Bob Parks

Recession Obsession

All day Wednesday, the Fox News Channel was repeating some poll in which around 45% of Americans believed we are in a recession. It’s not like the signs aren’t all around us.

Nursing A Signature

As some of you know, I’ve been collecting signatures as to be on the ballot this fall as the Republican candidate in Massachusetts’ 2nd Franklin District for State Representative. Today is the deadline for signatures, so I may be a bit busy later.

Democrats still lying through their teeth

This whopper deserves all the attention it can get. Again, it shows the ignorance and contempt of the electorate liberals depend on.

Blacklash: How others now view U.S.

For years, Democrats have lamented how badly the Bush Administration has left our “standing” in the world. Other nations “hate” us; wish us ill, blah blah blah. Even Mexicans are thinking twice before sneaking across our border.

THE “RACE” RACE

Well this is a fine “How do you do”. The very Democrats, (including Barack Obama) who insinuate that Republicans are a party of bigots, have found the formula for victory within their own party: the politics of race and fear.

The E word Vs. the truth

There is this cutesy little web encounter by four prominent media women lamenting the fact that the Obamas are being unfairly labeled as “elitists”. To be fair, many candidates attempt to label each other “out of touch” with their potential constituents. Some are born with the ol’ silver spoons in their mouths; some are nouveau riche, and some cash-in during and after their terms of office.

Better Late Than Never

I touched on this over the weekend, but the more I think about it, the more I feel the to expend a long-simmering rant.

Alan Keyes: Not Again

So Alan Keyes has announced he’s leaving the Republican Party. Over the last few months, I’ve received numerous emails and comments from those hoping that Keyes would enter the presidential race in some capacity: either as a candidate for the top spot, or that one of those running would select him for veep.

Bullies to tackle bullies

In Tuesday morning’s Boston Herald, “Pols vow to get tough on bullies”. Granted, we live in a different day, complete with non-judgmentalism, thus a lack of conscience or shame. But who are politicians to talk when it comes to addressing the problem of bullying?

Candidate Gump

As we are still more than a week from the next presidential primary, the candidates have way too much time to fill with anecdotes, and some are tripping over little things like facts and statements deemed insensitive, dishonest, and/or elitist.

The Crime Or The Cover-Up

Over the years, we always find ourselves coming back to ask the big question: What was worse, the crime or the cover-up? From Nixon to Clinton, we know what they did was wrong. How it was handled is what ultimately made the bad situation worse.

ABC’s Shameless Troop Politicization

It’s nothing new that the American news media, complete with starry-eyed ideologues, want to be a part of the possible history a Barack Obama presidency would be. They see it as a national historical vindication, an erasure of racism past, and it would be a damn good story.

Obama, the whole world is watching

During Tuesday's hearing with General David Petraeus and US Ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker, Senator Barack Obama renewed his call for diplomacy in Iraq. Some consider Obama naive in his belief that any agreement with Iran would be worth the paper it was printed on. I would concur.

Condoleezza Rice: Dues Paid In Full

The political world is abuzz with the potential of a John McCain / Condoleezza Rice presidential ticket. Now while I’ve been calling on Dr. Rice to run for president for years, her very presence aside John McCain would do more to destroy the Democrat Party than any super delegate fiasco on the Denver convention floor. I remind you that I’m not hoping for Condoleezza Rice to join McCain because she’s black. She is definitely qualified, as she’s served a full term as President Bush’s National Security Advisor, and is nearing the end of an entire term as Secretary of State. She was the first black female to serve at both those historically important positions, despite the fact she was hardly celebrated by the very liberals who are patting themselves on the back for tolerating a Barack Obama presidential bid.

Fraud of the Day

The liberal blogs are all in a collective, but cautious twitter over the UK Independent's edition which calls our current economic recession "USA 2008: The Great Depression". I've been saying for weeks now that leftist politicians, punditry, electorate, and media are talking down the economy purely for political advantage this November.

Fixing Hillary’s Fight

Tuesday, while in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton made this cute little analogy between herself and movie-icon Rocky Balboa. She made reference to the conclusion of one of the training montages, where Rocky runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Liveleak succumbs to threats over FITNA

Welcome to the world we must share with radical Muslims. Screw freedom of speech, screw freedom of expression, and all you who preach multi-culturalism and tolerance and inclusion can watch them all go straight down the toilet.

Race war en Vogue

The usual suspects are saying the April "Shape Issue" of Vogue, with the Cleveland Cavalier superstar LeBron James and model Gisele Bundchen cover pic, is racist.

It's one thing to have an athlete in that kind of pose and with that kind of expression on a court after he or she has done something miraculous. It's another thing to couple it with someone who is of an entirely different ilk and gender. That turns it into a racially charged image. – Jason Rosenfeld, art professor, Marymount Manhattan College

A March Surprise

Upon reaching what many refer to as a “milestone” when the United States military reached the 4,000 combat death number, the anti-war left continues to repeat their mantra that this is a war fought over oil and that al Qaeda had no terror ties to Iraq, thus Iraq had no ties to the 9/11 attacks.

Sorry Folks. Hillary “Misspoke”

Ain't it funny?