Critical Thinking and Policy Development and Analysis

Critical Thinking and Policy Development and Analysis This blog builds upon Part 4: Policy Development. It is the opening part of a series on critical thinking and policy development and analysis. It provides the framework, as shown in the opening figure, for policy development and analysis. Following parts will use this framework to assess some …

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Lauren Boebert Publicly Tricks Liberals into Completely Mocking Biden’s Gaffe

Sleight of hand

Fiery Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican, cast her net into the deep blue liberal sea on Saturday and hauled in some of the best and brightest the left has to offer.  Boebert was playing off the most recent, high-profile gaffe by President Joe Biden. During a speech to autoworkers Friday in Hagerstown, Maryland, Biden …

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GOP Looking Strong to Take Senate Seats in 2 Key Battleground States

polls

With the exception of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it is widely expected that Republicans will win control of the House next month. Victory for the party in the Senate, however, is far less certain. But if recent shifts toward the GOP in two key battleground states continue, it just may happen. In Wisconsin, Republican Sen. …

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Pelosi Lets It Slip: Immigrants Should Be Picking Crops

Nancy Pelosi

During House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s weekly press briefing on Friday morning, she told reporters that America needs immigrants to pick the crops. Yes, after spending the past two years declaring that half the country was racist, she matter-of-factly made that remark. The Speaker acknowledged that while “we have a responsibility to secure our border, we …

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NY Times political analyst on the Democrats’ post-Roe poll bounce: It’s over

Midterms

New York Times political analyst Nate Cohn believes the Democrats’ summer bounce in the polls may be over and that voter sentiment has returned to where it was in April “when Republicans held the edge.” Cohn begins with a graph of average weekly search interest from Google Trends which shows a dramatic spike in searches …

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Education Indoctrination in Virginia: One Example

Education Indoctrination in Virginia: One Example, Part 1 of 2. The Virginia Board of Education posted the History and Social Studies Standards of Learning for comment. The 402 page document establishes what will be taught K-12 in Virginia Public Schools. The subject matter is covered well, but skewed with a focus on race, class, and gender. …

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Politicians and Term Limits

Tycoon

Politicians and Term Limits. Diapers and politicians should be changed periodically and for good reason. As tacky as it sounds, this quote improperly attributed to Mark Twain, it is the simplest and wise lesson that every citizen should learn when it comes to politics. Something I have learned from my very own experience as a survivor …

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Yes Mr. President, We Are In A Recession

The Biden administration says that we are not in a recession. Historically, two consecutive quarters of negative GDP is the criteria for a recession.  Perhaps the President may be correct except for the fact we have, “Seven Recession Red Flags Waving Right Now!” Besides this pattern there are other red flags pointing to a further …

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Nancy Pelosi Gets Brutal Reception from Audience at NYC Concert

Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t get quite the reception she likely anticipated from the crowd at the Global Citizen music festival on Saturday night. Especially considering the concert took place at Central Park in deep blue New York City. The Speaker received a round of boos, and a few cheers, during remarks about the recently …

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Founding Principle – Assimilation

Wait, how can assimilation be a Founding Principle?  Did the earliest British subjects assimilate in the Colonies?  They did indeed.  Immigrants came to this country for the promise of self-determination, freedom and property.  The Colonies pulled together for over 150-years before becoming an independent Nation, solving issues that could not wait for the King or his ministers.   This Nation …

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The Governors’ Next Move

Ron DeSantis

Texas Governor Abbott bused hundreds of illegal aliens to “Sanctuary” cities. Free State of Florida Governor DeSantis upped the ante flying 50 illegal aliens to the elite Liberal paradise and Sanctuary city of Martha’s Vineyard. The all-welcoming, inclusive, diversity-worshipping hypocrites called out the National Guard and deported the poor Venezuelans to a military base. All Republican Governors should consider their next move against the Illegal Alien invasion.

What Was Lindsey Graham Thinking?

John R. “Buck” Surdu This week Lindsey Graham introduced a bill to create a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks. This plays right into the hands of the Democrats, who are whipping up their base for the mid-term elections. It provides them with talking points to say, “See, we told you Republicans are trying …

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