Campaign 2012 is insulting to every one of us. With 88 days to go the Obama and Romney campaigns, having gone negative early, have set a new, all-time low for campaign integrity, transparency, clarity, divisiveness and policy articulation. What makes…
Actually, it’s long overdue. U.S. law does not require that candidates for President undergo psychological testing. U.S. Presidents undergo only an annual physical examination that does not include a psychological evaluation. Have you ever heard a President’s doctors pronounce him…
The American Party? believes that American citizens should be managing Government, including the Congress and Federal bureaucracies, rather than the other way around. This week’s events reminded of George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four published in 1949. Its worth a look…
We recommend the following columns for those interested in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: Top Ten Lessons of the Iraq War by Steven M. Walt in Foreign Policy, March 20, 2012 A Festival of Lies by Thomas Friedman in New…
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During the January 24, 2012 State of the Union address Barack Obama said: “Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud…
Economist Jeffrey Sachs on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday, August 19, 2011: “We’re almost three years into this administration, and there’s never been a plan. And that’s what everybody feels. And the president didn’t lead. He waited. The quintessential image,…
A Facebook reader has e-mailed asking that we expand upon the reasons for our achievement vs. entitlement statement. In the future please post all comments to this blog so that everyone can see them. Its important for us to understand…
According to Wikipedia the phrase “bread and circuses” is used to describe the creation of public approval, not through exemplary or excellent public service or public policy, but through the mere satisfaction of the immediate, shallow requirements of a populace. …
Both Pepsi and Coke are great American classic soft drinks, but when we go to the market we often want to buy milk, juice or something else. What if Pepsi or Coke were all that was available? That’s roughly the…