Big Brother’s Big Government
Every day there is a new story of Republican excess. Every day, somewhere that angry voters “threw the bums out,” last November, the current crop of Tea Party bums is … Continue reading
Mr. Obama, Our Grown-Up-In-Chief
The moniker “No Drama Obama” has long-since evaporated from the political dialogue, but that maturity and statesmanship that brought an end to a generation of political drama queens, from Reagan … Continue reading
Big Brothers Are Watching You: Of Orwell & The Koch Brothers
This article first appeared in the Huffington Post on October 21, 2010. Orwell’s “1984” was twenty-six years off target, and picked the wrong side of the capitalistic coin. The Koch … Continue reading
Mr. Holland Won’t Get His Final Opus – Where Obama’s Education Agenda & Reality Collide
Wayne A. Miller, Band Director of the A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, FLA., is a real-life Mr. Holland, a music educator whose department was selected … Continue reading
Obama’s Big Educational Goals Translate Into Republican Retaliation Against Teacher Union in Florida
Be careful about setting up broad-stroke directives, President Obama. Politicians and bureaucrats of less noble intent may use them poorly, as is the case here in Florida. The Republican-controlled government, … Continue reading
What Would Ronald Reagan Do With Striking Senators?
WWGD — What Would the Gipper Do? Crush recalcitrant Republican senators who would stop the government’s business in what was a de facto strike without picket signs, that’s what.
Health Care Repeal: In Politics, Sometimes The Customer Is Not Always Right
If Gallup had existed in Colonial times, we would still be saluting the British flag. At any time of great consequence in our nation’s history, our leaders have led, not … Continue reading
Mr. Boehner, I Am the American People Too, and You Don’t Speak for Me
“The American people have spoken.” That has been the mantra of John Boehner and the Republicans for weeks. Yes, the American people have spoken, Mr. Boehner, but I am one … Continue reading
President Obama at the Mad Tea Party
After President Obama’s performance, topping lion-tamer Gunther-Gebel-Williams at the GOP retreat last week, maybe it is time to trump keynote speaker Sarah Palin with a visit to the mad Tea … Continue reading
Turning Swords into High Speed Rail – Obama’s iAmerica
President Obama wants to bulk up high-speed rail, and scale down defense spending. FDR converted peace-time manufacturers into a dominating wartime production system. Why can’t President Obama make the bold … Continue reading
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