Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race, The Soap Box on Mar 18th, 2008 Comments Off
Barack Obama made his speech on race in America today, his attempt to quell the furor over the viciously anti-American sermons of his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. It was, as is every Obama speech, well crafted and superbly delivered. He spoke in P…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, The Soap Box on Mar 13th, 2008 Comments Off
For two decades the Federal Reserve worked magic, keeping the U.S. economy at a steady simmer — neither too hot nor too cold. The Fed worked its magic by tinkering with the money supply through techniques advanced by Paul Volcker and perfected by…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, The Soap Box on Feb 27th, 2008 Comments Off
Enough with the “reasoned discourse.” Time for a rant: In its earnest but none-too-bright desire to “save the planet,” the Democratic Congress late last year banned light bulbs. Our president, who never fails to roll over for wh…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race, The Soap Box on Feb 26th, 2008 Comments Off
So I’m sure by now you’ve seen this picture. Someone, it is suspected from the Hillary Clinton campaign, leaked it to the Drudge Report. And it since has been picked up and commented on by newspapers across the country — and even in E…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race, The Soap Box on Feb 20th, 2008 Comments Off
Sen. Barack Obama wants to shake up this tired, old country. He promises us “the change we’ve been waiting for.” His motto: “Yes, we can.” Is Obama offering us anything new? Or has “change” — on both a pe…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race, The Soap Box on Feb 12th, 2008 Comments Off
I was out of the office last week from Wednesday through Friday and when I returned Monday morning (Feb. 11) there were two phone calls waiting for me from state Sen. Steve Baddour. The Methuen Democrat had called Wednesday and Thursday to gloat over h…
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Barack Obama was supposed to win the Democratic primary in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick endorsed him. Sen. John Kerry endorsed him. And the Elder Statesman of the Democratic Party himself, Ted Kennedy, endorsed him — as did a good chunk of t…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race, The Soap Box on Dec 26th, 2007 Comments Off
Did you see the Hillary Clinton Christmas ad? It was the absolute worst of all the candidates’ holiday messages — but it illustrates a flaw in all the candidates, one that is destroying American politics. In the ad, Hillary is sitting by th…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, The Soap Box on Dec 5th, 2007 Comments Off
A National Intelligence Estimate released this week declares with “high confidence” that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. The Left immediately seized on this report as proof that George W. Bush is a warmongering nogoodnik ea…
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Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race, The Soap Box on Nov 19th, 2007 Comments Off
In a scene from the “Seinfeld” television series, George Costanza is cornered by a bookstore manager. George, the series’ great spinner of unbelievable tales, has been caught trying to return to the shelves a $100 art book he had take…
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