Colin Powell and the GOP "Identity" Crisis

Colin Powell visited the Sunday talk show circuits once again, not so much a RINO but as a disgruntled former standard bearer who cannot stand nor bear not to be the center of attention The Republican Party does not have an "identity" problem, not as...

The Constitution is Relevant.

Critics of the Constitution allege that Americans do not want to be ruled by a stingy, elitist minority. This assumption is both stingy and elitist, a classic canard from light-weight academics which respect their own assumptions more than the implications of the...

Caution for Christie

Republicans balanced the need for balanced budgets with the unbalanced damage of Superstorm Sandy. They inadvertently withheld financial aid to the storm-ravaged Northeast. The Wall Street Journal reported that House Committees had outlaid billions of dollars intended...

Speaker of the House: Not Saying Much

The Speaker of the House used to be one of the most coveted positions in politics. While the House Rep who took the job more often than not never ascended any higher in national politics, his or her prominance in the House Chamber at least granted that legislator...

San Bernardino and Bankruptcy Court

San Bernardino declared bankruptcy this year, joining three other California municipalities which could not balance their budgets without breaking their word to the public employees or bursting their weakened bond holdings. The Daily Breeze suggested that future...