March 2, 2016 I am not a Donald Trump fan. He is first and foremost a salesman, cherry picking issues that best inflame the population and giving vague or unworkable solutions. Pundits of all political stripes say he is unelectable and that Hillary Clinton will eat him alive. They are missing one point – Trump is […]
The Appeal of Donald Trump
January 4, 2016 The Republican Part is in the midst of a slugfest. Conservative activists who have toiled in the trenches for decades feel that they have been betrayed by pragmatists who compromise with the Democrats too easily. Whether this is actually true or not is irrelevant. In politics, perception is reality. […]
ObamaCare – Poor Health Care Policy but Political Ingenuity
November 29, 2015 Detractors of ObamaCare are forever reciting the program’s failings: unworkable web sites, skyrocketing premiums, endless cost overruns, silly bureaucratic mandates, useless medical record requirements, bankrupt insurance co-ops along with the random cancellations of perfectly fine policies. They like to recount one of President Obama’s most famous mendacious declarations: “If you like […]