election

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 [...]

Jon McNaughton is an established and yes, controversial artist from Utah whose new paintings, including his latest “Obamanation” have attracted the international attention of millions over the last few years.  He primarily focuses on highly detailed religious and patriotic subjects pictures that have relevance to what is going on in the world, that make a statement, and that [...]

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 Republicans HAVE elected more women and Hispanic governors than the Democratic party.  How is this so, if the Republicans and the Tea Partiers are so racist?  The fact is they are not, the Democrats, with the backing of the mainstream media, wants you to think that the Republican Party hates minorities.  This was so blatantly obvious in [...]

What began as a genuine grassroots bipartisan movement with thousands of tax protest rallies advocating against deficit spending across the country on April 15, 2009 became what we know now as the Tea Party. The protestors advocated for limited government, limitations on spending and taxation, as well as deficit reduction and a return to Constitutional principles.  The group [...]

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, [...]

The rant featuring Adam Carolla breaking down the current Occupy Wall Street movement in simple terms for everyone to understand is music to my ears. I can listen to it over and over.  He dives into the cultural reasons that led us into this situation, as well as the solution to our problems.  More importantly [...]

Mitt Romney has ripped apart President Obama’s campaign strategy as one of “diversions” that have taken the nation’s highest office to a “new low” that appears “angry and desperate.”  Well, birds of a feather flock together.  Chris Matthews of MSNBC proved he is completely washed up and a total moron while speaking with RNC chairman Reince Priebus. [...]

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 [...]