Another Elephant in the Living Room

By Paul Hollrah | 10/22/08

In spite of the best efforts of social science teachers over many decades, few Americans understand the purpose or function of the Electoral College.The Founding Fathers had some very specific reasons for creating the Electoral College.  Aside from their insistence that the president and vice president be elected by the states... not by the people and not by the state legislatures... their primary concern was that a foreign power might one... read more »

Obama is Bought, But Who owns Him?

By Paul Hollrah | 10/21/08

In a July 25 column titled "Who Owns Barack Obama?" we discussed Obama's phenomenal fundraising juggernaut.  In July, Obama boasted that, as of May 31, his contributor base numbered some 1.5 million people, with one-fourth, or $66.25 million of his $265 million, coming from those contributing $2,000, or more... some 33,200 people.  Thus, the remainder, or $198.75 million, came from some 1.47 million people, each contributing $5, $10,... read more »

From Little ACORNS

By Paul Hollrah | 10/18/08

Yes, from little ACORNS...Democrats grow.  But it remains to be seen whether or not the American people are sufficiently outraged at efforts by the Obama campaign to steal the 2008 presidential election through outright fraud and vote-buying.  The far left organization, ACORN, a former Obama client and a favorite Obama "charity," is now under federal investigation in at least 13 states.  After a recent raid on an ACORN office in... read more »

Just Because He's Black

By Paul Hollrah | 10/13/08

In 1938, after receiving a majority vote in the House of Representatives, a bill to outlaw lynching was filibustered by Senate Democrats.  One Democrat, Senator Claude Pepper, of Florida, said in the course of a six-hour filibuster, "Mr. President, the crime of lynching... is not of sufficient importance to justify this legislation." In a 1946 letter to the Grand Wizard of the West Virginia Ku Klux Klan, Democrat Robert C. Byrd, the current... read more »

When Liberals Care

By Paul Hollrah | 10/06/08

On Tuesday evening, October 11, 1978, I attended a reception at the International Club in Washington, DC, a reception welcoming Prime Minister Ian Smith, longtime leader of the white minority government in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and the Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole, described by one Washington newspaper as "the most radical and dangerous of Rhodesia's black nationalist leaders," who had joined the Smith regime in designing a peaceful transition to... read more »

Israel's October Surprise?

By Paul Hollrah | 10/04/08

On September 17, Tzipora "Tzipi" Livni was elected to head Israel's ruling Kadima Party, succeeding Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.  Olmert resigned as party leader after an official investigative commission accused him of "serious failure in exercising judgment, responsibility and prudence" during Israel's war with Hezbollah in 2006.If Livni is able to establish a ruling coalition in the Knesset within 42 days... the deadline being October 29,... read more »

Loose Lips

By Paul Hollrah | 10/04/08

At a March 3, 2002 Presidential Gala at Ford's Theater, in Washington, President George W. Bush was seated in the front row.  When emcee Kelsey Grammer introduced blind musician Stevie Wonder, the president smiled and raised his right hand in a perfunctory wave.  It was clear to those seated nearby that his gesture was intended for Grammer, one of Hollywood's few unabashed Republicans.  Nevertheless, the Washington Post published... read more »

The Pentagon...Who's Side Are They On?

By Paul Hollrah | 10/04/08

In the event there may be those who've fallen into a deep stupor from listening to too much anti-war rhetoric in this political season, allow me to mention just a few unpleasant realities. The American people now find themselves under attack by the most numerous and the most brutal enemy that any civilized nation has ever faced - the only enemy ever to seriously threaten the lives of every man, woman, and child in America.The enemy we face today... read more »