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Governor Christie is targeted because he's viewed as a front runner in the Republican Presidential Horserace and therefore fair game for attack. If the Democrats and their allies in the media can wound or destroy GOP front runners as they surge to the front of the pack, it will make the job of continuing to…

It's up to the individual whether to shop on Thanksgiving Day and the shopkeeper whether to open to shoppers. I'm thankful for the freedom we have to make those decisions without government interference.

There is skepticism among members of Congress as well. I agree with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who made this comment, "Unless the agreement requires dismantling of the Iranian centrifuges, we really haven’t gained anything." House majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA) put it, "It is critical that distrust but verify be the guiding principle with which…

An ill-conceived idea to use children as pawns in protest of Common Core; it allows the focus of the debate to be shifted. My grandchildren will be in school that day. Thank goodness their parents are possessed of what seems to be a rare trait these days, common sense.

Sometimes House Republicans seem to have a problem keeping their eye on the ball. I know, so many offenses, so little time to prosecute them, leaving many frustrated with the lack of progress. But, this is a distraction from the case Republicans should be prosecuting - Obamacare and its devastating impact on the American people.…

There is no good news in Mudville as President Obama continues to strike out with Obamacare. Daily, voters are presented with fresh evidence of the unwieldy and expensive boondoggle and how it will change their lives in significant ways. Obama's approval numbers are sinking and Democrat lawmakers up for reelection in red states are near…

Does anyone listen to Jackson? Besides the usual constituency, that is.

I think the media has a point in that a presidential candidate needs to be more right of center to appeal to a broad range of voters. Extreme ideologues on both sides have gone down to crushing defeat in the past (Goldwater in 1964, McGovern in 1972). And, it depends on what is meant by…

These leaks have been devastating to our foreign relations. Nations, even allies, routinely spy on one another and have been for probably as long as there have been nations forming entangling alliances. As Yule Brynner playing the King of Siam sang in Rodger's and Hammerstein's The King and I, "Shall I join with other nations…

The Obama White House obviously doesn't ascribe to that dictum but it seems in politics you only tell people what you hope you can convince them is true today, whether it is or not. It's what the circumstances call for NOW. Tomorrow, it is hoped, will take care of itself, with a little help, of course.

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