Political Blog Archive
 
In May, 2006, I was asked to write some political articles by The Huffington Post. Many of my articles also run in RealClearPolitics.com (RCP). All of them are archived here and on PoliticalMavens.com.

This section is for my political articles (though I throw a “culture” piece in occasionally). Feel free to comment. Whether you agree or disagree, I’ll put your comment up – Just try and keep it somewhat civil.

I write my thoughts and ideas in the Personal section. My favorite quotes from over the years (plus a few I’ve written myself) are in the Quotes section.

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Aug 19, 2008
The Election

Obama's de facto Vice President is the media.


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Aug 17, 2008
Rick Warren "Debate" Exposes Vast Chasm Between McCain and Obama

After last nights Rick Warren "debate" it's clear that Obama isn't in the same league with John McCain.


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Aug 14, 2008
President George W. Bush Made Obama Possible

People in America feel safe. If they didn't, a leftist newcomer with little experience - like Barack Obama - would never be considered for the presidency.


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Jun 22, 2008
The Extraordinarily Successful Presidency of George W. Bush

Let's see, he overthrew a vicious tyrant, Saddam Hussein, thus, liberating 28 million Iraqis;


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Jun 17, 2008
In The News

The coverage of Tim Russert's death has been so way over the top that it borders on the absurd. Debbie Schlussel just wrote a great piece on this:


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Jun 10, 2008
Differences between Liberals and Conservatives

I'm re-printing this from the site Modernconservative.com. It is dead on correct:


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Jun 2, 2008
Iraq is Succeeding

This from the eminent military historian, Victor Davis Hanson:

Iraq and the General War on Terror [Victor Davis Hanson]
How odd (or to be expected) that suddenly intelligence agencies, analysts, journalists, and terrorists themselves are attesting that al-Qaeda is in near ruins, that ideologically radical Islam is losing its appeal, and that terrorist incidents against Americans at home and abroad outside the war zones are at an all-time low--and yet few associate the radical change in fortune in Iraq as a contributory cause to our success.


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Jun 1, 2008
On Obama

Obama is a creature of the far left -- I actually think that he has strong Marxist leanings. Mainstream Democrats are convincing themselves that he stands for "non-divisiveness" -- a "new" kind of politics. In reality, he's the same-old, same-old. The "game" hasn't changed. The way in which he played the Pastor Wright affair was PURE politics.


