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Four Reasons Jason Lewis Can Beat Senator Al Franken

Published on April 9, 2013 By Bob Lindamood

Look out Sen. Al Franken; talk radio host Jason Lewis will soon replace you in the U.S. Senate. Conservative-libertarian talk radio host Jason Lewis is seriously entertaining a run against Minnesota Sen. Al Franken in 2014. It will not be a slam-dunk, but Lewis can pull off a win for the following four reasons: 1…. Read more »

A Real Term Limit

Published on March 20, 2013 By Bob Lindamood

The main thing wrong with the term limits movement is the “s” at the end of the word “limit.” What are advocates of term limits trying to accomplish? If they are trying to keep government from being run by career politicians, whose top priority is getting themselves reelected, then term limits on given jobs fail… Read more »

Obama’s Army Seeks Revenge

Published on February 27, 2013 By Bob Lindamood

The never-ending Obama campaign announced this week that it was raising funds from big donors — only a relative handful — to put together a $50 million fund for an army of grass-roots activists in swing states to go after Republican Congressmen and Senators who dare to vote against the president’s wishes. Over the next… Read more »

As ‘Obamacare’ health exchange deadline passes, 26 states opt in with feds

Published on February 17, 2013 By Bob Lindamood

The backbone of Obama’s health care law is taking shape, with 26 states choosing to let the federal government run the online insurance markets mandated by his signature reforms instead of keeping the job in-house or partnering with the feds. The Department of Health and Human Services had encouraged states to run their own markets,… Read more »

Obama’s Cover-Ups

Published on February 7, 2013 By Bob Lindamood

Obama sold the American people on the idea that we were in the midst of a slow recovery. Given time, he assured us, we would grow our way out of the recession and all would be fine. Nonsense. We now learn — three months after the balloting — that we were entering a recession even… Read more »

Beware of Those Advising GOP To Unilaterally Disarm

Published on January 22, 2013 By Bob Lindamood

Isn’t it ironic that Republicans keep receiving advice to be more conciliatory and work with Obama while he not only is receiving the opposite advice but fully intends to be even more divisive in his second term? On “Meet the Press” last week, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said: “There’s also a dark vein… Read more »

Obama’s Tax Evaders of the Year

Published on January 2, 2013 By Bob Lindamood

Obama will kick off the new year the same way that he kicked off the old year: by demanding that the wealthy pay their “fair share” in taxes. But while millions of small business owners, struggling entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors brace for a double whammy of fiscal cliff tax hikes and new Obamacare taxes, the… Read more »

Skyfall at the Edge of Fiscal Cliff

Published on December 27, 2012 By Bob Lindamood

Abandon all hope, ye who watch the “fiscal cliff” drama. There has been serious pressure on House Republicans to buckle and pass the extension of the Bush tax cuts for 98 percent of income tax filers demanded by Obama. Polls show that voters are predisposed to blame Republicans if Washington falls off the fiscal cliff…. Read more »

On Christmas, Liberals Are By No Means Liberal

Published on December 25, 2012 By Bob Lindamood

Some people seem to think that, if life is not fair, then the answer is to turn more of the nation’s resources over to politicians — who will, of course, then spend these resources in ways that increase the politicians’ chances of getting reelected. Election The annual outbursts of intolerance toward any display of traditional… Read more »

Christmas for Obama Bundlers

Published on December 6, 2012 By Bob Lindamood

Merry Crony-mas! It’s time to pass out the goodies. While Obama’s lips champion the middle class, his administration’s old hands are preparing to lavish rewards on the creme de la campaign creme: his wealthiest political donors. Several media outlets reported this week that the White House is considering fashion doyenne Anna Wintour for a possible… Read more »