizona, his last day as head of the association before he passes the torch to Chris Christie, and…

A Win For The Republican Establishment In Alabama’s 1st Congressional District

11/06/2013 Published on Forbes.com
While it didn’t get much attention and was overshadowed by the two races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia and the battle for the New York City mayoralty, it could well be that the most significant election yesterday was…

Barely A Deal, Certainly Not A Solution

10/16/2013 Published on Forbes.com
“Berrinche.” That’s the word many Mexicans now use to describe Washington. What does it mean? Tantrums. The Mexicans, and indeed our critics across the globe, couldn’t be more on the money. Our legislators have become nothing more than petulant children,…

Benghazi, IRS, AP scandals — will buck ever stop with Obama?

05/14/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
The first question for White House spokesman Jay Carney at Tuesday’s press briefing went right to the heart of the growing crisis facing President Obama: In the matters of the Benghazi terror attack, the IRS targeting conservative groups, the Justice…