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America’s willful blindness — Obama is a divider not a unifier

The much discussed Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, which was released Thursday morning, shows a sharply divided America. Not much new there. Half of those surveyed think that the across-the-board spending cuts that went into effect on Friday with the…

The Public Has Got It Wrong

Tomorrow is a big day. The sequester will automatically come into effect and we will see across the board spending cuts. What the actual impact of the sequester on the average American has been hotly debated. The President has been…

Rubio trumps Obama as both men offer competing visions of America’s future

If we needed a reminder as to the greatness of our country, we had to look no further than our televisions or computer screens Tuesday night. Two men of modest beginnings—born to immigrant fathers, and both with a personal drive…

Republicans need to quit complaining and start cooperating with Obama

Tonight, the president of the United States of America and the leader of the party that won the election in 2012 set forward a strong plan not only for the next four years but the next four decades of American…

Why Democrats and Republicans Must Guard Against Unnecessary Regulation

It goes without saying that President Obama and the Democrats are flying high. The president registered a 60 percent approval rating in an ABC/Washington Post opinion poll out this week, his highest since he took office four years ago. Despite…

What We Need To Hear From Obama At The Inauguration

Photo credit: Wikipedia) This year’s inauguration day represents something far different from the one that took place four years ago. While we heard about hope and change from a first term President Obama we now know that this vision for…

We’re now one step closer to America’s coming civil war

FILE – In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, file photo, the dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor’s Center in Washington. ((AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)) FILE – In this Dec. 10, 2012 file photo,…

Both Political Parties Win With a Practical, Pro-Growth Fiscal Cliff Outcome

It goes without saying that a plunge over the so-called “fiscal cliff” would be a true setback for the nation. Indeed, as Democrats and Republicans say that they’re willing to allow for significant tax hikes and program cuts if the…

American people, not lawmakers, really understand our fiscal mess

The 2012 election did not provide a clear mandate for either party, and certainly not for President Obama. The election itself reflected the polarization of the last four years and offered little in the way of direction about what the…

Our defiant and uncompromising president

This week’s press conference was more of the same President Obama whom we saw on the campaign trail this year. He was resolute and even defiant. And though there was more conciliation at times than we are normally used to…