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The Republican Victory Tonight Is A Rejection Of President Obama

11/05/2014 Published on Forbes.com
President Obama’s net negative rating across key battleground states was a staggering 30 points. With numbers like that, it’s not at all surprising that the Republicans took control of the Senate tonight, especially considering the polling going into today’s contest.…

The Battle For The Senate: What To Watch For On Election Night

11/04/2014 Published on Forbes.com
At 6 p.m. Central Time, the ballot counting will begin in Kentucky. Recent polling has given Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a comfortable seven-to-nine point advantage over Democrat Alison Grimes. I don’t expect any surprises there – and you…

Democrats outraising Republicans as election nears

10/16/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Despite outrage from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats about billionaires like the Koch brothers donating to the GOP, statistics show Democrats are outraising Republicans this election season. Sheila Krumholz of the Center for Responsive Politics estimated, “the…

Florida governor’s race: Expect expensive, bloody battle in Scott vs. Crist showdown

08/27/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Florida Republicans and Democrats selected their nominees for governor this week. The voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary for the November election was light and the expected winners prevailed. Republican Rick Scott, the Sunshine State’s incumbent governor was renominated. He will…

Environmentalist and Democrat mega-donor accused of hypocrisy

06/26/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
With his increasing visibility and political involvement, San Francisco environmentalist and mega-Democratic campaign donor Tom Steyer is making Democrats a rich target for hypocrisy, critics say. Steyer has pledged $100 million this year to elect Democrats who are committed to…

A government admission of wrongdoing

04/10/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Last week, National Intelligence Director Gen. James R. Clapper sent a brief letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, in which he admitted that agents of the National Security Agency (NSA) have been reading…

NSA spying: What if secrecy trumps the Constitution?

04/03/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
The United States Constitution. (ARCHIVES.GOV) What if the National Security Agency (NSA) knows it is violating the Constitution by spying on all Americans without showing a judge probable cause of wrongdoing or identifying the persons it wishes to spy upon,…

A Sad Chapter For America

10/17/2013 Published on Forbes.com
“This is not a time to point fingers of blame,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said after the Senate finally reached an agreement on a deal yesterday. “This is a time of reconciliation.” To be sure, we have moved past…

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,…

Why Larry Summers’ Withdrawal Is So Important

09/16/2013 Published on Forbes.com
President Obama failed quietly over the weekend, and it’s important to understand why. His failure had both everything, and nothing, to do with Syria. The withdrawal of Larry Summers as a prospective candidate to head the Fed is indicative of…