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While I sat listening to President Obama’s State of the Union address a couple of weeks back, I couldn’t help but recall the old adage: “Actions speak louder than words.” In February of 2009, at the beginning of his presidency, President Obama said: “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going [...]

See the The Forgotten Man by Jon McNaughton

Official unemployment figures don’t count everybody, only those registered as looking for work. Here are the real trends: This chart shows the number of people currently employed.   This chart shows the total percentage of the population participating in the labor force.

The Keystone Pipeline Project bringing in shale oil and gas from Canada to the lower 48 would create half a million jobs, lower gasoline and energy prices, and be a huge boost to the economy. Unfortunately the Canadians will have to build the pipeline for shipping to foreign markets instead the U.S. because the project is being blocked by Barack Obama. With [...]

Still a classic and as relevant as ever…

It’s not going in the right direction. For the details, see heritage.org

See also, The American Digest on conservatism

In this video, candidate Obama speaks of “net spending cuts”, “pay as you go”, and “tax payers getting their money back” from the bail-outs. Some believe the President was lying about his intent from the get-go, others believe he’s simply failed to live up to his goals. In any case, it is clear that negative [...]

John Hinderaker, a leading conservative blogger has endorsed Mitt Romney for President.

Some big names previously endorsing Mitt Romney include Governors Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Chris Christie of New Jersey: For an extensive list of national endorsements see Endorsements for Mitt Romney Following the Friday endorsement of Gov Nikki Haley of South Carolina (see below), Saturday he received a timely endorsement by the Des Moines Register [...]

Here’s an insightful analysis of the GOP candidate race from the National Review  

See also: here and here

  As the campaign season heats up, I’m traveling all across the country speaking directly to voters.  This month alone I’ll be visiting almost 20 states for rallies, town halls and various local events.  I know that speaking directly to voters is critical to sharing my vision for America.My hope is that you’ll be able [...]

A broad representation of business people participated in a two day Conservative Policy Summit held in Medford this week. The Summit was hosted by the Oregon Republican Party, the Jackson County Republican Party and Freedom Works in conjunction with conservative political action committees, Tea Party groups and other grass roots organizations. The meetings were attended [...]