West Point and the Army taught me a lot about leadership. Good leaders are concerned about their organization and its members. Good leaders listen. Good leaders are up front and of solid character. Which of these two scenarios is an example of good leadership? #1 Chairman Tony Krvaric calls me and says he notices that I’ve missed a few central …
The Democrats’ Veteran Gambit
Let’s connect the dots. Just last month NPR discussed the Democrat plan to use Veterans to take the House and now our social media feed is jammed with “Trump disrespects fallen soldiers” posts. Are the Democrats politicizing this? Absolutely. We’re the democrats waiting for a pre-text to jump on? Likely. From NPR: “The recruitment effort, designed to …
A few points on Medicare For All
“Today, the Medicare Tax rate is 1.45% for individuals with earned income up to $200,000. Employees and employers each pay 1.45%, for a total of 2.9%. Unlike with Social Security taxes, there is no limit on the income subject to Medicare taxes.” – Medicare only covers 50m people. So it would cost 6 times current rate to cover everyone – …
Trump and the California GOP
I’d be lying if I wasn’t happy seeing the end of Clintonism. As Trump’s victory rolled in, his strategy became apparent. Energize the rust belt filled with blue collar workers who have been abandoned by the Democrats in both social policies and, with Clinton, economic ones. Trump recognized that the Blue Collar Reagan Democrats, with its wide presence in several …
The Disgusted Middle Strategy
Karl Rove engineered George W Bush’s wins by turning out the base. A lot of this was accomplished using “wedge” issues. This approach became the hallmark of GOP strategy even though candidates like Sen. McCain and Gov. Romney failed to excite the base. But now we have a candidate, not issues, that have excited the base. This served Donald Trump …
170 years ago, California was Independent
June 14th – the U.S. Army’s Birthday (1775), Flag Day (1776) . Few know it’s also California’s Birthday. 170 years ago, a few American settlers with whiskey approached the Mexican Governor, Vallejo, and told them they were declaring an independent California Republic. Vallejo agreed and so they spent the night designing the flag. That’s a brief summary, Bear Flag Rising …
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