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Adrenaline-pumping ways to see fall colors

A Cruise via Air Mauiva’s All-American East AirCruiseDeparting from Farmingdale, NYhttp://www.mauivaaircruise.com/ ; The AirCruise packages feature flights on a private plane to multiple destinations across North America with private guided tours at each stop to enjoy the fall colors. “The…

Rebirth and forgiveness on Yom Kippur

I am a born again Jew – at least I hope to be by the conclusion of Yom Kippur this Wednesday night. Of course, when most people hear the words “born again,” they assume the next word they will hear…

Will Obama succeed in creating a United States of Islam in the Middle East?

Something very big is going on in the Middle East. This is not about an inflammatory film or a political assassination in Libya. Rather, recent events confirm that throughout the Muslim world, radical Islam is on the march. The radical…

Why did Obama use the N-word to describe his grandfather?

“My image of Onyango, faint as it was, had always been of an autocratic man—a cruel man, perhaps. But I had also imagined him an independent man, a man of his people, opposed to white rule… What Granny had told…

Obama Shows That He Is No Clinton

President Obama’s speech last night was certainly not the game changer that many expected, and hoped, that it would be. Indeed, if there was one message to take away from President Obama’s convention speech it was not the one of…

Romney takes a giant step in the right direction

Accepting his party’s nomination for president Thursday night in Tampa Mitt Romney delivered a solid speech. It succeeded in beginning the process of humanizing the former Massachusetts governor. ;It demonstrated his comittment to women and his view of government. It…

Mitt Romney delivers in speech on the biggest night of his political life

On the biggest night of his political life, Mitt Romney delivered. His address accepting the Republican nomination won’t be long-remembered. It was a workmanlike speech. It didn’t soar, and wasn’t intended to. After the savaging he’s taken from President Obama’s…

How low can the 2012 campaign go?

The 2012 presidential campaign is degenerating rapidly. ; ; ; Neither side is addressing the issues facing America. ;That much is sure. ; But what is equally clear is that both sides are competing to see who can do the…

Tax cut extension announcement is huge win for Obama, Romney backfooted again

Monday’s announcement by President Obama that he wants Congress to extend tax cuts for middle class families earning under $250,000 for one year is a vivid demonstration of his campaign taking the initiative in the 2012 race. At the time…

Forget health care, it’s still about jobs, jobs, jobs for Obama and Romney

As President Obama sets off on his “Betting On America” bus tour through the key swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio, both the Obama and Romney campaigns are anxiously awaiting the numbers from Friday’s monthly jobs report. As they wait,…