Cesar Conda

Recently, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and former Bush speechwriter David Frum exchanged blog posts over Governor Mitt Romney’s sincerity and commitment to the positions he takes on the issues (in full disclosure, I was a policy advisor to Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign). Specifically, Douthat writes: (more)

Excerpts from Bob Woodward’s new book “Obama’s Wars” focusing on President Obama’s decision-making on the war in Afghanistan describe infighting and disagreements among the President’s advisors, all of which are standard fare for every White House. (more)

By first endorsing the plan to build a mosque near ground zero in New York City--and then backtracking from it by saying he wasn't commenting on the "wisdom" of the project--President Obama managed to do the impossible: Divert attention from the 3.3 million jobs lost and the $2.5 trillion increase in the national debt since he and Congressional Democrats took control of Washington. (more)

With over $13 trillion in national debt and the recent projection that it will top 100% of GDP in 2012, we are entering uncharted fiscal waters which threaten our economy.  Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University has found that economic growth is 2.6 percentage points higher for countries with debt below 30 percent of GDP than for countries with debt above 90 percent of GDP.  If Washington continues to do nothing, America is headed for a Greece-like debt catastrophe. (more)

Allowing the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts to expire will be the largest tax increase in American history, hitting the small business owners, middle-class families, investors, and retirees. (more)

Millions of American consumers, from teenagers to senior citizens, have benefited greatly from the convenience, service, and affordability of prepaid wireless phones.  However, new legislation being considered in Washington would not only make it more expensive and difficult for people to buy prepaid phones, but potentially compromise their private information. (more)

Governor Mitt Romney did the right thing when he strongly rebuked “anonymous numbskulls” in his camp who disparaged Governor Sarah Palin. As to which of these two should the GOP pick for 2012, America cannot go wrong with either a President Romney or President Palin; both have had far more executive experience than the current occupant of the White House. (more)

The bar’s “priesthood” has been offended—and now they are on the attack. A group of 19 lawyers, including conservatives like former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and Bush administration lawyers Bradford Berenson and Larry Thompson, are denouncing Liz Cheney’s group “Keep America Safe” for asking questions about Department of Justice lawyers who once defended suspected terrorists. “We consider these attacks both unjust to the individuals in question and destructive of any attempt to build lasting mechanisms for counter-terrorism adjudications,” they wrote in a statement released earlier this week. (more)

Congressional Democrats are facing major economic headwinds as they head into the mid-term elections. The economic recovery is, at best, anemic.  The "misery index" combining unemployment and inflation has risen to  double-digits.  By the end of 2010, President Obama and Congressional Democrats will have controlled Washington for two years and it just won't be credible to blame President Bush for a weak economy under their watch. (more)