Tag Archives: politics

Bill and Hillary Clinton and all that cash: A modern-day Tammany Hall operation

Officially, they hail from Chappaqua and Washington, by way of Arkansas. But when it comes to integrity, they’re straight out of Tammany Hall. They are the Clintons of Tammany, and they set their moral compass to the reckonings of George…

The truth about gun free zones

Gun control advocates this month took a page from the global warming activists playbook: the science is settled, so there is no need for debate. However, instead of actually reviewing the scientific literature on the subject, Professor David Hemenway at…

New York’s mayor won’t endorse Clinton for president and all ‘Hill’ breaks loose

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with local residents at the Jones St. Java House, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in LeClaire, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) You don’t have to be Jewish to be amazed at the chutzpah behind the…

Next GOP superstar? Why it’s time to take a serious look at Carly Fiorina

My friend, and frequent Fox News sparring partner, Ann Coulter often reminds her right-wing audiences that in “every presidential election since 1950 — except Goldwater in ’64 — the Republican would have won, if only the men had voted.” Well,…

French Alps crash shows psychiatrists cannot be last line of defense

French Red Cross members pay tribute March 28, 2015, to the victims of a Germanwings plane crash in front of a stone slab erected as a monument in Le Vernet, France. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) There has been a lot of…

Why I wish the Koch brothers spent even more money on politics

Lots of people sure hate the Koch brothers. The Kochs get death threats like this: “If I had a chance to murder a Koch brother in cold blood, I would surely take it.” Jim Dean doesn’t want to kill the…