Given his inability to conjure up electoral victories for Democrats in the last few state races, many political prognosticators say that President Barack Obama will be forced to move “toward the center” if he or his party are to have any chance of maintaining their grip on power.
Author Archives: Alexander Pherson
Obama rapidly losing power
Last week, Republican Scott Brown’s decisive win in liberal territory (Massachusetts) added another impediment to the would-be political machine that Democrats have been trying to build.
Obama believers losing faith
With his mix of inexperience and political “smarts,” candidate Barack Obama challenged Americans to do something that has become increasingly taboo in our secular world: have faith (in him, that is).
Health care proposal unbelievable
Of all the assertions made about the government’s proposals for health care, the hardest to believe is that a dramatic “overhaul” of the system would improve the economic conditions in the country.
Flawed health bill wins by foul play
While most Americans sought seclusion from partisan squabbles, Senate Democrats used the distraction of the holidays to ratchet up their relentless pursuit of a health care bill.
Don’t ignore facts in Fort Hood case to be politically correct
In the aftermath of the Fort Hood massacre, a line is taking shape: Whatever possessed the shooter to kill 13 Americans, it is beneath our dignity to discuss the Muslim connection to the suspect.
As states turn to Republican governors, Obama’s election seems like less of a victory
When President Barack Obama was whisked into the White House on the strength of 9.5 million votes more than his nearest rival, Democrats happily pronounced the death of the Republican Party and the birth of a new age of liberalism.