Obama Violates the Separation of Powers Clause with Cordray Appointment By David H. Landon On January 4th President Obama violated the “separation of powers” clause of the U.S. Constitution with his attempt to name Richard Cordray director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) and three others to the National Labor Relations Board. The Republicans [...]
What is it about “double-dipping” that rubs us the wrong way? By David H. Landon Let’s face it. There are a lot of people who are public employees who are “double-dipping.” You know some. I know some. Everyone knows someone who is managing to nail down what is the equivalent of two paychecks. And if [...]
I know what it means… By David H. Landon I am a politically predisposed to support the Republican Party and its candidates. I come by my Republican credentials honestly. In 1963 when I was 10 years old, my father ran for office as a Republican for a city council seat in Union City, Ind. When [...]
Herman, we hardly knew ye By David H. Landon This week, I drew the short straw here at the Dayton City Paper. Our topic is whether or not Herman Cain was unfairly driven from the presidential race by an overly aggressive media, which gave Cain’s life an unprecedented microscopic examination or was his departure the [...]
Stop spending! Stop spending! Seriously … stop spending!! By David H. Landon The U.S. budget deficit has reached critical mass. President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 is projected to be $3.818 trillion. Unfortunately, revenues are projected to only be $2.228 trillion, leaving a deficit for the fiscal year of $1.590 trillion. We continue to [...]
Protecting the Heartbeat of America By David H. Landon I’ve always believed that science would eventually play a critical role in shrinking the period of time that a civilized society would allow for a legal abortion. Poll after poll shows that when the unborn child is viewed as a small person rather than a mass [...]
Sometimes you have to say no … even to your friends By David H. Landon It’s difficult to say no to your friends. It’s difficult to say no to people you respect that are performing jobs that are both dangerous and vital to the community. Yes … it’s difficult, but sometimes it can’t be helped. [...]
In the last few weeks there has been a story circulating around the internet involving two remarkable young people who happened to be stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB. The story involves 2nd Lt. John Avrett and his fiancée Meghan. These two first met in 2010 in a coffee shop in Colorado Springs, Colo. where John was [...]
Chalk one up for Obama By David H. Landon I find myself in the unusual position of writing this week’s column in support of the recent action by the Obama administration. In September, a U.S. drone fired a missile killing Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical Muslim cleric, living and hiding out in Yemen. Al-Awlaki is [...]
Democrats have only themselves to blame By David H. Landon I’m sorry, but the loud wailing sounds and the great gnashing of teeth coming from my Democratic friends over the new redistricting could have been easily avoided. During the 2009–2010 legislative term, when Democrats still controlled the Ohio House, the governor’s office, and the secretary [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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