Late last year, I had an interesting exchange on LinkedIn of all places with someone from the Register trying to entice me into subscribing to the paper citing all the new changes. But when it comes to the editorial pages…
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What Reagan Revolution?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
With the election behind us and in the books and time being short because of the holidays, the Letters to the Editor section of the OC Register has been a great source of amusement of angst-filled conservatives bemoaning a bluer…
The Mean-Spirited GOP Platform for 2012
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
It’s well known that Orange County is the place that former President Ronald Reagan said “All good Republicans go to die.” When taking a look the the GOP platform being circulated ahead of the party’s 2012 national convention in…
Are you better off today than 4 years ago? New Bloomberg survey – Most Americans Say Yes
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
“Are you better off than you were four years ago? The country was headed towards financial meltdown, and today we’re not even close to the cliff so I’d have to say as a whole, Americans are better off today than…
LA Times: Myths and Facts about California Taxes, Spending and Government
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
LA Times columnist George Skleton lays it all out for us with his column in Monday’s newspaper. There’s a perception of runnaway government, massive overspending and sky-high taxes and then, there’s reality. Things are about the same as they were…
What Ronald Reagan Said About Debt Limit Politics?
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
“Congress consistently brings the Government to the edge of default before facing its responsibility. This brinkmanship threatens the holders of government bonds and those who rely on Social Security and veterans benefits. The United States has a special responsibility to itself and the world to meet its obligations.”
Hubert H. Humphrey’s 100th Birthday Today
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
“The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in shadows of life, the sick,…
