The Obamacare Distraction

For President Obama, the importance of passing Obamacare clearly trumped the pressing need of restoring our economy. The Supreme Court’s decision today merely reminds us of the scope of the president’s substantial squander and the importance of the election this November. Continue Reading

Not bright red

Primary voters might be paying close attention to social issues, but the party as a whole is not. The Republican Party bleeds purple, not bright red. Continue Reading

A Ron Paul surge? What surge?

UPDATED: Ron Paul’s rise in Iowa matters exactly as much as Rick Perry’s rise, then Herman Cain’s rise, then Newt Gingrich’s rise… In other words, it doesn’t matter. Slow and steady wins this race. And it’s going to be a long one. Continue Reading

‘Every day since then has been Sept. 12’

NMPolitics.net’s Sarah Lenti talked with two of the most influential women in her life – former National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and former Homeland Security Advisor Frances Fragos Townsend – to get their thoughts on a changed nation and what we still have to learn from 9/11. Continue Reading

Afghanistan report

My trip to Afghanistan was quite amazing. It showed that there is hope in sight that even little girls will have the opportunity to be running around on the grounds of a school very, very soon. Continue Reading

Going to Afghanistan

Afghanistan is on my mind of late, as I’m soon headed there to work with a woman who wants to help the Afghani people stand up as U.S. military forces begin to stand down. Continue Reading