David Coughlin

Dave Coughlin recently retired from IBM after 31 years. He is now a political pundit who manages his web site "Return to Common Sense" and is an active member of the White Plains Tea Party. He was educated at West Point (Bachelor of Science, 1971) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (Masters, Administrative Science, 1976). He currently resides with his wife in Hawthorne, NY.

Most Recent Articles by David Coughlin:

Dummies Guide to Election Issues - 2016 October 27, 2016
Since the Presidential candidates won't cover the issues and the debates won't cover the issues
Conservatives and liberals think differently June 15, 2015
There are fundamental differences between these two political philosophies. Where are you on this spectrum and which Point of View best describes yourself?
Why I could never be a liberal June 11, 2015
They call themselves “progressive” when in reality their philosophies are regressive trying to transform the country into a Marxist, socialist paradise that never existed and has failed in every country it has been tried
Enough is Enough, It’s Time to Downsize the Federal Government March 30, 2015
Repair and realignment of our federal government
Proud to be an American March 22, 2015
The American Dream is still alive and well, a beacon of freedom, and will always attract new immigrants to be future productive citizens.
Liberals are trapped in Bizarro-land May 14, 2014
Ronald Reagan quipped to explain this phenomenon: It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant, it’s just that they know so many things that aren’t so
Republicans—show us the way August 22, 2013
This narrative must begin with Republicans as the Party of Growth and Prosperity
Declare Victory in the War on Inequality August 20, 2013
Our Constitution guarantees equal opportunity, not equal results
Voters need some skin in the game June 12, 2013
It is an oft repeated platitude that greater voter participation yields a healthier republic
It will take a burning platform before people will change June 4, 2013
Republicans must begin now to educate the low information voters on the better alternative of freedom and prosperity
Republicans must embrace big, bold ideas that reflect conservative principles April 10, 2013
The federal government has no role in: Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, and Transportation
Republicans need to change the way they think April 1, 2013
War on Poverty and the War on Equality
Respect the office, not necessarily the man March 6, 2013
Obama does not deserve the respect due the office of the President. He is an empty suit man who can't speak without a tele-prompter. Presidency marked by constant drama, distortions, exaggerations
Change the narrative if Republicans ever want to win an election again December 4, 2012
They can no longer afford to allow leftists to set the media narrative based on distorted stereotypes and gross distortions
Democrats Stole the Election November 27, 2012
DOJ has fought against state initiated voter identification laws
It is not too early for conservatives… November 9, 2012
Conservatives must snap out of their funk and get started on this four year quest to retake the Party and the county, because if they don't the Republican Party may become another political footnote in history
I am embarrassed to be an American today November 7, 2012
Replace the socialist utopia
If we want smaller government, drastic action may be required July 26, 2012
Develop a plan to downsize departments or eliminate its scope by mission transfer or privatization
Presidential election choice is suboptimal, as usual May 31, 2012
Our federal government has been slowly expanded over the last 100 years, so I do not expect any administration to fix it in a single term
Congress: Fix it or start over March 7, 2012
Ensuring Congress is subject to the same rules and regulations as their constituents would address the perception of a Ruling Elite.
Republicans, how do we get there from here? March 7, 2012
Economy, Unemployment, Foreign Policy, American culture
Obama has already lost, and doesn’t even know it February 24, 2012
The percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the direction the country is headed is at its lowest point since Jimmy Carter’s first and only term.
Redistributing wealth from top to bottom February 9, 2012
The size and reach of the federal government has grown dramatically over the last century and is rapidly approaching unsustainability and bankruptcy.
Cultural deconstruction: turning a safety net into a hammock September 7, 2011
Democrats most often divide Americans along cultural lines then employs class envy
Still waiting for evidence of true national leadership August 1, 2011
The question remains is there a true national leader with the vision and strategy to return America to its former glory? Limited government, fiscal conservatism, and a strong international presence
Education Reformation – returning excellence to teaching our children July 13, 2011
United States education performance has been degrading over the last 50 years, and no single change will reverse the damage done
Citizen Government December 4, 2010
Public Servants, Beltway Disease, Career Politicians
Déjà vu, all over again? November 26, 2010
"Inside the beltway” disease, Business as Usual, Contract from America, Road Map for America’s Future, Pledge to America
White Plains Tea Party Remarks October 29, 2010
The Contract From America