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August 27th, 2012
Sunday evening August 26th 2012---in Tampa. It is cloudy, muggy, and 79 degrees. It’s drizzling but no hurricane yet!We saw Herman Cain at the Tampa International Airport yesterday while we were waiting for our luggage. He...
August 22nd, 2012
Earlier this summer, the Republican Party of Texas took a bold step in leadership on the issue of immigration reform with the adoption of what has become known as "The Texas Solution". One of the key planks of The Texas...
August 16th, 2012
Many think Obama has the youth vote wrapped up. However, this week I received an email from Matthew Faraci with "Generation Opportunity" (GO). GO is a non-profit group that is working on engaging young adults, early career...
August 8th, 2012
At a work show, I once stood behind a man at the booth of a very large and well-known corporation that was advertising a position. Looking at the duties, the man was saying that he had done exactly those things in his work...
July 18th, 2012
July 11th, 2012
The 2012 Republican National Convention will be held at the Tampa Bay Times Forum from August 27-30, 2012. The purpose of every nominating convention, both Republican and Democratic, is to officially nominate the party’s...
July 1st, 2012
“…we place Liberty at Peril.” Dissenting Justices Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, Alito "Excessive taxation ... will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election." Thomas Jefferson,...
June 29th, 2012
Obamacare passed its constitutional test as Chief Justice John Roberts punted. Roberts was left with a dilemma, does he overturn an important Congressional imperative by the narrowest of margins?This would have put the...
June 19th, 2012
When I hear or read the term “disqualified” I immediately think of some sporting event where a competitor in the event is either penalized or disqualified from that specific event for violating the preset rules of that...
August 25th, 2012
Today we have lost one of our nation's finest heroes and a timeless symbol of the American spirit.Forty-three years ago, his was the voice that came through loud and clear at Johnson Space Center's Mission Control to alert...
August 17th, 2012
Today I sent a letter to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert requesting more information after it was reported that a Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine recently traveled undetected in the Gulf of...
August 13th, 2012
I’ve been relatively sparse recently. But as sometimes happens, my comments have been piling up in the last few days. However, I was compelled to react to the Paul Ryan selection to be Romney’s VP running-mate, hopefully...
August 3rd, 2012
Today, I released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s unemployment report for the month of July:
July 18th, 2012
July 10th, 2012
Washington DC— With the new June jobs report in hand, President Barack Obama's economic recovery now ranks as the worst in modern times in terms of both job creation and economic growth, says the GOP leader of Congress's...
June 29th, 2012
I want to focus on three general areas of expression and argument in Thursday’s decision upholding the constitutionality of the typically misnamed, “Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act” (referred to as Obamacare). My...
June 25th, 2012
Supreme Court UPHOLDS Key AZ Immigration Law - Good for Texas Voter ID!The United States Supreme Court struck down some parts of the Arizona Immigration Law, but the Supreme Court UPHELD a key provision (and...
June 19th, 2012
Jonah Goldberg recently made the observation that for many liberals, the best conservative role models are dead conservatives. As Goldberg noticed that many liberal ideal conservatives, “always exited yesterday.”...