07 Feb The Turning Point in our Country?
I am not the type of person to mope around very long. I believe I have a pretty resilient spirit, and I am a deep believer that the only long term realism is optimism. I can not recall a time that very bad...
03 Feb Post-mortem Analysis of the George W. Bush Presidency
To say that President Bush's Presidency was a wild success for those in the conservative movement is, of course, patently absurd. But to say that his time in office was a universal failure is equally ignorant. The truth is that few Presidencies in...
15 Nov Election Postmortem 2008
The election was nearly two weeks ago, and yet I still have been unable to find the time to draft my post-mortem. Perhaps that is because George W. Bush and John McCain conspired together so effectively to make banks lend money to people who...
12 Sep Fiscal Conservatism is part of the Christian Credo
An abundance of material is available on the subject of the Christian and politics. Christian political engagement has been debated and discussed from every possible angle. Rick Warren, pastor of the mega-Saddleback church in Southern California, known for his advocacy of a "seeker...
23 Apr In Memory of William Buckley (and the triumvirate that shaped me)|
Though business travels, tax season, and routine family commitments have delayed this article from being drafted, I really wish I had completed this just after the death of William Buckley. I fear that the delay in getting this out will dilute the message I...
21 Apr The Prophetic Voice in the Wilderness that is Mark Steyn
This past Saturday evening I enjoyed a two-fold benefit I will not soon forget: Not only did I hear Mark Steyn deliver the annual address at the 46th annual dinner of the Lincoln Club of Orange County (a prestigious and highly influential political group I...
10 Mar Eliott Spitzer and the Worst Human Beings on the Planet
If I somehow could write it much better than the Wall Street Journal does below, this would be a longer email. It is totally contrary to my value system to take glee in the pain and misery of others, so I will say that...
28 Mar Not your Parent’s Democratic Party
"Senator Obama, would you raise taxes to bring about your goal of universal health coverage by the end of your first term?" "I can tell you that I will do whatever it takes." ************************ "Senator Clinton, what about your new proposal for universal health coverage will...
10 Jul Letter to OC Register on flaws in the “freedom movement”
Dear Editor - John Mackey's piece in yesterday's Commentary represented one of the best editorials I have read in years. For the bulk of my adult life I have shared with him a love of "the freedom movement", yet also have shared his frustration with...
07 Feb Letter to Editor re: Loyalty to Public Schools
Dear Editor: I didn’t know if I should be mortified or amused at Steven Rice’s letter of January 30 in the OC Register Commentary section, criticizing those donors who have given generously to St. Margaret’s Episcopal School ($40 million), and instead urging them to give to...
