Alan Caruba

If I Were a Republican Strategist

If I were a Republican Strategist right now I would be licking my lips, rubbing my hands together, and probably drooling a bit over the prospect of hanging this “sub-prime” mess around the necks of the Democrats in general and Barack Obama in particular. Fannie Mae

Democrats Caused the Financial Meltdown

There is something genuinely sickening about seeing Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and others trying to stick President Bush and the Republicans with the blame for the financial meltdown that has put the American taxpayer in hock for the problem they created.

Why Americans Can’t Get U.S. Oil

Aside from the fact the Democrats in Congress are trying to fool Americans into believing they are “lifting” the ban on off-shore exploration and drilling for oil, the opposition to our domestic oil companies by both Democrats and radical environmental groups lies at the heart of why America is so dependent on foreign oil.

Gore the Vandal

Did you see the news item about Al Gore’s speech this week in which he urged “civil disobedience” to stop the construction of coal-fired plants to meet our nation’s growing need for more electrical power?

When Republicans Act Like Democrats

My friend, Don Devine, in addition to being a vice chairman of the American Conservative Union, edits its “Conservative Battleline” and is a contributor to it. If you want to know how and what a true conservative thinks, you could do no better than to read Dr. Devine’s writings.

Needed: A Calm Approach to a Very Big Problem

Your local bank isn’t called a “trust” for nothing. The only thing that keeps the banking and investment community going is trust. And liquidity. Money moving in and out. Since they underwrite all business and industrial expansion—essential for capitalism to succeed—that trust is essential.

Social Justice or a Bad Idea?

I have a close family member who is as liberal as I am conservative. We talk every day and, mostly, we avoid discussing politics. Most of us have family members whose politics differ from our own and most of us are wise enough to avoid such discussions.

The Real Winner or Loser?

It is a truism that all national elections are crucial to the future of the nation. We choose a President and a Vice President, along with a whole bunch of other candidates whom we believe will do the best job of guiding the affairs of the nation.

If They Knew It Was Going to Happen

The September 29 cover of Business Week asks, “Is It Safe Yet? Inside, it has a page titled, “Lessons Not Learned.”

Assigning Blame

After listening to a week’s worth of “explanations” about why the financial system of the United States was in trouble, it occurred to me that, if we were China, a whole bunch of guys would have been hauled into stadiums in New York and Washington, D.C., and publicly executed.

Arrest Amadinejad!

On September 23, Iran’s President Mahmoud Amadinejad will be speaking at the United Nations. He should be arrested.

How Many Dead in Galveston?

Here’s a question for you. Given the many people who refused to leave Galveston, Texas, how many died as the result of Hurricane Ike?

Heartland Institute on the Democrat Energy Bill Scam

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a package of proposals yesterday [September 16] designed to convince voters it is addressing energy production shortfalls and high recent energy prices.

Don’t Panic

“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” was best known for the two words on its cover, “Don’t Panic!” Of course, when you have Vogons wandering around destroying entire planets to make way for galactic highways it’s hard to remain calm.

America Produces Leaders!

I keep hearing the Democrats bleating like sheep over Governor Sarah Palin’s experience and ability to be “one heartbeat away from the presidency.” What they don’t seem to understand is that America produces people like Sarah Palin all the time. They start out participating in the PTA or the Chamber of Commerce and go on to do marvelous things.

Who Are You Calling Stupid?

The September 14, Sunday edition of The New York Times is a study in what might be called journalistic cognitive dissonance.

A Spotless Sun

There’s a wonderful irony in the fact that, back in the 1970s, the Greens were issuing warnings and even writing books about the coming Ice Age. They would abandon this issue, based in well-known and accepted solar science, in favor of a vast international hoax alleging man-made global warming.

On Whom Can We Blame the Hurricane?

I am waiting for some moron in Obama’s campaign team to announce that the devastation of Hurricane Ike is the fault of the Bush administration.

The Death of Orthodox Islam

Wars are won and lost by the calculations made by those that start them. The Japanese Empire destroyed itself when it attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. By contrast, the Vietnamese War was lost because President Lyndon B. Johnson never understood that it was, first, a war of liberation from colonial France and, second, a civil war. Within the LBJ White House and over at the CIA, no one had any realistic idea of who they were fighting.

Twin Towers Memories

In the years prior to 9/11, if you lived in New Jersey as I do and drove into New York there was a sweeping curve of roadway leading into the Lincoln Tunnel that provides a view across the Hudson River of downtown Manhattan. One could see the Twin Towers from that vantage point and it always bespoke the financial power of the nation, the greatness of our economic system, and our role in the world.