Category Archives: News

3 Economic Policies Reagan Had Right (And Obama Never Learned)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Trent Derr

President Reagan is probably best known for three major accomplishments: rekindling the American spirit of entrepreneurship, defeating the Soviets in the Cold War leading to the eventual collapse of the USSR, and creating the most robust peacetime economic expansion in … Continue reading →

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WWRD? Part 3 – What Would Reagan Do about the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Trent Derr

President Reagan was a strong advocate of Peace through Strength. Essentially he believed that foreign powers were less likely to engage with the United States militarily if they were certain that they would receive immediate, disproportionate punishment from our armed … Continue reading →

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Cooter’s Fired Up and Other Reasons Why Democrats are in Trouble in 2012

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Trent Derr

The other day on a Southwest Airlines flight back to Houston, I saw him, Cooter. He was one big dude, and he was making his way down the aisle of the plane carrying his duffel bag and his hardhat. As … Continue reading →

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WWRD? Part 2 – What would Reagan do about immigration?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Trent Derr

As a continuing part of our series What Would Reagan Do, we’re going to discuss what Reagan would do to address our current immigration problems. Clearly Reagan would have been shocked by our current situation related to rampant illegal immigration, … Continue reading →

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Our Sputter and Nicked Up Moment

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Trent Derr

I swore I heard that right.  Did the President say this is our “Sputter and Nicked Up” moment?  Was this the first time that he decided to finally come clean with the American people?   I thought to myself, well at … Continue reading →

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Hu JaDaddy?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Trent Derr

As I mentioned to some friends, due to the amount of money the President is borrowing from the Chinese, Obama is no longer able to refer to the Chinese leader as Hu Jintao. Now Obama is required to call him … Continue reading →

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The Sun Will Rise…

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Trent Derr

If you were born before 1970, the phrase “Morning in America” probably has special meaning to you.   As part of President Reagan’s 1984 campaign for his second term, he utilized an advertisement with that same title.  “Morning in America” … Continue reading →

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