Fox News 2016 Power Index Changes With Romney Exit
On Jan. 28, I introduced you to Fox News 2016 Power Index. With the departure of Mitt Romney from the race, here’s the Feb. 2, look at the top ten GOP candidates for president. 1. Jeb Bush 2. Scott Walker 3. Rand Paul 4.… read more
No bias in the so-called mainstream press?
Did you see ABC News’ Jonathan Karl question White House spokesman Eric Schultz on how he can state the Obama administration doesn’t make deals with terrorists when they traded five Taliban prisoners in exchange for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?
If you were watching ABC News, you wouldn’t have seen it. … read more
Over the past few years, I have written extensively about my belief that extending the unemployment payments was a disincentive to work. People who took advantage of the multiple extensions became the subject of pieces appearing in newspaper and magazines and television news.
“Too many Americans took advantage of a system that was meant to be a temporary cushion, and stopped looking for work as long as the free ride continued,” I wrote in my Nov.… read more
For those of you who like to see which presidential candidates are leading in popularity, Fox News’ digital politics editor Chris Stirewalt has released his inaugural edition of his 2016 GOP Power Index, a 90-second unscientific review of where the contenders stand. I will be providing you a link to future editions.… read more
Having spent much of my life around aircraft, in the Air Force and in the aerospace industry, it was distressing to learn that the A-10 Thunderbolt II was slated for the budgetary chopping block.
An A-10 Warthog flies over a Special Forces unit in close air support. Flying low and at slower speeds, A-10 pilots have great visibility as they loiter over a target area. (usaf photo)
Yes, it’s been flying for four decades, but we’re still flying the B-52 and the C-130, which have been in the air for five and six decades, respectively. These and other aging aircraft still carry out valuable missions thanks to the upgrading of their avionics and engines.
The A-10 is commonly referred to the Warthog rather than by its official moniker, obviously because of its looks. It doesn’t have the sleek lines of modern fighter aircraft.
The A-10 won kudos for its work during the Iraq war and in Afghanistan. Ideal as a close air support aircraft, one would think it would be the airplane of choice in the kind of warfare we find ourselves now. Continue reading
“If you say you oppose the president’s unconstitutional executive amnesty, show me where you stood up. If you say you support life and you support marriage, show me where you stood up and fought. If you say you’ll stand up to the Washington establishment, the career politicians of both parties that got us in this mess, then show me where you stood up and fought.” – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Texas Senator Cruz urged voters to ask presidential candidates how they stood up and fought for conservative issues. (usnews.com)
“Talk is cheap,” said Senator Cruz during his appearance at the Iowa Freedom Summit on Jan. 24, 2015, as he demanded voters ask candidates how they have fought for conservative issues and against liberal issues.
Hearing Cruz speak, I was reminded of two issues that have been of concern to me. Would the GOP wins in the mid-terms embolden them to “man up” against a rogue president and would those in the Senate remind the opposition of the Reid Reign against order in that body? Would those who won in November stand up for issues they spoke of in their campaigns?
I was beginning to wonder when the trillion dollar “Cromnibus” bill passed in December, but I am seeing some signs of hope. Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress was, in my opinion, a superb response to a president who continuously insults Congress by going around them to suit his agenda. Continue reading
By now you have heard all the reviews of President Obama’s State of the Union address. There was the sameness of his message, his failure to mention Al Qaeda, his frequent threats to use the veto, and his concocted story of Rebecca, the Democrat plant who, joined by her husband, sat in the gallery with the first lady.… read more
Most of us have at one time or another dumped pieces of a jigsaw puzzle out on a card table to pass the time; usually when the weather outside is miserable.
If you have a good eye you could usually find the pieces that form the outside border or a clearly defined section of the puzzle. Returning to it we often see pieces we didn’t see before and the picture on the box cover gets clearer.
I have been trying to piece together a similar puzzle regarding the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). No, not one depicting the accompanying organizational chart. My interest was in the puzzling billion dollar cost for the healthcare.gov website.
After a contentious five-year stint as HHS secretary, culminating in the botched rollout, Kathleen Sebelius resigned in April last year. Of course, she was not forced out. While she defended the website during Congressional hearings, embarrassingly, the system went down.
Her departure left a number of unanswered questions, while new questions arose. What about the outrageous cost of the website, and how has Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services escaped scrutiny? Continue reading
Two months later, as Iran agreed to rollback parts of its nuclear program in exchange for relief from some sanctions, President Obama assured us he wouldn’t allow and interim agreement to become a means for Tehran to play for time in the development of a nuclear weapon. … read more
Joni Ernst, the newly elected senator from Iowa, will give the Republican response to the president’s State of the Union address tonight, and the long knives of the media are already out.
Of course, they recalled the anemic responses made by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Sen. Marco Rubio, while failing to mention last year’s impressive performance by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the most senior GOP woman in House leadership.
Politico published this unflattering wide-eyed photo of Sen. Joni Ernst with its coverage of her selection to give the Republican response to the State of the Union address. (benbaker for politico)
Newsweek did a number on Rep. Michele Bachmann with this wide-eyed cover shot in 2011. (villagevoice.com)
While most of the media published flattering pictures of Ernst in their coverage, Politico, the publication that promises to deliver nonpartisan news, fast, fair and first, chose to use a tight close-up featuring a wide-eyed Ernst. It reminded me of the unflattering cover photo Newsweek published of Rep. Michele Bachmann in 2011 accompanying its piece, Queen of Rage. Continue reading
