GM’s 330-Page Death Warrant

By Paul Hollrah | 06/23/09

The ultimate fate of the General Motors Corporation… along with Ford, Chrysler, American Motors, and others… was determined the day that the auto manufacturers accepted the United Auto Workers (UAW) as the principal bargaining agent for their workers. But the date and time of GM’s final demise was established on September 25, 2007, when negotiators for GM and the UAW reached agreement on their final four-year contract... read more »

History Repeats Itself

By Paul Hollrah | 06/16/09

Reading David Horowitz’s chapter on “The Path to 9-11,” in his book, Party of Defeat, it is blood-chilling to read the text and, while doing so, substitute the name Barack Hussein Obama for the names of our last two Democrat presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and to substitute Islamic jihad for the Communist threat.  For starters, begin in March 1975 when Tony Lake, who later served as Bill Clinton’s... read more »

Obama the Cyber Snowman

By Paul Hollrah | 06/09/09

In the short period of time that Barack Obama has occupied the public spotlight we have learned a number of important things about him. And although we have yet to learn if he is an American citizen, an Indonesian citizen, or if he holds dual US-British citizenship, we have learned one very important thing about his anatomy: if his lips are moving… chances are he’s lying.  Never in the history of the United States have we... read more »

The Sotomayor Nomination

By Paul Hollrah | 05/31/09

Throughout the 2007-08 campaign the conventional wisdom was that the next president would be able to appoint no more than two associate justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, replacements for 89-year-old John Paul Stevens and 76-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is in failing health. Now, with the unexpected departure of Justice Souter, another of the four most liberal members of the court, it is clear that Obama will appoint no fewer than... read more »

Torture? What Torture? A Little Perspective, Please

By Paul Hollrah | 05/26/09

American leftists are now forcing a public debate over the question of what constitutes torture. The political novice who now occupies the Oval Office finds it necessary to declassify all of the legal memoranda from the previous administration which describe the ten enhanced interrogation methods used to obtain information from jihadists captured on the field of battle. Yet, he refuses to release memoranda detailing information gained... read more »

Offshore Oil in Florida – It’s Everybody’s Business

By Paul Hollrah | 04/30/09

Hurricane Katrina had a major impact on the U.S. economy, some of it temporary, some of it of longer duration. One of the most significant impacts was the temporary spike in gasoline prices related to damaged offshore production platforms and onshore refineries. The Colonial Pipeline, which carries Gulf Coast refined products to East Coast markets, was not significantly damaged and was back at full capacity within days. But the temporary... read more »

A 100 - Day Report Card

By Paul Hollrah | 04/28/09

Across the nation, Obama Kook-Aid drinkers in the mainstream media are attempting to put the best possible face on Obama’s first 100 days in office. It’s not an easy task. For example, on Friday, April 24, the Associated Press carried a story by writer Liz Sidoti that is so far removed from reality that it bears closer analysis. In her piece, Ms. Sidoti assures us, “It didn't take long for Barack Obama –... read more »

Corrupting the 2010 Census

By Paul Hollrah | 04/17/09

In a February 7, 1894 speech on the floor of the Unites States Senate, Senator George F. Hoar (R-MA) said the following: “Wherever there is a crevice in our protection of the freedom of the ballot, there you will find the Democratic Party trying to break through. Wherever we have left open an opportunity to get possession of an office, contrary to the true and constitutional will of the majority, there you will find that party... read more »

Our Presidential Dilemma

By Paul Hollrah | 04/14/09

Looking back over the past half century, the quality of leadership in the executive branch of the U.S. government has been a “mixed bag,” at best. Jack Kennedy’s father bought the 1960 election for him, paying Chicago organized crime figures to deliver the Democratic vote, and hence, the Illinois electoral vote. And once in office, the Kennedy family wealth underwrote an endless public relations tour de force that was more... read more »

The Drug War is Lost

By Paul Hollrah | 04/07/09

Each year for the past forty years our presidents have asked for more and more money to fight the War on Drugs. The Congress has dutifully complied and when each of the last seven presidents left office they’ve left behind a far worse drug problem than when they began. So if it is true that “insanity” can be defined as making the same mistake over and over again, always expecting a different outcome, then our decades-long... read more »