Newsmax RSS FeedSun, 12 May 2013 07:54:08 EDTDoug Wead's Perspective: Most presidents are mama’s boys. Many of them are actually named after their mothers. Thu, 09 May 2013 10:58:22 EDTHe won the CPAC straw poll, he is second in the latest national poll, he leads in New Hampshire — the first in the nation primary — and now he is the favorite among likely voters in the first in the nation Iowa Caucus.Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:54:16 EDTNow we know that American, homegrown, Chechen nationals Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were behind the Boston Marathon bombing.Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:54:07 EDTIt has only been a little more than a month since Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster on the floor of the U.S. Senate. But it is looking more and more like a defining moment in American politics. It may be a defining moment in American history.Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:51:37 EDTFor the past few years, we in the liberty movement have had the luxury of being able to stand on the outside and lob in grenades at America’s corrupt foreign policy.Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:11:23 EDTI have to offer my own review of David Nasaw's new book, "The Patriarch: The remarkable life and turbulent times of Joseph P. Kennedy." (Penguin Press, NY, 2012.)Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:42:22 EDTIf history is any indicator Mitt Romney will win Tuesday's election. Yes, the polls show it close and the electoral map actually tilts in President Obama's favor but never before in history has a president been returned to power with such a dismal economic performance. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:46:14 EDTShould a presidents' predecessor be a factor in judging his performance? We have all heard President Obama's refrain, "it took us a long time to get into this mess and it's going to take us a long time to get out of it." Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:17:19 EDTEverybody knows that there were two sons of U.S. presidents who went on to become president themselves. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:56:41 EDTI once asked George W. Bush which is worse, to run for president or to have your father run for president? He didn't hesitate.Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:34:20 EDTGandhi once said, "He who says that politics and religion don't mix, understands neither one."Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:20:13 EDTAt least one of the cats is out of the bag. The story is now public that an obscure, overlooked GOP rule, passed in January, 2008, has opened the way for Ron Paul delegates to place his name in nomination for vice president at the RNC in Tampa. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:02:13 EDTLadies and Gentlemen, once more we must announce the winner of the Iowa Caucus. And it isn't Rick Santorum or Mitt Romney after all. It is Ron Paul. Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:38 EDTDoug Wead's perspective: Ron Paul is not out. He is up! "We are absolutely not dropping out of this race! We are focusing our efforts squarely on winning delegates and party leadership positions at state conventions, declared Jesse Benton, campaign chairman for Ron Paul.Sat, 12 May 2012 18:40:06 EDTThere is plenty of anecdotal evidence to confirm that most of America's presidents are "mama's boys." Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:35:21 EDTIn the wake of Sen. Rick Santorum's departure from the presidential race there are signs that some evangelical leaders are refusing to jump on board the Mitt Romney bandwagon and are turning to Congressman Ron Paul instead. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:12:23 EDTIf Mitt Romney does win the GOP nomination, who will he pick as Vice President? He will float a number of names for political reasons. His list will surely include Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, Rob Portman, Sara Palin, Newt Gingrich, and Chris Christie. All with good reasons.Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:58:45 EDTWhile the Federal government and the Catholic Church wrestle over healthcare-provided contraception and abortions, city and county governments may have found a rather unique method of backdoor taxation on nonprofits. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:31:20 EDTRon Paul supporters are used to getting shortchanged by the media. Take the debates for example. In one of the South Carolina debates, Paul was given only 89 seconds by CBS to speak — out of an entire hour.Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:26:17 EDTFirst the word was that Sheldon Adelson had met with Mitt Romney and was going to cut his support to Newt Gingrich. And now the story is he may dump in another $10 million to help get Newt elected.