by Art Smith
I’ve said it a number of times here in the past: the real power is in the US Congress. Presidents can negotiate with foreign leaders, take military action (to an extent), and manage the administration as approved (more or less) by Congress. And then a little...
by Art Smith
Christopher J. Ward, former treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee, is under investigation for allegedly embezzling as much as a million dollars of the organization’s money. When our people mess up, we do it Texas-style. Of course,...
by Art Smith
Geraldine Ferraro is the next contestant on “Who Wants The Most Media Attention?”. Today she resigned from Hillary’s Finance Committee because of remarks considered racist regarding Obama. She had essentially said that Obama’s campaign was...
by Art Smith
Not surprisingly, Eliot Spitzer did resign today as Governor of New York, ,effective Monday. There is lots and lots of pundit commentary on this today (see Memeorandum). I’m sorry for his family, and I’m glad he did the right thing. A coworker of mine made...
by Art Smith
House Republicans made the right choice today when they helped hold the line on Bush’s veto of the bill intended to ban waterboarding. Democrats are resting on the wrong principle here in trying to protect the rights of terrorists. They are convinced they are on...
by Art Smith
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer today confirmed he met with a prostitute in a Washington hotel room. He apologized for his actions and said little more. He did not say if he planned to resign. “I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize...
by Art Smith
For shielding her injured comrades and treating them while under fire, a woman medic in the 82nd Army Airborne Division will be awarded the Silver Star. Spc. Monica Lin Brown, a 19-year-old from Texas, is will receive the award for showing valor by saving the lives of...
by Art Smith
I had the privilege of participating as a delegate to my first Republican Polk County (Iowa) convention. It was a great experience. We ended up with significantly more people than expected (usually 50% of the elected delegates show up, we had about 70%+) which had a...
by Art Smith
No winner for Contest #7. We will be suspending the contests for a while. Check back frequently as we plan to start up again before too long.
by Billy Beck
I will strongly recommend that our readers to take a look at the cover story of Newsweek’s March 10 edition . It is a great story about the late Mr. William F. Buckley. You will find additional articles from various contributors also in this edition. It will...