Arthur Christopher Schaper

Republicans Supported an Individual Mandate -- So What?

Democrats in Washington offered the loudest arguments in favor of the individual mandate from their Republican colleagues. Specifically, their stance on a mandate stemmed from the opposition's previous support for this proposal following their Congressional resurgence in 1994. This argument is specious, and especially unjust, considering the fact that any policy is justified just because both political parties had endorsed it.

Recession of the State: Renaissance of Limited Government

As long as there was plenty of money, nobody really cared how Government spent it.

Obama, Declining Media, and the End of "Gimme!" Government

It’s official: President Barack Obama is as unpopular as George W. Bush was during his fifth year in office. While polling is a fickle means for assessing the efficacy of the commander-in-chief, the argument that President Obama would get a pass from the passing media is no longer the case.

The Naïveté of Libertarianism

Like any other "ism", Libertarianism works well at its optimum in a vacuum.

Social Liberalism Create Fiscal Profligacy

"I am fiscally conservative and socially liberal." "I lean right fiscally, I lean left socially." "I believe that you should keep your money but do whatever you want with your body." "I want the government out of my wallet and out of my bedroom." This line of political thinking has gained traction in our country.

24/7 Politics -- Enough Already!

How many times do I have to read on Breitbart or Drudge or Politico or just about anything else about the up to date this and that of every election? People are just getting so obsessed with times and dates, and information of all sorts.

Through the Bums, and the Bummer Policies Out!

Throw the bums out! Get them out of office. No more career politicians!

Obama is Bombing in the Polls (Not Really)

President Obama was at the 37% approval rating during the height (or the depths?) of the Congressional shut-down show-down.

About GOP Tactics, Krauthammer was Correct (to a Point)

In January 2013, conservative columnists lamented the poor showing of the Republican Party in the 2012 election. The Democrats had to defend twice as many Senate seats, yet they lost easy pickups in the Midwest, and even lost ground in two places (Maine and Massachusetts).

Compromise as We Know it is Dead!

Political writers and community activists complain that there is no more compromise in Washington. CBS Face the Nation news anchor Bob Scheiffer lamented in one episode the need for bipartisanship to return to the Washington. Citing the appropriations for Homeland Security funding shortly after 9-11, Scheiffer remarked that such compromise and camaraderie is greatly missed in our nation's capital.

What Republicans Have Gained Following the Shutdown

AP reports suggested that the TEA Party movement has crippled the crippling influence of Big Business over the Republican Party.

GOP-Critical Conservative Defends GOP’s 2014 Changes

New York Times syndicated David Brooks strikes limited government advocate readers as a faux-conservative.

The Media No Longer Cares For ObamaCare

Now The Media no longer care for ObamaCare, either. Wolf Blitzer of CNN announced that perhaps President Obama should listen to his Republicans (and a growing number of Democratic) critics and delay ObamaCare's individual mandate for one year.

Equality is an Abused Word

“Equality” is the most unequally yoked of words in modern-day discourse.

Obama On Debt Ceiling Dance—Double Talk and Two Left Feet

Obama is now officially as unpopular as George W. Bush. If not for the fawning mainstream media, or the elites in our universities, or even the run-of-the-mill tweets on Twitter, Obama would be sandbagged with 20% approval rating or less by now. A government that makes giving people stuff which belongs to other people will often buoy their popularity for a length of time, but not for long. Protestors rallied against Hugo Chavez in Venezuela when he ran out of other people’s money to hand out, and Great Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took down Labour because they were not working.

Compromised Obama Won’t Compromise

Seeking principled compromise, the Republicans in the House of Representatives offered a continuing resolution which defunded Obamacare while funding the other functions of government. The US Senate removed the defunding provision, returned the legislation to the lower chamber. The House of Representatives then passed a continuing resolution with a one-year delay on Obamacare's individual mandate plus a repeal of the medical device tax. Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has declared that bill dead on arrival.

Harry Reid: It’s All Your Fault

On Friday, September 27, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) returned a “clean” spending resolution bill back to the House, minus the defunding of ObamaCare. Despite the neat euphemism, Reid is playing dirty political games by ignoring the will of the American People, voiced by the populist House of Representatives.

Three Arguments For Obamacare—Are Against Obamacare

The current arguments from Obamacare proponents revolve around three elements of the law.

Cruz is in Control (and so are the Republicans and the American People)

Did US Senator Ted Cruz’ talk-a-thon FINO (Filibuster in name only) cause more harm than good?

The Myth of the 1995 Government Shut-Down

In a recent radio interview, Newt Gingrich responded to the ongoing myth that the government shutdown during his tenure as House Speaker hurt the Republican Party.