February 2012 Blog Posts (5)

There is a very specific event that recently raised a red flag and causes me to say we must have a renewed sense of urgency in our foreign policy.  We know Iran is on the brink of delivering a successful nuclear weapons program that can threaten our allies in the Middle East and Europe. That, in turn, will impact our economy and my Congressional district in Eastern Connecticut. 

Recently, an Iranian nuclear scientist named Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, was at least the third…

When politicians talk about tax reform, national debt, international market trends, Treasury notes, labor statistics and regulatory policy voters fall asleep. So how should a candidate best tell the economic story about what is happening with America’s unsustainable debt crisis?

I’ve thought about this question a lot since detailed economic policy and analysis is less than exciting for many voters accustomed to listening…

Two years ago we were told by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi we had to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as “Obamacare,” to see what was in the bill. Now in 2012, we are living a science fiction writer Kirk Vonnegut nightmare of excessive government controls, invasion into our personal lives (including our religious beliefs) and, our personal freedoms now are at even higher risk.

 At the very core of the issue is the unprecedented and unconstitutional…

Petition: Tell Obama: Stop The Pro-Abortion Mandate