A word to the wise
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. ~ Dwight D Eisenhower
Ken Is Speaking Blog
Who’s the flip-flopper?
The Associated Press in an “analysis” piece where no analysis was actually conducted, proceded to blast Barack Obama for alleged “centrist positioning” that “gives the GOP ammo” to make the flip-flopping charge that undermined...
A rebellion worth fighting 232 years ago
True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right. ~ Brigham Young
Credit Rates & Double Standards
Not content to manufacture just one news story for the week with its manufactured outrage over a retired general’s assertion that military service alone does not qualify you for commander-in-chief nor shields you from...
GDIs as a Necessary Oxymoron
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Author: Edmund Burke Source: Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontent
The Myth of the “Statistical Dead Heat”
From the National Council On Public Polls: Certainly, if the gap between the two candidates is less than the sampling error margin, you should not say that one candidate is ahead of the other....
Senate Projection – 4 months out
This is the first edition of my monthly “Senate Projections”, a ranking of races as I see them shaking out. Most election analysts like to be uber-cautious, even when they allow for changes and...
Moving Patriotism Beyond Symbols
Barack Obama began a week-long Americana theme (timed for July 4th) today with a speech on what patriotism means to him. it is this essential American idea – that we are not constrained by...