President Obama and the Democrats plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire in 2010. Obama said he wants us to pay our "fair share," and Vice President Joe Biden considers it a "moral obligation" to pay taxes. ...more

December 17, 2009

Our school system needs to make serious inroads into the education of the bottom 50 percent of our students. ...more

March 13, 2009

Jon Kueney of New Port Richey, vice chairman of the Pasco Libertarian Party, says people will question voting for Barack Obama after less than two years of his "Marxist" policies. ...more

November 8, 2008

If Barack Obama is not a socialist, he does the best imitation of one I've ever seen. ...more

November 2, 2008

VOTE WITH YOUR MOUTH So, Election Day is Tuesday. Or it was last month, if you voted already. ...more

October 31, 2008

Vote For A Grown-Up We have a chance to have a grown-up as president after 16 years of baby boomers in charge in Washington and Wall Street. Maybe it is time for a grown-up to clean up the mess. ...more

October 17, 2008

Columnist David Brooks is the sort of writer who passes for a conservative. ...more

October 15, 2008

Modern conservatism began as a movement of dissident intellectuals. Richard Weaver wrote a book called, "Ideas Have Consequences." Russell Kirk placed Edmund Burke in an American context. William F. Buckley famously said he'd rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phonebook than by the faculty of Harvard. But he didn't believe those were the only two options. His entire life was a celebration of urbane values, sophistication and the rigorous and constant application of intellect. ...more

October 11, 2008

Wealthy Will Do Fine ...more

September 23, 2008

Boxing's unwritten rule goes like this: To beat the champ, you must beat the champ. Belts do not change waistlines on technicalities; in a close match, deference is paid to the titleholder. ...more

August 24, 2008