Author: Dick Morris

Immediately after 9/11, America was united, vigilant and determined not to permit a repeat of the slaughter of the innocents. But since then, we have let down our guard. Partisans on the right might say that we did so because the attorney general and the president tied the hands of those who are charged with […]

As public concern mounts over Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s policy of unlimited and unrestrained printing of currency, the political focus on gold is increasing. Each month now, our currency expands by over $80 billion. Each year, the amount that comes into circulation equals the total money supply that was in circulation in 2007, before […]

Having blown five likely Senate wins on bad candidates and worse consulting, it is best not to count chickens before they hatch. But the prospects for Republican gains in the Senate in 2014 are brightening, and there is a solid shot at regaining control. Two seats seem poised to fall into Republican laps. In West […]

With over two million children now schooled — usually quite well — at home, the education establishment and the teachers unions find themselves leaking students at an alarming rate. Driven by bad public education, the threat of school violence and a virtual prohibition against values-based learning in government schools, more and more Americans are taking […]

It’s worth remembering that President Obama decided not to let his new Obamacare scheme take effect until 2014. At the time of its passage in 2010, it seemed politically wise to delay its implementation. Republicans won the election of 2010 and lost that of 2012. But the full impact of the new law will begin […]

Republicans need to focus their fire on spending, spending and spending. Obama is vulnerable and exposed and can be taken down over this issue. His recent drop in polling can be directly attributed to his spirited opposition to the sequester cuts. Ever since President Obama succeeded in raising taxes, he has been left naked and […]

The twin developments of the death of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez and the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio may offer a turning point for Latin America. Chavez had established an eight-country empire of minions willing to do his bidding including Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Cuba. In addition, the Dominican Republic […]

A new poll taken by Mexico’s leading public opinion researcher shows that U.S. citizens of Latino descent are potentially strong allies of the Republican Party. The survey found strong indications that Latinos in the U.S. are deeply worried that the Democratic Party may lead their new country down the same path of debt and dependence […]

Only a small suffix separates the two major health care programs run by the federal and state governments, but their relative political, budgetary and equity considerations are miles apart. When Obama lumps “entitlements” together, he inevitably means Medicare and Social Security. But the entitlements that need reining in are neither of these: They are Medicaid, […]

Ding, dong the wicked witch is dead! Or the male equivalent. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy! Chavez ruled an empire, which included effective and total control over the governments of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and very substantial influence over Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Uruguay and Argentina. His nine nation block stands […]

A new blockbuster survey by the noted Republican survey research firm McLaughlin and Associates reveals a stunning reversal of opinion by Republican voters on the issue of immigration reform. Where once there was hardened opposition to such legislation, a national sample of 500 self-described likely Republican voters shows broad support now emerging for the measure. […]

The never-ending Obama campaign announced this week that it was raising funds from big donors — only a relative handful — to put together a $50 million fund for an army of grass-roots activists in swing states to go after Republican Congressmen and Senators who dare to vote against the president’s wishes. Over the next […]

President Obama and his media allies are pushing the notion that sequester will destroy Western civilization. States are saying that the cuts will devastate the economy, and the Pentagon insists they will “hollow out” the military. A total of 800,000 DOD employees will have to take a 20 percent pay cut. Head Start is at […]

President Obama boasts that his Obamacare legislation will reduce the number of uninsured by thirty million. But recent actions by the states to reject his proposed expansion of Medicaid auger about a 25 percent reduction in his stated goal. The Roberts decision affirming the constitutional validity of the individual mandate in Obamacare left the states […]

If your head hurts, rush to the podiatrist. This is the logic that animates the sequester debate. The entire debate focuses on the two areas of discretionary spending in the budget — defense and nondefense. But these are not the problem areas. The big problem with federal spending is that 32 million households — 27 […]

I do not believe that Republicans should “moderate” their views. Recently, a liberal blog wrote that I said the Republican Party needs to “moderate” its views. I never used the word moderate. The GOP needs to stick to core principles but be more realistic about how to fight for them. Here’s what I said in […]

Barack Obama won re-election by perpetrating three frauds: 1. He sold the American people on the idea that we were in the midst of a slow recovery. Given time, he assured us, we would grow our way out of the recession and all would be fine. Nonsense. We now learn — three months after the […]

We don’t need more regulation of energy use, cap and trade, carbon taxes, or any of the range of new measures President Obama is pushing to deal with climate change. According to Bloomberg News, U.S. carbon emissions are down 13 percent over the past five years and that they are now the lowest since 1994. […]

The media spin is that she has been an excellent Secretary of State. But it’s just spin. Look at the record: ???????Chavez now controls Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Ecuador as well as Venezuela. He is a big influence in Brazil. He is providing a base for Iran to move into the hemisphere. ??Russia […]

Now that the economy is officially contracting, it’s a good time to look back and list the various Obama policies that are causing it. We do this not in the spirit of blame but rather to point to the corrective steps he needs to take to head off a new recession. After several quarters of […]

House Republicans and Speaker John Boehner have hit upon a de facto solution to the problems of governing while seeming to keep faith with their ideologically driven constituents. Here’s the deal: Boehner first stakes out a good position on spending and budget issues by passing a bill he knows will not go anywhere in the […]

During the entire farce of the Senate hearing on Benghazi, nobody mentioned the words video, film or movie. Or the word cover-up. It would be like covering a moon shot without mentioning the word space. Reality to the Senate: The only reason for the hearing was to understand the decision to cover-up the Benghazi killings […]

“For us, they fought and died in places like Concord and Gettysburg, Normandy, and Khe Sanh.” –Obama’s First Inaugural Address “That all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall.” –Obama’s Second Inaugural Address In Barack Obama’s […]

Republicans and conservatives may not have to wait until 2016 to get out from under the ravages of an ultra-liberal Obama Administration. History suggests that almost every two-term incumbent faces a sixth year curse in which his party fares terribly in the midterm elections. In nine of the ten sixth-year Congressional elections since 1910, the […]

Now that President Obama has nominated a Senator Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary, we will see who the real friends of Israel are. Jews, particularly in New York State, are very interested in whether their Senator — Chuck Schumer — has the moxie to stand up against the Hagel nomination. The litany of Hagel’s sympathy […]

The Republican Party and its House leadership need to find a place to stand in the debt limit battle that is approaching. Lacking a politically-viable place to stand is just a prelude to an inevitable surrender. On the one side are those who oppose any increase in the debt limit and who demand major spending […]

Al Jazeera is coming to America — courtesy of former Vice President Al Gore and entrepreneur Joel Hyatt. The Arab network, funded by Qatar, has just bought Current TV — the low rated liberal cable station Gore and Hyatt founded — for a reported $500 million. The deal gives the anti-Israeli Arab network access to […]

The way the House rolled over and passed the Democratic/Liberal fiscal cliff “deal” was not the only disgusting sight in Washington, D.C. this New Year’s Day. Even worse was the craven way the Republican Congressmen embraced Democratic tactics by voting against the bill only when they were certain that it would pass despite their votes. […]