Five Hundred Words

My bank is a nice, stable, well-run bank.  In the lobby they help folks endure the occasional wait by putting cable news up on the wall behind the tellers. It is about the only time I ever see CNN.

CNN is everywhere.  I understand why it is in airports – I think there is some kind of decades-old contract in place, but why when Fox News has at least twice the viewership (depending on demographic group and time slot) is CNN playing in the bank, instead of Fox News or Fox Business … Continue Reading

Like clockwork, the GOP establishment rolls out the “We need to reach out to Latino voters by softening our stance on illegal immigrants if we want to stay relevant” after an epic spanking.  Like clockwork, the leftist press gives airtime to “consultants” for the GOP who lather, rinse, repeat. Like clockwork, well-meaning Democrats nod in agreement with these enlightened Republicans. “Yes,” they say “Do this and you could kick our ass in elections again.”

I am extremely sympathetic to anyone who comes to America, no matter how they get here. It is a … Continue Reading

Leftist Journalist: So, Mr. Conservative candidate, do you oppose a woman’s right to abortion in the case of rape and incest?

Conservative Candidate: That is an excellent question.  It delves into the details of the implications of a policy decision.  Let me ask, what is my opponent’s position on abortion?

LJ: Well, she is pro-choice.

CC: Anytime, no exceptions?

LJ: I suppose so…

CC: Indeed.  Tell me, has she ever told the public if she is in favor of a woman’s right to abort a baby girl because the woman wants a baby … Continue Reading

For nearly four years I have been largely silent on my blog. I’ve been working closely with a candidate – Ed Martin. He is a good guy, a good friend and will make a great attorney general for the state of Missouri.

On the eve of “the most important election of our lifetimes” I am cautiously optimistic. I cannot imagine how President Obama – or anyone associated with his administration – could consider voting for four more years. Unless you are a well connected crony, a CEO of a stimulus funded alternative energy company or married to a senator, your life … Continue Reading

I watched the media’s reaction to concerned parents objecting a planned address by President Obama to the children of the nation.  Very few seemed to understand that the issue was not just that a president was making a speech to kids.  Most pundits completely missed the point.  This was not just partisanship billowing up from the bitter clingers out in flyover country.

Allow me to explain.  One of the failings of the liberal press and its fellow travelers is that for them, history started this morning.  Those of us who have a memory longer than the last news cycle recall the … Continue Reading

The first “Tea Party” I went to was in my native St. Louis.  Held downtown on the steps of the Gateway Arch, Bill Hennessy and a handful of other nascent rabble-rousers used a tiny, tinny black Radio Shack megaphone to rally the gathered citizens.  Hundreds of men, women and children had taken off work, school and other pursuits to be there at lunchtime.

Later, thousands gathered for a Tea Party rally in Kiener Plaza downtown easily filling up 75% of the area.  On July 4th, hundreds gathered despite the deluge that soaked our corner of the Show-Me State.  August 22 saw … Continue Reading

While attending a rally in opposition to President Obama’s health care proposals, some of the counter-demonstrators held signs making an appeal from the perspective of faith.  As I recall one old fellow held up a sign stating that Jesus would support the sick.  Of the arguments for “Obamacare” perhaps this is the most compelling. 

The president himself states that we are “partners with God” over these grave issues.  I would not say that I am God’s partner, but I am certainly His servant, and I am both humbled and delighted to serve.  Being a follower of Christ, among the general commands … Continue Reading

I attended the Promise Keepers “Stand In The Gap” (or as I like to call it, the Million Mostly White Men March) back in the mid-nineties. Even though we were “Christianists” and voted overwhelmingly Republican, I distinctly recall spending a solid hour along with tens of thousands of other men PICKING UP THE &^%$#*&% TRASH.

Unlike hippies, we spend less time talking about how we love the environment and more time actually doing something about it.

A great response to that creepy “I Pledge” video of our celebrety idiotarians slobbering over Obamessiah.