Spring commencement ceremonies are taking place at universities and colleges across America. Roughly two thirds of these young men and women voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. It’s a safe bet that percentage will drop on November 6, 2012.
The rhetoric of “hope and change” that lured youth to vote for Candidate Obama was [...]
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Recent college graduates won’t vote for more ‘hope and change’
The Supreme Court will strike down Obamacare
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is in on life support. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in late March, largely centered on the individual mandate. That’s the provision that would force Americans to buy health insurance. Government attorneys claimed such federal government power is within the scope of [...]
Iran will go nuclear without U.S. strength and leadership
Nuclear proliferation is a burgeoning threat to security of the United States and the world. Iran is dangerously close to an atomic weapon. The Obama administration has done little to stop the mad mullahs. To the contrary, our government is weakening America’s defense capabilities and deferring leadership to other nations.
Iran is nearing what Israel terms [...]
National forests hold the promise of green energy
Green energy is among the myriad reasons to keep our national forests open to the “many uses” intended by the Forest Reserve Act of 1891. Federally owned forests comprise 192 million acres. According to some estimates, nearly 80% of this total requires thinning to mitigate risk of fire.
About 1/3 of U.S. energy is used to [...]
Are you better off now than when Barack Obama was inaugurated?
Will 2012 be better than 2011? How will it compare to the two years before that? It’s a Presidential election year and voter’s are pondering one question above all others; “Am I better off in 2012 than when Barack Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States?” For most people, the answer is, “no”. [...]
The TEA Party and Occupy Wall Street are Polar Opposites
Our public parks are at risk. The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement threatens to camp out in every community until they get what they want…whatever that is. Cheered on by the mainstream media, these protestors are billed as the “progressive” version of the TEA Party. Keep dreaming.
Unified by hatred of the wealthy, OWS promotes “world revolution” [...]
Local Governments Should Scrutinize Green Political Activists
I respect citizens who dedicate their time and energy to serving in local government. But I am dismayed that our western slope counties, municipalities, and quasi-government authorities are adopting the agendas of groups like CORE and CLEER with little scrutiny.
The Community Organization for Resource Efficiency (CORE) recently led the push to ban plastic grocery bags. [...]