Year: 2012

It doesn’t matter who wins in November; Bill Clinton will end this year on top. The former president will introduce Barack Obama on the penultimate night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. That’s prime placement for the man who dismissed Obama’s campaign as “a fairy tale” four years ago. In the new USA […]

Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy is in hot water with the LGBT community because he committed the cardinal sin in an age of political correctness: Thou must not speak ill of anything gays, lesbians, bisexuals or transgenders wish to do. In an interview with the Baptist Press and later on a Christian radio program, Cathy, whose […]

Now that the Supreme Court has given its narrow blessing to the Affordable Care Act, the big question is whether it will deliver the benefits that its proponents promise. Unfortunately, as it is now constructed, the plan will backfire causing fewer healthy people to buy insurance, raise premiums for those who do, destroy employment opportunities, […]

“This year will go down in history. For the first time a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient and the world will follow our lead into the future.” –Adolf Hitler, 1935 When I shout at the TV it’s usually because of one of these three reasons: […]

Political pundits often refer to the time we’re in now — a few weeks out from an election — as the “silly season.” It’s a time for obsessing over gaffes real and perceived, faux outrage over harmless statements and a general sense of desperation on the part of one candidate or perhaps both. This cycle’s […]

Does the 2012 campaign look a lot like the 2004 campaign? Many Democrats think so. And there are some resemblances. As in 2004, current polling suggests a close race and shows only about a dozen states in contention. As in 2004, the incumbent has been running negative ads against the challenger, hoping to disqualify him […]

Nancy Pelosi, the: Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives said this weekend that Jews vote Republican because they are rich and want a tax cut.: : The Jewish community will not ignore this — Could one imagine the rightful outcry if a Republican made an offensive statement like “Blacks are democrats because they are poor […]

Owning a: PR Agency, I wanted to offer ten tips for Mitt Romney to observe during his imminent Israel visit: Bowing isn’t customary in the Middle East.: : The Obama: bow to the Saudi King: is not considered customary in Israel nor anywhere else in the Middle East. Shaking hands and being polite is all that is needed. Just as […]

California’s death penalty has been in limbo since 2006, when a federal judge stayed the execution of Michael Morales, who was sentenced to death for the brutal 1981 murder and rape of 17-year-old Terri Winchell. The judge was fearful lest the state’s three-drug lethal injection protocol would cause Morales undue pain. Since then, a number […]