Monday Morning
“Obama’s campaign doesn’t seem president-sized. It is small and sad and lost, driven by formidable will and zero joy.” by Peggy Noonan November 5, 2012 We begin with the three…
Why Romney Will Win
Enthusiasm, Ground game, Undecideds, Indicators, Issues by Fred Barnes November 5, 2012 Mitt Romney will win. The tie in the polls goes to the challenger. Here’s why: Enthusiasm. It matters…
Why Romney Can Win This Time: Turnaround Artist turned around his first campaign’s problems
Rather than wallow in the sadness of a failed campaign, the turnaround artist pulled together an even better team — one which learned its lessons. by Scott L . Vanatter…
Ronald Reagan, “We’re on the Frontier of Freedom”
“We’re on the Frontier of Freedom.” by Scott L. Vanatter In the Old Executive Office Building next to the White House Reagan spoke on February 10, 1987 to the Annual…
President Barack Obama: whatever happened to hope?
For many American voters Barack Obama has lost his air of can-do heroism “He is an extremely solitary man. He is the most introverted president we have seen in the…
The Fog of Benghazi
What we now know—and still don’t—about President Obama’s 9/11. Editorial: Wall Street Journal Editorial November 3, 2012 The Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were murdered September 11 in…
Ronald Reagan’s Address on the Explosion of the Challenger Shuttle
“The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them.” by Scott Vanatter…
Obama’s Unprecedented Record of Failure on Jobs
“Every other employment indicator is worse today than it was in January 2009.” Editorial: Investor’s Business Daily November 02, 2012 President Obama holds up a printed copy of his jobs…
Going out on a limb: Romney beats Obama, handily
Romney 315, Obama 223 by Michael Barone November 2, 2012 Fundamentals usually prevail in American elections. That’s bad news for Barack Obama. True, Americans want to think well of their…
Ronald Reagan’s 1957 Commencement Address Eureka College
From the beginning our nation was charged “with a responsibility to all mankind.” by Scott L. Vanatter In one of this first public speeches Ronald Reagan offered the Commencement Address…
This election is not a referendum, nor is it a choice. It is an IQ test.
by George Landrith Pundits say that to win Barack Obama must shape this election as a choice about the future and Mitt Romney must frame it as a referendum on…
Voter fraud is no myth — it’s more common than you think
The non-partisan Pew Center on the States found one in eight voter registrations were invalid or contained major errors. Some 2.8 million people were registered in two or more states,…
Reagan’s announcement for the presidency, and a challenge that we “keep our rendezvous with destiny.”
“A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and—above all—responsible liberty…
Lingering questions about Benghazi
The Obama administration needs to level with the country about why it made its decisions. by David Ignatius October 30, 2012 The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has…
Reagan’s Election Eve Address, “A Vision for America”
Protect and pass on lovingly that shining city on a hill. by Scott L. Vanatter The gnawing dullness of Carter’s malaise had pretty well set in by late 1980. Ronald…