Freedom of speech is vital to ensure our country navigates differing political views without bloodshed or revolution. Where speech fails there are events like Tiananmen Square and the post-election bloodshed in Iran. Meanwhile, the White House is seeking to influence free speech.
There are at least three current attempts. First, the White House has used confrontational [...]

Healthcare for everyone sounds really great at first glance but here are my personal concerns: (Truth is, we already have some form of healthcare for all…including illegal aliens, but lets focus on the “new” plan.)
I am concerned that the cost of a government run plan will far exceed that of a plan that includes competition [...]

Now, I am not a constitutional scholar, nor even a lawyer, so I may not have a polished understanding of our founding documents. But the Constitution is a fairly short document and I must have a working understanding of the role of Congress if I want to serve as your representative.
The Constitution contains considerable detail [...]

Basic economics dictates that in order to sustain employment, businesses need to make a profit. If a business is not making enough money to run, they have to either close up shop or cut costs and/or payroll. Most businesses are in a continual process of looking for efficiency and streamlining their methods so cost cutting [...]

Environmental stewardship. Republicans should be leading the effort to conserve natural resources while enjoying them at a sustainable level today. People have the ability to influence the lifecycles of plants and animals so judgment must be used to protect a healthy balance. This basic idea should guide our environmental policies.
Too often, however, environmental protection actions [...]

If you go to most politicians’ web sites or look for their position on issues, you won’t find much information. Only after you see the actions they take with their votes and policy once in office do you get a true picture of what they stand for. To my frustration, that is too late.
People gave [...]

Many people equate things like discrimination, racism, environmentally unsound policy, with conservatives. The fact is, I know of at least one recent Senator who was a member of the KKK… a democrat. As I recall, President Lincoln was a…Republican….and if you look at the various issues concerning race, environmental policy, etc, you find that there [...]

Capitalism has gotten a bad reputation recently, and many people equate it with greed. Perhaps there is a grain of truth to the idea that motivation through self-interest looks a lot like greed. But self-interest also motivates us to get a drink when thirsty. The difference is that greed exists when self-interest becomes excessive.
Simply [...]