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May 15, 2008
Obama's the Perfect Candidate for the Sally Field Party
Actress Sally Field won an Oscar in 1979 for playing a union organizer in “Norma Rae.” Six years later, she won the same prized-award for her role in “Places in the Heart,” her acceptance speech earning its own special place in sound-bite history:
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May 2, 2008
In Denial Dems Board the S.S. Obama
No matter that Obama can't get the white vote (no matter what he spends); no matter that Reverend Wright is a loose cannon ready to appear at his own whim; no matter that Wright has already told us that Obama was in the pews for 20 years listening and soaking up his America-hating rants (by saying that Barack denies it by calling him a "politician").
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Apr 18, 2008
Liberal Mirror on the Wall
To supporters of Barack Obama or Hillary supporters who would vote for Obama if he becomes the nominee:
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Apr 15, 2008
Common Sense and Obama
A lot of Democrats must be secretly contemplating Barack Obama's electability after another "I misspoke" moment ("Americans are bitter").
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Apr 4, 2008
Three Deaths Shaped Today's Left
The decades-long doom-and-gloom narrative of the left started with the assassination of JFK in 1963, was reinforced by MLK's assassination in 1968, and was tattooed into their collective consciousnesses with the assassination of RFK only a few months later.
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Feb 22, 2008
Explaining The Left's Hunger For Obama
What can possibly explain the cult-like following surrounding this silver-tongued, political neophyte? There must be something more.
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Feb 20, 2008
Obama Playing a "Hope-a-Dope" Strategy
In 1974, an aging Muhammad Ali was facing the much stronger George Foreman in a bout that came to be known as "The Rumble in the Jungle." Entering the ring Foreman, while not particularly popular was, by all accounts, the big odds on favorite not only to defeat Ali but to knock him out early and humiliatingly.
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Nov 28, 2007
And Then, There's Al Gore
When you really think about the crop of Democratic candidates for president, it’s clear that their best hope to win in 2008, is not even on the playing field.
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Nov 19, 2007
While Bush Fights for America, The Democrats Fight Bush
The Democrats' personal hatred towards President Bush - in light of the objective successes of his presidency - make clear the sad fact that they would rather see America fail if that failure made the president look bad.
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Aug 8, 2007
An Early Look at the Veepstakes
Let's say that the election of 2008 is between Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani. Who would be the best running mate for each one?
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Apr 2, 2007
Obama and Sanjaya
He’s young and handsome, with looks both pretty and different, and he finds himself one of the front-runners for a position that is nothing less than the very pinnacle of his profession.
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Jan 11, 2007
Bush Sounding Like TR
President Bush spoke softly last night but carried a big stick.
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Dec 7, 2006
To Democrats, It’s Still “The President’s Stupid,” Stupid
The Democrats must be feeling pretty good about things right now.
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Nov 8, 2006
The Day After
It's disheartening that many on the Left’s interpretation of last nights significant Democratic victory
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Nov 2, 2006
Bush’s Decency Highlights Democrats Incivility
One of the first things George W. Bush did after his inauguration
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Oct 31, 2006
Common Sense vs. Nonsense – A Simple Choice This November
The economy is purring along, the stock market hits new highs daily
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Oct 3, 2006
Welcome to the Democratic Party
It took less than a week for Nancy Pelosi - who "stuck up" for President Bush when Hugo Chavez used the United Nations forum to call him a "devil" and a  "liar" in front of the world - to revert to her true self.
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Sep 21, 2006
Be Ashamed. Be Very Ashamed
Iran is building a nuke to wipe out Israel, which its fanatical leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, insists has no right to exist. But liberals remain mute about his ravings, preferring to savage President Bush. Shameful.
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Sep 11, 2006
Thank You, Mr. President
President Bush’s approval ratings in the polls continue to be mired in the low 40s.
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Sep 7, 2006
Clinton: Still Enabled After All These Years
Let's see, Bill Clinton humiliated his wife, his Cabinet and all Americans by his deeply selfish behavior vis-a-vis "Monica Lewinsky".
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Sep 5, 2006
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
This summer I took my sons, ages 11 and 3, to visit grandma and grandpa on Long Island.
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Sep 1, 2006
Bin Laden's Elusiveness is Par for the Course
A prime example Democrats cite to depict President Bush as inept in keeping America safe is that, after five years, "we haven't gotten Osama bin Laden."
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Aug 15, 2006
Blogservations, Post-Hezbollah War
While the current zeitgeist is that Hezbollah "won", tell that to the Lebanese people who had to walk over rubble to get to their homes and businesses.
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Aug 2, 2006
Bush Knows Israel Is Winning
You would never know Israel was winning its war against Hezbollah if you relied on media reports. Or heeded the world’s diplomats who, of course, have their own agendas.
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Jul 16, 2006
Zidane -- You Are No Jackie Robinson
Frenchman Zinedine Zidane, the 34-year-old superstar of international soccer, claims to have been goaded into the vicious head-butt of his opponent’s sternum because of insults his Italian foe leveled at his mother.
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Jul 12, 2006
Job Description: 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate Wanted
The Democratic National Committee is looking for someone to head the presidential ticket in 2008.
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Jul 6, 2006
Let Ringo In!
Dear Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Committee,
I'd like to suggest and support Ringo Starr, as a solo artist, for induction into the Hall.
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Jun 26, 2006
Lincoln Lied and Thousands Died
September, 1864
Northern Democrat 1: Can you believe that liar Lincoln? First, he said that we were fighting to preserve the Union.
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Jun 9, 2006
Why I Left The Left
I used to be a liberal. I was in one of the first “open” classrooms growing up in very progressive Great Neck, New York, in the 1960s.
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May 19, 2006
A Conversation Piece
Liberal 1: Finally looks like we're going to destroy BushCo. in the midterm elections.
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