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Guest AuthorApril 7, 2014

I know it seems early, but talk about the 2016 presidential election has already begun. Prognosticators and pundits are opining about who should run, why they should run or why they shouldn’t run. The speculation is inevitable in this age of social media and blogging. The conversation on the Republican side has turned to urging […]

Bob SparksMarch 17, 2014

Now that the dust has settled from the David Jolly vs. Alex Sink race for Congressional District 13, the message machines are in full spin cycle. We have heard most of the analysis from both sides. Was this simply, as Democrats say, a race won by a Republican in a district held by Republicans for […]

Darryl PaulsonFebruary 5, 2014

During last week’s State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a dozen executive orders or executive actions. An executive order allows the president to put a policy into effect with the stroke of the pen. Such orders last as long as the president’s term, when they must be extended by the next president or […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 4, 2014

If there’s one rule that really matters in politics, it’s this: Don’t let best be the enemy of good. Otherwise, both are likely to lose. For people who favor universal health insurance — as I do — Obamacare was a hard swallow. It falls far short of covering everybody. It’s too complex, guaranteeing that there […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2014

What if I told you that Florida has a law that that if you use it, you increase your chances of spending time in prison and being dependent on government services for most of your life? How about if I told you that 10 other states have this same law? Well, we and they do […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 2, 2014

Another day, and another positive environmental impact statement for the Keystone XL pipeline was released Friday by the U.S. Department of State. This is great news. The Keystone XL pipeline would increase Canadian oil imports from 2 million to 5 million barrels per day — great news for U.S. energy security. A $7 billion privately […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 28, 2014

Who said these words? 1. “The accumulation of those things which make for comfort and beauty in a home is out of the question…every penny added to the cost of food, of coal, of common articles of clothing means simply less food, less warmth, less covering.” a) Robert Reich b) Harry Reid […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the name Monica Lewinsky? A big fat Cigar? Or maybe that stained dress that Linda Tripp exposed and the FBI tested? That’s the one that concluded that President Bill Clinton was the source of the semen on the garment “to a reasonable degree of scientific […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2014

In this election year, “progressives” have announced that they’re going to make a big issue of income inequality. President Obama has said so, and New York City’s new mayor, the ultraliberal Bill de Blasio, has announced that addressing income inequality will be his administration’s top priority. However, a quick survey of the real world suggests […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 6, 2014

Guns. We are awash in them and words about them. Some of the latest came from Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal, which ruled that the University of North Florida could not ban students from keeping guns in their on-campus cars. The ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed by Florida Carry, a gun […]

Tag: President Obama

Ed Moore: America is setting the performance bar far too low

Bob Sparks: Republican brand tries to catch the wave

Darryl Paulson: Government by pen and phone

Martin Dyckman: Compromise appears possible on immigration reform

Ed Moore: We need to significantly reduce the number of high-school dropouts

Dave Mica: With all reports in, let’s build the Keystone XL Pipeline

Martin Dyckman: There was a time when Republicans tried to tame the rich

Steve Kurlander: Bill Clinton’s sexual past wrong issue for GOP in 2016

Robert F. Sanchez: Solving “income inequality” is very complicated

Doug Clifton: With all the slaughter, how does gun lobby continue to win?