RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., March 22, 2012 – As was discussed in Foreign Policy:  A Rational Approach for the U.S. (The Washington Times Communities, March 20, 2012), our Constitution does not provide direct guidance in the area of foreign policy.  It wasn’t until 1936 that the Supreme Court decided that

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., March 20, 2012 – The United States’ foreign policy should be clear and consistent.  It should not be used as a pawn for political gain. Unfortunately, in today’s world of Party politics, the latter is more of the norm.  It is time to fix that problem.

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., March 12, 2012 – Party candidates for the Office of President of the United States habitually offer a moving target when it comes to policy statements.  They ebb and flow with the tides of public opinion that are represented by polling results.  Party candidates also appear

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., March 8, 2012 –  We all survived the reality TV and Leap Year event otherwise known as Super Tuesday.  This time, it was influenced by the presence of a new phenomenon:  Super PACs.  Yet, the most prominent role remained that of the Parties’ supercilious candidates. The

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., March 2, 2012 – Last week’s column (Politics won’t be a team sport when I’m President) exposed how the Parties manipulate their Presidential candidates in a manner that virtually precludes the candidates from exercising any independent judgment or having any meaningful impact (if elected).  While the

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., February 24, 2012 – Do you remember the brouhaha over President Obama’s alleged bow to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London?  I say “alleged” because his Press Secretary suggested that the President merely bent over because he was taller.  The reality

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., February 15, 2012 –  The House of Representatives passed H.R 1734 last week without much fanfare.  Its purpose was to reduce the “red tape” that has been inhibiting the President’s plan to dispose of about 14,000 Federal buildings that have been designated as “excess.”  For the

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., February 7, 2012 – Today, more than ever, America needs independent leadership.  The “hope” of bipartisan accord we were promised in 2008 has disintegrated into a politically accusatory environment that has earned Congress the lowest “favorability” rating of all time, and the President isn’t far behind. 

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., September 1, 2011 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt was challenged by The Great Depression and a little thing called World War II.  In 1945, his Administration suffered the ignominy of a month with zero job growth.  Unfortunately for him, President George W. Bush had yet to

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., August 24, 2011 – During his State of the Union Address this year, President Obama said, “We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world … At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else.”  No