Recently, Congressman Paul Ryan has been getting a lot of press from news outlets across America. It is as if his office put out a feel good press release and editors everywhere jumped on the story as more than filler. It is good that our esteemed press can think for itself. Instead of doing original [...]
The diligent four years grass-roots organizing work is paying off for Ron Paul. On Sunday, at the Nevada Republican Party convention, his supporters chanted enthusiastic “President Paul”. On Sunday, the Texas congressman won an astonishing 22 national convention delegates versus six for Romney. The Republican national convention will be held in Tampa, Florida between August [...]
Dick McManus, Democrat, Everett/Mill Creek, WA, is running for Congress, 2nd CD-WA, this coming fall. As Chief Warrant Officer/counterintelligence special agent, US Army, retired, he has a great deal of information to share with poignant prescriptions for change concerning American foreign policy with Israel. Candidate McManus writes: It is time for America to use our [...]
A few years ago, the much maligned prune hired a PR firm and emerged with a flashy new advertising campaign and new name: the dried plum. The other day, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney shined up the controversial health insurance mandate by calling it “the personal responsibility provision.” A prune by another name? Call [...]
Maybe there was too much hype over “Game Change.” The film, based on the McCain-Palin portion of the political-gossip bestseller by John Heilemann,and Mark Halperin, is unlikely to change your mind about Sarah Palin. If you’re a Palinite you’ll probably follow your leader the former VP candidate herself and eschew the movie altogether. If you’re [...]
