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And if you’ll buy that, I’ll throw the Golden Gate in free….

”But I do tell you that if the Democrats win, and have substantial majorities, Congress of the United States will be more bipartisan.”  
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Dems Look to Slash Military

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), the Chairman of the House Finance Committee, has given an indication the kind of “change” the Democrats have in mind following the elections. 
Calling for a 25% cut in Defense spending twice within the last week Frank said, “We don’t need all these fancy new weapons.” 
Frank disdainfully attacked the United States military [...]

Hawaii says “Aloha” to Universal Child Health Care

If the polls are even close to right, Barack Obama is on his way to becoming the next President.  Among his many promising is universal health care coverage – and with Pelosi and Reid still in charge on the Hill, and Hillary with a green light to lead the charge – you can bet it [...]

Lessons from the Diamond for Health Care

Republican Speaker, Democrat Senator, and MLB Manager offer some tips:
How to Take American Health Care From Worst to First
By Billy Beane, Newt Gingrich and John Kerry
“America’s health care system behaves like a hidebound, tradition-based ball club that chases after aging sluggers and plays by the old rules: we pay too much and get too little [...]

Drill here – Drill now!

As if you needed any more evidence that it makes no sense at all to depend on foreign countries for more than two of every three barrels of oil we need to supply our energy needs, read the following story.  With the world economies in free fall, the OPEC countries plan to choke off supply [...]

Democrat’s Plan to fix the Economy: Tax and Spend

 “I think at this point, there needs to be a focus on an immediate increase in spending and I think this is a time when deficit fear has to take a second seat. I do think this is a time for a kind of very important dose of Keynesianism. I believe later on there should [...]

Tip of the Hat – Richard Cameron Marshall

Navy Midshipman and Marine Iraq War Veteran – Great American
Football is war, or so a lot of us were told by our coaches.  Cameron Marshall knows the difference, though. 
Marshall is a Broomfield, Colorado native who volunteered for the Marines immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  He was a senior in high school still in the [...]

Good News – Charles J. Chaput: The outspoken Archbishop of Denver

No one doubts the official position of the Catholic Church on abortion, but since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision there has been a palpable silence among some Catholics, even members of the clergy, willing to publicly denounce the practice that has now claimed the life of 50 million innocent babies.  Poll after poll documents [...]

The Consequence of “Change”

The Wall Street Journal editorialized about the possible consequences of the upcoming elections resulting in A Liberal Supermajority. If the polls are accurate, the Democrats will increase their numbers in the House and perhaps even gain a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.  Barack Obama is also leading in the race to become the 44th [...]

About that Universal Health Care Idea

The state of Hawaii is struggling like most states to fund all the programs of government.  The administration of Republican Governor Linda Lingle recently announced that due to budget shortfalls they would be pulling the plug on a state funded universal coverage plan for children  just seven months after the program was implemented.
  
“People who were [...]