Progressivism

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Obama wants shareholders to bite the hand that feeds them in effort to push his climate change agenda

On Wednesday, I wrote about auto manufacturers having second thoughts about the EPA’s 2025 fuel efficiency standard they signed-on to in 2011, and the result of getting in bed with big government. They are forecasting difficulty in selling their cars – expected to cost some $6,000 more – in a market where low fuel prices prevail.

Now President Obama and his EPA have their sights set on the fossil fuel industry itself, making it even more difficult for auto makers to sell their cars. Continue reading →

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Trump the ‘presumptive’ nominee?

Presumptive … presumed in the absence of further information – Oxford dictionary

 “I consider myself the presumptive nominee,” Donald Trump declared following his sweep of the five east coast primaries, “As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”

Personally, I am not a Trump fan. I just cannot get past his boorish bragging, his callous insults and his inability to articulate policy specifics. I’m not alone. A friend has been sending me articles on Trump, saying “I’m still learning to love him because I may have to vote for him.” Continue reading →

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The wasted New Hampshire primary

It’s over, and nothing has changed, except I no longer have to listen to the ridiculous stories about New Hampshire voters, who don’t make up their minds until they step into the voting booth. Balderdash! For what? The entire effort there was for naught, a waste.

The “live free or die” people of the Granite State had an opportunity to right the GOP ship, giving us a clear choice going forward, and they failed us. Continue reading →

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Words have meaning

“Conservatives should not play into liberals’ hands by allowing them to reinvent themselves as “progressives” because they know “liberal” is a pejorative term,” – Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)

During a nine-year stint in the hill country of Texas, my conservative political views were published there as letters to the editor and as op-eds. The Boerne Star graciously allowed me to present views counter to those expressed in a regular column written by Kendall County Democrats entitled, Progressive Views. Continue reading →

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Hillary’s untrustworthiness on display … again

“You know, every secretary of state that I know have (sic) done that,” was Hillary Clinton’s response to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s inquiry into her receiving $675,000 for speeches to financial firms. “That’s what they offered to pay,” she snarkily added.

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Hillary Clinton during Feb. 4, 2016 debate with Sen. Bernie Sanders.

If Cooper had done his homework, he could have pointed out that former secretaries of state Colin Powell and Madeline Albright usually speak for $50-60,000 dollars. Condoleezza Rice was paid $150,000 for a speech at the University of Minnesota. Cooper did, however, point out the difference that they weren’t running for office.

To that, Clinton stuttered, “I didn’t … to be honest, I wasn’t … I wasn’t committed to running … I didn’t … I didn’t know whether I …” When Cooper interrupts with, “you didn’t know you were running for president?” She responded, “I didn’t.” Continue reading →

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A quote worth sharing

Every once in a while, there’s a nugget in “Notable & Quotable,” a feature usually found at the bottom of The Wall Street Journal’s op-ed page, and on Feb. 2, 2016 there was one of those worth sharing with those of you who may have missed it. If you are a fan of the PBS TV series Downton Abby, especially of the actress Maggie Smith, it will be even more meaningful.… read more