Wisconsin, like my home state of Illinois, is facing a serious budget crisis. Unlike Illinois, Wisconsin has a bold chief executive in Governor Scott Walker willing and able to confront a crisis with straight talk and serious solutions. Meanwhile, 14
by John M. O'Hara3 Mar 2011, 2:17 PM PST0
In his Daily Show appearance last night, President Obama made a very revealing–and presumably inadvertent–statement about those in Congress who have supported his radical agenda. In the context of many congressional seats being up for grabs in what pundits and
by John M. O'Hara28 Oct 2010, 3:01 PM PST0
Some call it a homophobic slur; others, an obscure sexual fetish. For the President of the United States, however, the term “tea bagger” is just another tool to marginalize opponents of his radical agenda. As John Kartch of Americans for
by John M. O'Hara5 May 2010, 3:07 PM PST0
Many a partisan and pundit-provocateur has spent the last year trying to convince us that the tea parties consist of violent extremists. The multi-front attack has come from the media, Hollywood, and the current White House. At the genesis of
by John M. O'Hara5 Apr 2010, 5:43 AM PST0
In his State of the Union Address Wednesday night, President Obama called on folks to let him know if there are better health care solutions he and congress should be considering: As temperatures cool, I want everyone to take another
by John M. O'Hara29 Jan 2010, 9:14 PM PST0
We live in seriously challenging times – times that warrant serious conversations on the state and direction of our nation. From the fiscal crash course our nation is on to the ever-present threat we face from Islamic terrorism, there’s plenty
by John M. O'Hara7 Jan 2010, 10:49 AM PST0
Politicians, pundits, and citizens have long bemoaned the power that “special interests” wield in Washington, D.C. and state capitals across the nation. The pharmaceutical, energy, and defense industries and everyone in between employ armies of lobbyists to educate elected officials
by John M. O'Hara17 Dec 2009, 5:55 PM PST0
It is a Friday and President Obama is abroad. What better time for the President and the Department of Justice to announce that 9/11 coordinator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and some of his fellow terrorists will be tried in a civilian
by John M. O'Hara13 Nov 2009, 3:37 PM PST0
Following the courageous expose by two young investigative journalists released on the pages of this very blog, there were widespread calls for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the criminal enterprise that is ACORN. One would think there would
by John M. O'Hara12 Nov 2009, 4:29 PM PST0