Year: 2013

J. Cal’s Corner – Obama Speechwriter: McCain & Graham Are Faces Of Successful GOP

Jon Favreau, President Obama’s former chief speechwriter, is over at The Daily Beast imparting more of his indispensable wisdom — this time about conservatives. Writes Favreau, “The conservatives have finally purified the Republican Party, dispatching moderate infidels in primary after primary, demanding fealty to their agenda of huge tax cuts and drastically lower spending.” This …

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Obama’s Housing Plan — Bubble 2.0

President Obama gave a speech in Phoenix, Arizona earlier this week regarding the housing market, which has been rebounding lately. The fear, however, is that rising interest rates will crush the recovery. The tone of the speech, per usual, is one of a typical campaign speech: “Ideas,” partisan jabs, and little substance. Obama outlines five …

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President Obama’s Failures: Religious Liberty – Part 8 of 9

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof… Of the many-splendored ways President Obama has failed to meet the test of leadership, perhaps none is more fundamentally threatening than his disdain for religious liberty. Whether or not you are a believer, the actions of this administration towards …

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