Doug Edelman's Past Articles

21 articles

New book release: ‘Restoring A Once Great Nation’

published: November 28, 2012

‘Restoring A Once Great Nation', by Douglas Edelman, touches on subjects from economics to spirituality and from gas prices to parenting and education. The author says it is a message of hope...

Sensible Systematic Candidate Selection

published: December 05, 2011

We’re neck deep in the run-up to Primary Season. On the national scene, the Republican horse-race for the presidential nomination has been something of a circus. No less than half the field...

So, How’s That Workin’ Out For Ya?

published: November 23, 2011

I have determined the time has come to examine the last few decades of American History, do some analysis, and ask some poignant questions to allow the reader to draw some conclusions and to questi...

Reasons for EVERYONE in Congress to Repeal ObamaCare

published: November 20, 2011

There are few opportunities for legislation that holds the prospect of gain for EVERYONE who supports it, regardless of party or ideology – but amazingly, the repeal of ObamaCare offers that ...

Is Cain Able?

published: November 08, 2011

The big story in the GOP race for the presidential nomination for the last couple months has been Herman Cain. From his meteoric rise to the top as Conservatives were quickly disenchanted with Ric...

Stimulus II, The Buffett Rule, Class Warfare and Math

published: September 21, 2011

A leftist caller into a morning talk-show that is part of my daily drive was spouting the “no skin off their back” class envy line about the “Buffett Rule” and soaking the r...

Sorry, Your “Race Card” is Expired, Over-Limit, and Declined!

published: September 04, 2011

This week I heard yet another black liberal caller to a conservative radio program who felt “offended” that there was so much opposition to “America’s First Black President....

The Democrat Downgrade

published: August 14, 2011

Democratic Party Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz famously stated last May that “We own the economy. We own the beginning of the turnaround and we want to make sure that we continue that pace ...

Is the Debt Ceiling Showdown REALLY a Repeat of Gingrich/Clinton?

published: July 20, 2011

There are some on the right - Mitch McConnell chief amongst them - who fear that the GOP's stance on principle against debt and taxes will backlash against them politically. They are willing to co...

By the Numbers

published: May 25, 2011

Pundits, wonks, politicos and analysts will often toss around a lot of numerical data in making their points or providing their analysis… but they often cite the raw data without realizing t...

Quit Scapegoating the Oil Companies!

published: May 13, 2011

Democrats in congress love to beat up on the oil companies: those “evil mega-corporations that make obscene profits and gouge us poor consumers.” But while that populist meme might gai...

Outside the Box Perspectives

published: May 06, 2011

As an analyst of current events, I try to see things from unusual perspectives. To see what others might miss, or at least are not talking about. The recent takedown of Osama Bin Laden has provid...

Trump is Entertaining, But He’s Just An Opening Act

published: May 03, 2011

Donald Trump is nothing if he’s not a showman! The man knows how to get attention. He’s a self-promoter and loves the spotlight, and he’s certainly garnered a lot of that limeli...

Lawrence O’Donnel is the Biblically Ignorant One!

published: April 28, 2011

Since almost nobody watches Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC, it’s a pretty safe bet that you either haven’t seen his recent scriptural dissertation – or if you did, it was becau...

HSUS & Missourians for the Protection of Dogs LIE about SB 113.

published: April 27, 2011

Last November, by the slimmest of margins, Missouri voters passed Proposition B; an initiative petition ballot measure sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Deceptively sold...

Examining Obama’s “Moderate” Budget Proposal

published: April 15, 2011

President Obama’s budget speech of April 13 may well go down in history as one of the worst Presidential speeches ever broadcast.  But it still bears analysis and commentary!  While...

After the Shutdown Showdown: Reality STILL Bites!

published: April 11, 2011

With both sides claiming victory in the recent budget battle brouhaha, it’s important to realize that, when the partisan rhetoric is stripped away, there are no winners and the American Peopl...

Really? Libya? WHY?

published: March 29, 2011

In 1979, Jimmy Carter began arming the Mujahidin in Afghanistan, and ordered the CIA to begin stirring Islamic unrest in the region to “destabilize” the area and help repel the “o...

Unemployment Insurance or Stealth Welfare?

published: December 03, 2010

As Congress debates yet another extension of Federal Unemployment Benefits, perhaps it is time to examine the system itself and gain a bit of perspective.   No one disagrees that Unemploymen...

Berg v Obama – Headed for SCOTUS!

published: October 27, 2008

The lawsuit against Barack Obama challenging his citizenship eligibility to serve as President of the United States has been dismissed with the ruling that Philip Berg, the plaintiff, had no standi...

Philip J. Berg, filed a lawsuit demanding Sen. Barack Obama present proof of citizenship

published: October 24, 2008

Pennsylvania Democrat Philip J. Berg, who filed a lawsuit demanding Sen. Barack Obama present proof of his American citizenship, now says that by failing to respond Obama has legally "admitted...