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Lessons Of The Cain Train Wreck
By Carole on Dec 3, 2011
Businessman Herman Cain has officially suspended his presidential campaign citing "false and unproved allegations" and "distractions and hurt" to himself and his family. He is moving on to what he calls Plan B - pushing his solutions to the nation's problems from outside the electoral process. But before his presidential campaign fades into history, there are some lessons to be learned from how the Cain train turned into the Cain train wreck.
Santorum Is Tonight's Candidate To Watch
By Carole on Nov 12, 2011
The focus of tonight's GOP presidential debate in Spartanburg, South Carolina will be foreign policy and national security. In preparation, the mainstream media is asking the obvious questions: Will Rick Perry "step in it" again? Does Herman Cain know who the president of "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan" is? How many times will Jon Huntsman remind the audience he has lived overseas? But the more important (and interesting) question that could be answered tonight is: Can former Senator Rick Santorum turn his eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee and his real world foreign policy experience into serious consideration from Republican primary voters?
The Obama Doctrine: Inconsistency
By Carole on Jun 21, 2011
While each international crisis is unique and requires individualized approaches by world leaders, the Obama administration's responses to the ongoing bloodshed in Libya and in Syria are so different there seems to be no consistent foreign and/or military policy coming from the White House.
Dems' Coalition Of The Conned Is Crumbling
By Carole on Oct 24, 2010
For decades Democratic candidates have only been able to win elections by dividing voters into special interest groups, making promises to serve those interests and then falling short of keeping those promises once in office. This perpetual promising has kept all those groups in the party's political pocket - call it a coalition of the compulsively conned - but after 2 years of single party rule by Democrats with virtually none of those special promises kept, the coalition is crumbling.
Obama Job Approval Hits Another New Low
By Carole on Aug 23, 2010
According to Gallup, President Barack Obama's weekly job approval rating has dropped to a record low of just 43%. That's down one point from his previous record low set last week. The same survey also found 50% of Americans disapprove of Mr. Obama's job performance - another new record for his presidency. (source)
