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The debt ceiling negotiations are going very poorly for the White House. The original Obama position that Congress should simply provide a blank-check increase with no cuts in spending crumbled when even Democrats couldn’t stomach voting for that approach. Then the White House fell back on its ideological obsession with …

The first decade of the 21st century was the worst in American history: Did you know that? That’s what Thomas Friedman of the New York Times told a packed, applauding worshipful audience at the annual Aspen Festival of Ideas in Colorado in late June. Well – the past decade was …

My mother said there were three phases in life: accumulation, stabilization and de-accumulation. I have not only hit the de-accumulation stage but I have moved on to a giving stage and I am much happier than I ever have been. When I was young I loved “things.” Expensive things were …

General Stanley McChrystal and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele have something in common. Both men took a lot of heat recently for their comments on Afghanistan. Though many seek to chastise them for their off-putting rhetoric and poor word choice they should be thanked for one thing: getting our …

This year, the winners and losers all come down to two things: the importance of Target Market and the importance of brand. Bottom line, no company and no individual will ever be all things to all people. What matters is that the company or individual is the right things to …

The problem with President Obama’s speech last night and his meeting today with BP CEO Tony Hayward is the timing. We face the greatest environmental crisis in our nation’s history and the Obama administration let 56 days go by before the president addressed the country from the Oval Office and …

The lack of controversy over the August 31 transition ending combat operations in Iraq is a testament to the U.S. military. Though few are willing to declare it, America won the war in Iraq. Twice. But the region still poses great threats for the U.S. As President Obama made clear …

The firing of Juan Williams by National Public Radio is a blow to free speech and ought to be protested in the strongest possible way. Juan was giving an opinion on “The O’Reilly Factor” that when he sees people dressed in Muslim garb on airplans, it makes him nervous. Jesse …

We all applaud the successful thwarting of the Christmas-Tree Bomber and hope our government continues to do all it can to keep us safe. However, the latest round of publications of leaked classified U.S. documents through the shady organization called WikiLeaks raises serious questions about the Obama administration’s incompetent handling …

There is a powerful narrative brewing about President Obama’s healthcare legislation. If you oppose the controversial bill, you must be: A racist; A crook; A nut; or, A Republican – ie, all of the above. Never mind that as of today’s polling, more than half the country still doesn’t like …