Is America Ready for a New Third Party? A RAP for a New Majority (Part 5 of 5)

now, in this fifth and last installment, we are looking at what could be a most effective third party--or, at least, a significant insurgency--a movement that does, in fact, provide the improved intellectual-political model that the Republican Party clearly needs. 25 Feb 2013

Is America Ready for a New Third Party? The Passion of the Rand Paulistas (Part 4 of 5)

As we have seen, third parties form when a voiceless group wants a voice. And they fizzle when one of the two parties starts speaking with that previously unacknowledged voice. Today, as we have seen, the tea party, as well as the libertarians, seem to have been mostly absorbed by the Republican Party, and that will likely continue for as long as Rand Paul is a Republican Senator. 21 Feb 2013

Is America Ready for a New Third Party? Is “No Labels” the Next Big Thing? (Part 3 of 5)

In the previous installments, we asked, “Is America Ready for a New Third Party?” and then took a look at the history of third parties in the US. As we saw, third parties emerge when the existing two parties are not addressing the concerns of a new and vocal group. 20 Feb 2013

Is America Ready for a New Third Party? Third Parties in US History--And What They Mean (Part 2 of 5)

Typically, the third party has its moment in the sun, and then one of the two established parties co-opts its message and enlists its members, and so the third party disappears. Yet on rare occasions, the old parties can’t co-opt the new message, and so the third party actually displaces one of the two parties. 19 Feb 2013

Is America Ready for a New Third Party? (Part 1 of 5)

Is American ready for a strong third party? If so, what kind--what ideology? Right? Left? Center? 18 Feb 2013

Too Big to Nail: The Biggest Scandals in Washington DC Have Nothing to Do with Bob Menendez

Okay, so Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is in a heap of trouble. His admitted free airplane rides--and alleged hookers and influenced peddling--are the latest juicy Washington scandal; even the MSM is coming around to covering it. And yet as we shall see, the Menendez scandal is dwarfed by many other, bigger DC flagrante delictos. The difference, though, is that those other larger scandals are legal. 4 Feb 2013

The Wrecking of Obama Rex: It Will Take Time

Virgil may be a cynic, but he has a heart. So he sympathizes with Republicans as they confront Barack Obama and his rogue presidency. I understand that the President is driving conservatives, libertarians, and Republicans crazy. Unfortunately, the right doesn’t have the luxury of acting crazy. 16 Jan 2013

Susan Rice--and Now, Chuck Hagel: Lessons for Conservatives and Republicans in Effective Opposition

Let’s consider two very different efforts by the Republican “loyal opposition”: first, the successful effort to derail Susan Rice’s nomination as secretary of state; and second, the unsuccessful effort to preserve all of the Bush tax cuts as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. 6 Jan 2013

Boehner Best We Can Do Right Now

It’s possible that a libertarian-tea party alliance can knock over Boehner, but here’s some reality: Boehner is as good as it gets, at least for now. Republicans first have to rebuild and regroup, and that’s not going to get done if GOPers instead indulge in ideological fratricide. 3 Jan 2013

Politico Hot and Bothered over Potential Romney Campaign Shakeups

Politico’s bias against the Romney campaign is well-documented; Breitbart News’s John Nolte has regularly caught the company trying to help the Obama campaign and hurt the Romney campaign. 17 Sep 2012