Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty A Bad Deal For America
How poor must a piece of legislation be that I found myself on the side of Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Obama finds himself aligned with the “extreme far right?” Clearly this must be one of the...
View ArticleList Of Stupid Political Comments Grows Longer
“I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America. He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way you were...
View ArticlePolitical Posturing The Order Of The Day
All compromise is not equal. This may seem like an obvious statement for most, but for many in the media and politics, the art of compromise is subjective for others, but never for themselves....
View ArticleOpposing Bad Iran Treaty Doesn’t Make Senators Traitors
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” – Groucho Marx Last week, 47 members of Congress sent a letter to the...
View ArticlePolitical Agitators Serve To Distract
Over the past couple of weeks, discussions involving both the federal and state budget got under way. As expected, the incessant cackle from politicians, lobbyists and the “special interest groups,”...
View ArticleIndiana RFRA Law Backlash Is Mob Rule
For those who read my articles or listen to my radio show, you know a majority of my time is devoted to economic issues, integrity and ethics in government, and our general relationship with our...
View ArticleNot Everything Is A National Conversation
How much more can we take as a country, and where can we look to find hope? As we watch the events unfold in Baltimore, it is déjà vu. We have been here before, and we have learned nothing from our...
View ArticleNH Primary: Reject Proposals To Limit Candidates In Debates
This past week the Republican National Committee announced its preliminary debate rules for the 2016 Presidential election. The RNC wants the networks to limit the number of contenders on the stage,...
View ArticleBest of Blog – Addressing Healthcare During the Presidental Campaign in 2007
Author’s Note This is a ‘Best of’ blog posting from 2007, when the then unnamed Obamacare was being discussed on the campaign trial. The truth then, as now, is that we really only have 8-10 million...
View ArticleRoberts Wrong About Obamacare
“In a democracy, the power to make the law rests with those chosen by the people. Our role is more confined, “to say what the law is.”… That is easier in some cases than in others. But in every case we...
View ArticleDistractions Anchored in Political Correctness
The New Hampshire First in the Nation Primary has taken another detour into the land of the absurd this past week. As the unimaginative within the press core and political elitists try to paint the...
View ArticleBirthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside.” – 14th Amendment of the U.S....
View ArticleThe Truth About Planned Parenthood and Budget Battle
Every election the battle cry from both sides of the political spectrum goes out: “Don’t talk about the social issues!” Every election we eventually find ourselves embroiled in a conversation on the...
View ArticleOur Veterans Deserve Better Care And Respect
Last week an extraordinary gathering occurred in Portsmouth, one that exemplifies the true meaning of Veterans Day, and one that each of us should strive for when honoring those who served our country....
View ArticleJeff Chidester Endorses Chris Christie for President
Proud to join Team Christie Becomes 100th member of Christie’s New Hampshire Leadership Team For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 MORRISTOWN, NJ – Following Governor Christie’s strong...
View ArticleCare For Veterans Is Shameful
I thought there would never be a time when I would say the following, but I am truly ashamed of my country. I know some people will take offense with this, regardless of the circumstances that led me...
View Article‘Gun Control’ Conversation A Losing One
The conversation facing our country on “gun control” is a losing one. It is a losing one because both sides are deeply entrenched in their beliefs, often closed off to listening to the other side. Some...
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Washington’s Farewell Address 1796
Friends and Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts...
View ArticleThe Need For Transparency
“Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.” – Ivan Krastev There used to be a time when we knew a political scandal when we saw it....
View ArticleTrump’s Tariff Is A Stupid Idea
The thing with writing about President Donald Trump is that he will most likely change his mind before the story comes to print. Such is the case with Trump’s latest Mexico tariff proposal. I have no...
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