Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Romney is right: Gary Johnson should be on the debate stage
America needs a real uniter, but it’s unlikely to get one this November
We can’t have a campaign based on making people afraid
That time a Mainer ran the outsider presidential campaign
The case for rolling back presidential powers
Democrats’ joint fundraising with Clinton reveals hypocrisy, bias
The candidates running for the Democratic nomination not named Hillary Clinton have faced long odds this election cycle. That’s to be expected, of course, as she was always considered the prohibitive favorite to win the 2016 nomination. However, it’s also been clear that the Democratic Party has gone out of its way to structure the […]
GOP must stand up to the White House on gun control in every way
It appears that President Obama is set to undermine Congress and the Constitution by, yet again, taking executive action on an issue: In this case, the right to bear arms. Of course, there is not much Obama can do in this area without congressional cooperation to undermine our civil rights, but it appears that won’t […]
We need a leader who’s serious about fighting terrorism
According to a recent Washington Post poll, only 40 percent of Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing handling terrorism — a new record low. That’s no surprise, given comments that he’s made ranking climate change ahead of terrorism as a national security threat, and that after the San Bernardino attack his first […]
Conservatives need a victory next year, not infighting
The sudden resignation of John Boehner as speaker of the House was a shocking downfall for a man who seemed to have a sure grip on his position. After all, under Boehner’s leadership, House Republicans expanded their majority to their largest since World War II, which included electing a Republican to the House from Maine […]
In 2016, experience should matter, lest we get another Obama
The biggest surprise of the 2016 presidential election cycle so far has not been the rise of Donald Trump specifically, but rather the rise in general of less experienced candidates and the implosion of far more experienced candidates. Already, two well-established governors — Rick Perry of Texas and Scott Walker of Wisconsin — have left […]
Iran debate shows dwindling respect for principled opposition
Recently, a disturbing trend in American politics has become stunningly clear: the inability of many on the left to show any kind of respect for those with whom they disagree. It is not just that they have a tendency to vociferously defend their position; that would be fine. It is that they seem to question […]
It’s time for Congress to spike the Iran deal
As the debate over President Obama’s deal with Iran on nuclear weapons begins, and more details about the agreement emerge, it is becoming clear that Congress has to do the responsible thing and step up to halt this agreement. This is a bad deal reached by a reckless president who is desperate to have another […]
The GOP’s 17-candidate primary is a blessing, not a curse
With the first debate last week in Cleveland, the 2016 presidential election has entered a new, more serious phase. During that debate, Sen. Marco Rubio said that the Republican Party had been blessed with very good candidates while the Democrats “can’t even find one.” Though intended as a one-liner, Rubio was absolutely correct: the current […]
Donald Trump needs to end his travashamockery of a campaign
In recent days, Donald Trump reached new levels of insanity with the attack he leveled against U.S. Sen. John McCain. Now, having never been much of a John McCain fan — I voted for other candidates in the primaries (and caucuses) both times he ran for president — I never thought I’d find myself in […]