I am nowhere near ready to commit my vote on this, but my thinking is changing based on what I have heard and seen so far, and the two candidates most impressive to me are both in single digits in most polls, namely Mike Pence and Nikki Haley. Start with Pence. He can be like […]
Are We Headed for a Second Civil War in America?
Politically and increasingly culturally America today is a 50-50 country, more polarized than at any time since the Civil War, and last November’s midterm elections did nothing to resolve the polarization; in fact, if anything it more definitively deepened it, and it has now been topped off with the indictment of Donald Trump, which will […]
We Have a New Speaker, Let the Conversations Proceed
Almost exactly a year ago, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich posted an op/ed entitled “America Needs an Honest Adult Conversation” in which he outlined eleven issues and threats critical to the future of our country that are in need of serious debate, and in his introduction to them he wrote “If America is going to […]
My Takeaways From the Elections
As they say, the people have spoken, and the republic still stands, albeit at least as confused politically as it has ever been. I didn’t like many of the election outcomes, but I continue to be grateful that we have this great privilege, and that the great American experiment carries on. Here are my thoughts. […]
January 6
I wasn’t going to comment on this subject until the weeklong media commemorative of the first anniversary of the U. S. Capitol riot droned on into a second week, highlighted by asinine comments by President Biden and Vice President Harris, and I couldn’t resist. Their characterizations that there is currently a “dagger at the throat […]
Possibly a Game Changer in Virginia
As I write, the results of the gubernatorial race in Virginia are not final. The polls going into election day were very tight, and if the Republican Glenn Youngkin defeats the Democrat Terry McAuliffe or even comes very close in a deep blue state, it will be an earthquake, the beginning of the post-Biden campaign, […]
Biden’s “First 100 Days” Speech
We know big government does not have all the answers. We know there’s not a program for every problem…….The era of big government is over.—President Bill Clinton, State of the Union Speech, January 23, 1996 Well, Joe Biden obviously didn’t get the memo, and what he has laid out over the past several weeks and […]
Trump: His Exit and Legacy
If I was writing this essay six weeks ago, it would have had a much different tone. Coming out of election day in early November, it was reasonably clear that President Trump had narrowly lost re-election but in the process had enough coattails to avoid a mandate by Joe Biden and any kind of “blue […]
Some Final Thoughts on the Election
As we look forward to the Christmas season and to close out this wild and crazy year, here are some final thoughts on the election. First, a memo to President Trump: It’s over. Pick up the phone, call Joe Biden, concede, and wish him well. Then deliver a well-crafted concession speech to the country. […]
Concede? Not Yet
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put it best on the Senate floor: “Let’s not have any lectures about how the President should immediately, cheerfully accept preliminary election results from the same characters who just spent four years refusing to accept the validity of the last election”. I agree completely and would add this: Trump owes […]
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