On June 20, 2011 I wrote a post entitled Why Not Ron Paul. Since then there were several times I came close to making an endorsement of the Texas Congressman, but I still found myself hesitating. Around the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Congressman Paul stated again that the United States was to blame for the 9/11 attacks because of our presence (occupation) in the Middle East. There were of course many outcries against what Dr. Paulread more…
Good-bye Governor Granholm, since you were born in Canada, I take a small bit of comfort knowing you will never be President of the United States. Whichever candidate wins the Michigan Governor’s race in November, they will be facing: a dwindling population (tax base) a budget that was stuck together with one-time stimulus dollars late last fall. The holes in Michigan’s budget may be harder to plug than that gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico.read more…
Many republicans and conservatives were thrilled when Scott Brown, Republican won the open senate seat for Massachusetts. Unfortunately, just because someone claims “republican” as their party, doesn’t mean they are a conservative. Scott Brown’s view is: Abortions should always be legally available. Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape. Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered. Scott Brown is against late-term abortions, but that’s not enoughread more…
Bye-Bye Andre?
With South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R) leaving a less than stellar legacy behind, the Republicans were already facing an uphill battle to retain the Governor’s seat in the Palmetto State, but Lt. Governor Andre Bauer (R) just made it even more unlikely: Bauer said that poor parents of students who eat free or reduced-price meals in school cafeterias should be required to attend parent-teacher conferences, or the students should go without. I don’t disagree thatread more…