New Article: The GOP and the Tea Party   December 11th, 2009

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2010 is nearly upon us and, if things go as they're expected to, the upcoming November election could be nothing short of epic. With the Democrats apparently intent on pushing their policies despite clear public opposition, this could wind up being the perfect storm.

But for this to transpire, we must all stay true to our principles and be realistic about the best way to advance them. This applies to both the Republican Party and the grass roots via the Tea Party movement, 912 groups, etc. If we don't, we risk throwing away this historic opportunity.

I've seen what appear to me to be disturbing indications that some people aren't doing that.  Continue reading the article...

 

Past Article: On GOP Unity In Colorado   December 1st, 2009

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Those that are concerned about party unity shouldn't avoid a vigorous primary season but rather should simply commit to running a clean primary campaign centered entirely on the issues. Take the gloves off in the general election, if necessary.

2010 is going to be decided by the grass roots, and the grass roots want to be involved in 2010. They've been licking their chops all year, anxious for the 2010 process to begin. And in order to win, the GOP needs these people to be involved. Party unity is useless if the grass roots isn't energized and doesn't show up.  Continue reading the article...

 

Past Article: The Death of Global Warming   December 1st, 2009

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ClimateGate is quickly becoming the scientific scandal of our generation, if not of all time. Never has a "scientific" hoax achieved the level of credibility and political weight as global warming. Consider that Obama's cap-and-tax plan would amount to a massive new tax on everyone (but mostly the poor) to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars--and the whole premise of this tax is based on the theory of global warming. This tax, not surprisingly, is now being tabled in the Senate until at least next year. Similar schemes are being considered or implemented around the world, and Kyoto amounted to a global version (with exceptions being made for the worst polluting nations, ironically).

For those that haven't already heard (presumably liberals, but you never know), ClimateGate has exploded as the result of megabytes and megabytes of data and emails from "leading" climate scientists having either been hacked or leaked and made public. The newly public information and conversations most definitely do not lend a lot of credibility to some of the top scientists and proponents involved in the U.N.'s IPCC.  Continue reading the article...

 

Past Article: Waiting for The Other Shoe to Drop   November 18th, 2009

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I cannot avoid the conclusion that the recent market rallies do not reflect the fundamental realities of the economy and must, therefore, be based on unrealistic hope and spin, probably stoked by another government induced bubble. It's not that I want to preach gloom and doom, but the fundamental economics in play today still support the conclusions I wrote earlier this year.

I'm increasingly concerned that there will be a significant correction sometime between now and the end of April 2010. The fact that the markets have rallied so strongly may only make this correction all the more painful.  Continue reading the article...