Only a few American Presidents have inherited a challenge similar to that which Barack Obama will leave to his successor. Andrew Johnson faced the Herculean task of reuniting the Union with a defeated Confederacy following Lincoln’s death. Woodrow Wilson was…
Robert K Wolthuis
Political Views
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The Jesus I Know
This writer believes that the birth of Christ, which Christians celebrate at this time of the year, is one of the supreme events in human history. It was the culmination of the creation; it set in motion His mortal ministry…
A Third Time for Romney?
Mitt Romney has repeatedly stated that he will not seek the Presidency of the United States for a third time in 2016. At the same time he is campaigning across America for Republican candidates, raising money for his party and…
Lincoln Was Right
The greatest of American Presidents was an astute judge of human character, having observed at one point in his political life that you can in fact fool some of the people all of the time. Mr. Obama’s current opinion polls…
Putin, Obama and Reid
History of course is created by many things, the greatest of which are leaders of all stripes pursuing policies, objectives and taking or not taking action thereby creating conflicts between and within nations. In an era when the world is…
Honoring America’s Military
Over the years as I have traveled the world and America, it has been my privilege to visit several cemeteries and battlegrounds where thousands of valiant Americans have fought and died in the wars of this nation. I have walked…
Why Obama Can’t Govern
The greatest duty given to any American President is to govern this nation openly, fairly, honestly and effectively. That charge granted by the Constitution and the sovereign people of the United States is sacred. Barack Obama has failed in that…
America’s Direction Is Still Wrong!
I have not forwarded this article to the National Security Agency because I assume they have already picked it up. As I deal with the reality of my own mortality in my 79th year, I often look back at the…
Obama: Transparency or Obfuscation
On 4 September 2011, this newspaper was kind enough to publish my guest commentary article wherein I stated my deep conviction that Barack Obama was the wrong man, in the wrong place at the wrong time. On 6 November 2012…
A Romney Presidency
Mitt Romney is on the threshold of writing a new chapter in American history. John F. Kennedy was America’s first Catholic President; Barack Obama, the first Afro-America President. Several polls point to the probability that Romney will become the first…
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