Tag Archives: party

Cronyism At Its Worst In Mongolia

06/28/2012 Published on Forbes.com
As I wrote on Monday, the Mongolian elections will go ahead without former president Enkhbayar standing for his Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP). And go ahead they did today due to current president Elbegdorj’s manipulation of democracy for his own…

A Crucial Week In Mongolia

06/25/2012 Published on Forbes.com
It appears that President Elbegdorj has gotten his way and former President Enkhbayar will not be able to stand in the parliamentary elections this coming Thursday. Enkhbayar’s appeal to the Constitutional Court will not be heard until tomorrow, a mere…

Mongolia’s Slide Toward Autocracy Should Set Off Alarm Bells For West

06/08/2012 Published on Forbes.com
In an earlier article, I highlighted the importance of former Mongolian president Nambar Enkhbayar’s corruption trial for the fate of democracy in Mongolia. The charges logged against Enkhbayar represent a political vendetta on the part of the current president, Tsakhia…

Romney’s got the numbers but is a GOP surprise coming?

03/20/2012 Published on Fox News Opinion
With Mitt Romney increasing his lead over Rick Santorum with a victory in Puerto Rico over the weekend, it is likely, that at the very least, Romney will hold his own or increase his lead over Santorum in Tuesday’s Illinois…

The 2012 Election: A Perfect Time for a Third Party Candidate

03/19/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Just recently, former Senators David Boren and Bill Cohen, and former Governor Christine Whitman authored a piece in The Politico endorsing Americans Elect’s efforts to put a third party candidate on the 2012 presidential ballot in all 50 states.  The…

Romney’s great escape

02/29/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Say this for Mitt Romney: He won. Although no one thought a few weeks ago that would be anything to brag about in Michigan. Romney came back to edge Rick Santorum in his home state that he won handily in…

GOP voters still searching for Mr. Right — Romney, Gingrich, Santorum and Paul have work to do

02/01/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
The most important takeaway from Tuesday night’s Florida primary results is that with nearly 4-in-10 (38%) of primary voters saying that they are not satisfied with any of the GOP candidates, all four contenders have a lot work to do…

Why Perry’s Campaign Is Not Quite Dead Yet

11/10/2011 Published on Foxnews.com
In recent weeks I have been ridiculed, derided, mocked and I believe even spit upon — though I was very near Wall Street at the time and it might have been rain-drops — for my prediction this past summer that…

Shame On the Congressional Black Caucus for Continuing the Blame Game

09/09/2011 Published on Foxnews.com
Congressman Andre Carson, where’s your proof? Carson, a Democratic congressman from Indiana and the legislative “whip” for the Congressional Black Caucus, recently made incendiary accusations about the Tea Party movement and his colleagues supporting it on Capitol Hill. Those remarks…

LARRY GATLIN: Have I Stayed Too Long At the Fair?

01/08/2011 Published on Foxnews.com
I really love songs…make that, I really love great songs. I know one when I see one…or, hear one. I have had the great, good fortune to have been tutored in the art, not of songwriting, but, songcrafting, by some…