Tag Archives: Barry Goldwater

Trump’s Plummeting Approval Numbers

Posted on April 27, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 27, 2025 At the beginning of March, James Carville, who made his reputation helping Bill Clinton win the presidency with the slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid,” wrote an OpEd in the New York Times advising Democrats on … Continue reading →

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The Bushes are AWOL

Posted on October 15, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 15, 2024 Real Conservative Republicans, the ones Donald Trump, in a classic reverse projection, calls RINOs have been standing up in droves to denounce Trump and endorse Kamala Harris. I subscribe to former Arizona Republican Senator Barry … Continue reading →

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When Americans Lose Confidence in Government

Posted on August 14, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 14, 2023 As we enter the most important and potentially catastrophic election season in my lifetime (which is likely considerably longer than yours) two questions stand out. Amid all the hype fostered by both broadcast and social … Continue reading →

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The Real Republicans

Posted on November 28, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 28, 2022 Donald Trump refers to them as RINOs, Republicans in Name Only. I call them the Real Republicans who still believe in the Conservative principles laid out by former Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater and his contemporary … Continue reading →

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A Critical Two Weeks for Our Democracy

Posted on January 4, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 4, 2022 As a patriotic American, I don’t know which is more embarrassing, a Senate that is unable to come up with fifty votes to assure that every American is able to vote, thus preserving the main … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Republican Leadership?

Posted on May 28, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 28, 2021 We could capture all the political problems our country faces today with a single question – where have all the conservative leaders of the past two decades gone? I’m thinking of a select few: George … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Smoking Gun

Posted on January 4, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 4, 2021 I wonder how many people will remember the name Brad Raffensperger fifty years from now. I say that because hardly anyone remembers the name Alexander Butterfield, today, despite the fact that he was the inadvertent … Continue reading →

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Two Weeks Of Impeachment Hearings

Posted on November 23, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 23, 2019 Twelve witnesses, dozens of hours, and a few surprising revelations by witnesses who were, on the whole, professional and nonpolitical have left us precisely where we were six months ago in terms of the likelihood … Continue reading →

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Mitch’s Choice

Posted on November 3, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 3, 2019 Ask 100 Americans what they think about the partisan divisions in our country, and ninety-nine will decry how awful they are, and how, if allowed to continue, they could destroy what remains of our democracy. … Continue reading →

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Senator Jeff Flake

Posted on September 29, 2018 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 29, 2018 Opinions abound concerning Senator Jeff Flake’s (R, Arizona) motivations. Yesterday, he forced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R, Kentucky) to allow a one-week delay in the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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