Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan, what do you think about Trump?

People make comparisons between Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan. They were both actors. Both had been divorced. Both men had been Democrats. Both men had some populist appeal. They were exactly the same on many issues, like their position on abortion. But there were also many differences. President Trump and President Reagan lived in differentContinue reading “Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan, what do you think about Trump?”

Midnight in the White House: How we got screwed on the health care plan

By Doug Wead Even while a Sunday Rasmussen poll showed that the American people opposed Obama and the Democrats Health Care Plan by a 54-41 majority, the national news media trumpeted its passage with glowing language. USA Today made the effort sound Quixotic referring to the “Democrats’ improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.”Continue reading “Midnight in the White House: How we got screwed on the health care plan”

Obama, the Reagan of the left

President Barack Obama is turning out to be the most liberal American president since the liberal conservative debate began in this country.  President John Kennedy, for example, governed from the center left.  The big debate of his administration was federal aid to education.  Bill Clinton also governed from the center left.  And he joined GovernorContinue reading “Obama, the Reagan of the left”