Monthly Archive: September 2008
Wall Street Journal on J. Patrick Rooney’s Death
The Wall Street Journal’s first sentence begins: “The nation’s political lexicon didn’t always include the terms “school choice” and “health savings accounts.” But it does today, and that’s due in no small part to...
A Visionary Who Led with Compassion
Russ Pullam, associate editor of the Indianapolis Star wrote a column about J. Patrick Rooney’s accomplishments, and is worth reading. Pullam’s column begins, as anyone who knew Pat well will understand, with the importance...
The Best and Most Accurate Tribute to J. Patrick Rooney
The best published tribute to J. Patrick Rooney can be found here. It really is this simple, there would be no Health Savings Accounts without J. Patrick Rooney.
J. Patrick Rooney, Great American, Friend and Mentor Died Today
J. Patrick Rooney, Insurance Executive and Civic Leader (80) died Monday, September 15, 2008. He was the first person to fund vouchers on a large scale, for the parents of inner city children to...
Middle and Working Class Women Move McCain-Palin into the Lead – Why Can’t Michelle Take on Palin?
Among the media’s many problems is that they draw their talent from the upper class elites who cannot stand Palin, and everything she stands for — and their lashing out continues. Al Hunt this...
“My party stood silently by as Hillary Clinton was eviscerated by the mainstream media.”
The anger at the mainstream media among Hillary supporters and Palin supporters is real. Here is the view from a Hillary supporter: “I have given my loyalty to the Democratic Party for decades. My...
The Media Gives Palin the Hillary Treatment, and Now the Media Must be Crushed
In the words of uber-strategist and Clinton pollster Mark Penn, the media has lost all credibility. First they discredit, undermine and repeatedly criticize and attack Hillary Clinton; while simultaneously praising and puffing up Obama. ...
Obama’s Political Problems with Women, Whites, the Meta/Whimp Factor, the Media and Independents
Obama is suffering a four-corner squeeze that is driving his drop in the polls, and McCain’s rise: Women: Anyone could have seen the problems of not even vetting Hillary Clinton for the VP slot...
Paglia’s Observations on Palin and American Feminism are of Great Political Significance
The insights of this essay are borne of a lifetime of cultural observations and writings by self-described dissident feminist Camille Paglia. This piece is a must-read for the left and the right and everyone...
Anti-Palin Media puts McCain Up 10 Points Among Likely Voters in USA Today/Gallup Poll
Gee, what a shock: USA Today, Zogby and the Gallup Daily all have McCain leading Obama. USA Today’s full Gallup poll has McCain up 4 points among registered voters, up 10 points among likely...
Thirteen Reasons Palin unbounced Obama
There are many reasons that McCain’s Vice Presidential pick resonates far better with likely voters than does Obama’s pick of Senator Biden (D-DE): It gives Hillary Clinton supporters a positive reason to vote for...