I believe we are making a mistake by snubbing or turning our backs on some of our staunchest allies while embracing the thugs of the world. This week, we are reaching out to the country formerly known as Burma… The thugs of the world don’t respect words, they respect strength. We can make deals with [...]
Press Release:
Doug Keller: Oregon’s 1st Congressional District Candidate Renounces Special Interest Funding
September 26, 2009, Portland OR
Doug Keller has announced his candidacy to run against David Wu in Oregon’s 1st Congressional District. There are a number of challengers for the incumbent already, but Doug Keller stands out as probably the most unconventional challenger in recent history.
A [...]
Transparency. This word gets used a lot today, but what does it mean in practice? More directly to the point, what benefit does a citizen derive from transparency?
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” is a well-known quote from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis that refers to the benefit of transparency. In practice, [...]
It seems that everyone has a reason to complain about energy policy.
One of the first lessons you learn as a life guard is: Don’t become one of the victims…
What does it mean for elected leaders to be accountable to their constituency? Maybe this is best explained using an analogy that is familiar to most people, the work environment.
For almost everyone there is a manager, boss, supervisor, foreman, or perhaps an external customer. It is clear how the person lower on the [...]
I remember where I was on 9-11 2001, as I’m sure a lot of people do. I was waiting for class to start at the Command and General Staff College, at Fort Leavenworth, KS. We had just turned on the TV to see the latest headlines and saw smoke coming from one of the twin [...]
As usual, downtown Portland was beautiful on Labor day. And what better way to greet the sunset, than to talk about freedom with friends and drink Starbucks? It was an honor, and it was fun.
Transcript: Well, we’ve been fighting for a long time.
“Join the Resistance.” What does that mean? It is a request to remember our history and a call to return to our American roots. Our founding fathers were loyal subjects of King George III and the British Empire until, in response to the King’s unjust actions, it became necessary to “dissolve the political [...]
It is good to see people taking an interest in who and what these “Czars” are. Tonight at the State Fair, I spoke with many Democrats and
