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At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama made his case to the American people for a second term by touting his experience as a steady leader in the face of overseas crises and mocked Mitt Romney as “new to foreign policy.” Lets not forget that last time around it was the president who was criticized for being [...]

Months of tension erupted into open hostility last night when the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, called for work stoppage in the nation’s third-largest district, closing classrooms for about 400,000 students.  The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials claim they are only seeking a “fair” contract.  Fair.  Everyone can agree that children should [...]

In case you missed it, something weird happened at the Democratic convention when a considerable portion of the delegates loudly booed an attempt by convention chair and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to amend the party platform by adding a reference to God and an affirmation that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.  Democrats omitted the word “God” [...]

How ironic, the U.S. national debt blows by a historic $16 Trillion during the Democratic National Convention (DNC).  U.S. government debt reached $16 trillion for the first time after rising $1 trillion since November, according to Treasury Department data.  The Democratic Party’s 2012 platform calls for future deficit reduction to exclusively come from tax hikes on [...]

A  standard question of modern presidential elections is “Are you better off”, and how has the middle class been affected?  At least by the numbers, Americans are not better off than they were four years ago:  the middle class has been crushed, unemployment remains high, incomes have fallen, and gas prices have doubled.  Vice President [...]

Though the Democrats do not think THE question of this election is the same question that Ronald Reagan posed in 1980: “Are you better off now than you  were four years ago?”, it undoubtedly will play a key factor in who will reside in the White House in 2013.  While the Democrats admit that the recovery [...]

President Barack Obama mockingly charged that the just-concluded Republican convention had showcased policies “better suited for the last century.”  This Presidential race seems to be boiling down to one glaring issue: which party will do more to help the financially strapped and shrinking American middle class.  President Obama’s campaign theme is that Mitt Romney and the Republicans cater to [...]

The reason why America is called “The Land of Opportunity” is because its people can climb up the socio-economic ladder through hard work and dedication. However, too often when U.S. citizens fall on hard times, they turn to the government for financial assistance.  The history of welfare in the United States reveals the compassion and goodwill of the American people, [...]

It is good that we are finally having the kind of discussions that the American people need.  The Paul Ryan Vice President pick has brought the medicare issue to the forefront  of the debate.  This is critical,  becaue according to the program’s trustees, the hospital insurance trust fund will be “exhausted in 2024,” five years [...]

Almost every week there’s a story in the news about a huge hurricane, earthquake, fire, or flood.  While there’s no way to tell ahead of time when a disaster will strike or how bad it will be, we can still prepare.  One of the best things we can do now to help protect ourselves and [...]