Author Archives: Armando Diana

The playground is where most children learn the politics of following rules.  More to the point, it is where we learn to change the rules of a game mid-stream if it helps you win.  Some people bend the rules, others … Continue reading →

The mist of time conceals many warts that make things “in our day” seem better than reality dictates. Gas prices in the 1980s rose to $1 a gallon.  Today the national average is $3.20 representing a more than three-fold increase. … Continue reading →

By Michael Lordi I have some sad news for my Republican friends in New Jersey who have visions of sugar plums and Chris Christie in the White House dancing in their heads:  I’ll be president before Chris Christie will. And … Continue reading →

When President Obama and his Democratic puppets rammed the Affordable Healthcare Act down America’s throat it was to ensure the 13 million uninsured Americans have coverage.  Based on 2012 estimates, there are 313.9 million people in America so 13 million … Continue reading →

Governor Chris Christie easily won re-election in New Jersey and sets a two-year stage of flirtatious will-he, won’t he run for president.  Conservatives think he is a Rockefeller Republican and Liberals think he is a bully.  Critics call him names … Continue reading →

You can tell when politicians lie because their lips move.  This is most evident during campaign season that thankfully ends today.  It is a sad paradox.  We know each politician is lying through teeth yet blindly vote for the one … Continue reading →

By Michael Lordi We can now see the astonishing parallels between Obamacare and a stool sample – You have to pass both to know what’s in them. And with each probe of this Big Government cow pie, the more odious … Continue reading →

There is no such thing as no time: just no priority.  We are busy running our daily lives complaining we have no time for whatever it is we claim we have no time for but the reality is we do … Continue reading →

Technically speaking, voters control term limits for our political non-leaders. I have the naïve belief term limits are not necessary because voters can throw the bums out.  Unfortunately, most voters simply re-elect incumbents. Jim Gearhart, a radio host at NJ101.5, … Continue reading →

For every action, there is an equal and contrary reaction.  That is what my high school Physics teacher taught me.  That premise also applies to politics and proves the laws of unintended consequences. New Jersey has a ballot question to … Continue reading →