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President Trump’s first attempt to keep a campaign promise – to repeal and replace the ACA – went up in flames like  Chicago in 1871 and the House Freedom Caucus was Mrs. O’Leary’s cow. I wrote this in January about the opening of the state legislative session, but it rings equally true for our D.C. Congressional efforts: “Not every Republican in the House or the Senate will see eye-to-eye on every issue – it’s the nature of a representative democracy………In my experience...

Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, delivered his first state of the union address. Well done, Mr. President.  Well done. You  managed to speak about the issues that Americans want to see our government address and you spoke of the need to work together, across the aisle, for a better future for all Americans and, most especially, for our children. You talked in great detail about creating a better system of health insurance that will be less expensive and more available...

January 20th, 2017, will certainly be remembered as a watershed day in American history.  We inaugurated as President of the United States a most unlikely candidate.  All week the forecasts had called for a one hundred percent chance of rain, yet barely a sprinkle fell on Inauguration Day.  Millions squeezed onto the Capital grounds or in the mall to take part in the pomp and circumstance of the peaceful transition of power for which America is known.   The bands played...

Happy New Year one and all……2016 was a year of triumph and sadness,  like so many years before her.  2017 lays ahead of us full of promise, but will surely bring us moments of despair – it’s just the nature of the beast. But what sorts of things did 2016 telegraph for 2017? Let’s start with the notion that the election of Donald Trump may very well have signaled the end of political correctness as we’ve known it.  The stranglehold of liberal...

Today marks the last month of a very long year for most of us who indulge our passions for liberty, politics and  the American way of life.  We worked hard and the result is that Republicans, finally, have the first opportunity in a very long time to prove that our conservative values truly are what makes America great. I’ve said it before and it bears repeating:  you work to win every election, but sometimes you don’t.  When that happens, you must...

As I sit and write this on Wednesday morning, the day after the Presidential election, I feel such a sense of joy for America and hope for its future.  We now have a real chance for hope and real change after the last 8 years of failed policies. We know our Constitution will be protected.  Our Supreme Court will reflect our values.  Our military will be strengthened and respected. Our citizens will be free. Last night proved that America wants what the...