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    October 31, 2015   Jeb Bush is a good man. As Florida’s Governor, he presided over tax cuts and bureaucratic simplification that has resulted in this state becoming a mecca not only for retirees, but for anyone seeking a job. He has demonstrated compassion towards illegal immigrants and speaks fluent Spanish. He is a solid social conservative, a convert to Catholicism and successfully passed a school voucher program that unfortunately was thrown out by liberal judges. He has raised huge amounts of money and has hired a top notch staff. So what’s the problem? The problem is that his last name is Bush. Is this an unfair criticism? Yes. But it does not change the political reality. Jeb Bush’s low standing in the polls is because Republican primary voters often speak to non-political people when assessing their candidates. They listen to comments from their beer-drinking brothers-in-law: “You guys are going to nominate another Bush? What have you been smoking lately?” A battle between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton will quickly devolve into a referendum on the presidencies of Bill Clinton and  George W. Bush. Smirking hard-core Democrats delight in … [Read more...]

  September 30, 2015   The Connecticut Republican Party is like the pimply-faced nerd in high school who believes that if he helps the hot babe with her homework, she will go out with him. In spite of obvious evidence that the Democrats – who control both houses and the Governor’s mansion – have no interest in anything the Republican leaders have to say, Connecticut Republicans are asking for a special session to address the hospital cuts proposed by Governor Dan Malloy. They are also warming to the Governor’s proposal to place transportation funds in a “lock box.” To the “shock” of Democratic bean counters and liberal media outlets, Connecticut is about to run a $100 million deficit this year and $1.1 billion dollar deficit next year. This is after the massive tax increases that Governor Malloy promised during his campaign would never happen.  Malloy is now doing what he does best - proposing cuts to the poorest and most vulnerable citizens – in order to shake down the taxpayers again. Even rising Democratic star, State Senator Ted Kennedy was disturbed by the hospital cuts, pointing out that not only does this hurt the poor, but decreases matching funds from … [Read more...]

August 20, 2015   The Presidential race is heating up and the voters are besieged with a plethora of polls and political opinions about what is going to happen.  But here is where you will get the truth – at least a 90% probability of the truth. This is because the following statements are not based on wishful thinking but rather an analysis of money, electoral college mathematics and demographic trends. 1. Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee. The reason is simple: Money. She has raised over $100 million, mainly from the Wall Street Welfare State and the pantheistic secular Left. No one else is even close. Bernie Sanders – on of the few decent persons in politics – is going nowhere. His supporters do not despise Clinton and will quickly get on the train when it becomes obvious she will be the nominee. The scandals over classified e-mails and corruption in the Clinton Foundation will seem like background noise to the average voter and most voters think Benghazi is a type of Japanese tree. Democratic elders such as Joe Biden, Al Gore or John Kerry will not jump into the race unless there is a carefully choreographed Hillary exit. This will only occur if … [Read more...]