Category Archives: Opinion

Lessons From GoDaddy.com

by Ronn TorossianReprinted from Business InsiderA ton of noise was made this week when Bob Parsons, the CEO of GoDaddy, (www.godaddy.com), the Internet domain company, uploaded a video of himself shooting and killing an elephant in Zimbabwe; posing over the dead beast in the process.  In light of the recent incident and slew of negative…

Obama Secretly Asks Saudis to Arm Libyan Rebels

Obama is seeking the support of Saudi Arabian King Abdullah to arm Libyan rebels in the embattled city of Benghazi, located in the eastern part of Libya. The Saudi King hates Colonel Gaddafi, especially since the eccentric Libyan leader tried to assassinate him about one year ago. But strong negative emotions are a long way…

Results Aside, Can the Nation Move Forward After Nov. 2nd?

Yes the Republicans are finishing strong. Yes they will probably take the House and maybe even the Senate, but does it really matter? I am not about to suggest that I would like the opposite to happen, but the defining issues of the day aside, what really concerns Americans is the day after Nov. 2nd….

O’Donnell: Will the Debate Help Her? Does it Matter?

As the Delaware Senate race debate took to national TV Tuesday night, it was hard to see by the end if Christine O’Donnell would be able catch Chris Coons.  Of course that may or not be the point, but rather O’Donnell herself seems to be more of the story than whether her campaign can manufacture…

Biden Threatens to Bite if Democrats Lose

In a manner that seemed to be “business as usual” for Joe Biden, the VP threatened at a recent Washington State rally for incumbent US Senator Patty Murray, “If we lose, we are going to play hell.” Now this threat, while not real reveals a little taste of things to come if and when the…

Is the U.S. Ready for Some Strong Medicine?

The U.S. economy has been in the doldrums for the past several years. With no clear, bright light at the end of the tunnel, some experts are talking about some serious remedies to jumpstart consumers, businesses, investors and other assorted financial players out of their stupor. But if we are using metaphors like taking medicine…

Uncertainty Blocking Faster Recovery

There are signs here and there that the economy is in recovery mode, but it just doesn’t seem to be happening at a satisfying pace. Some attribute this stagnation to a lack of the creation of new jobs. But jobs don’t just appear, they are the result of increased investment, but investment has not increased…

Through Victory Democrats Tasting Loss

Politics is about momentum or at least the feeling that there is movement in one direction or the other.  In 2008, the Democratic Party led by Obama swept to victory across America.  On the coattails of “Change” Democrats not only took over the Executive branch, but also both houses of Congress.  The victory was so…

Hisham Elzanaty?

In the year 1999 businessman Hisham Elzanaty donated more than $6,000 to a U.S. charitable organization called “The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development,” also known as the HLF. In the year 2001 this organization was designated as a terrorist group and it was forced to close down its operations in the United States…