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Biden or Harris for president? The surprising reason to stick with Joe

I have watched with amazement as some Democrats have responded to President Joe Biden’s obvious mental decline by suggesting Vice President Kamala Harris replace him. As a Republican, I am reminded of Clint Eastwood’s line from his classic “Dirty Harry” films: “Go ahead, make my day.” Democrats will probably lose with President Biden. They will...

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Biden White House beware: Don't assume Democrat delegates are locked in

In the two weeks since President Biden’s “Emperor’s Not-so New Clothes” debate, there’s been a concerted movement from some Democratic power centers — donors, media, congressional candidates in swing districts — to convince the incumbent president to choose to give up his reelection effort and allow the Democratic Convention to pick a new nominee. So...

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Captain Obvious Stephanopoulos gets in trouble for giving a straight answer about Biden

The most insanenews cycle of the Biden presidency took another bizarre twist this week after ABC’s Chief Political Correspondent and anchor of”Good Morning America”and the Sunday political affairs program,”This Week,”George Stephanopolous, decided to respond to a random person’s question filming him on a cell phone while taking a stroll in Manhattan. “Do you think Biden...

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All the reasons why Trump's tax-free tips plan is brilliant

PresidentTrump’stax-free tip plan is a stroke of genius that cuts straight to the heart of thetaxissue, making it clear that Republicans are the party of lowtaxesfor everyone. Trump’s proposal would make workers’ tips non-taxable. “I will eliminatetaxesontips for restaurant workers and hospitality workers, and anyone else relyingontips, no moretaxesontips,”Trumpsaid. A restaurant worker holds up a...

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The untold story of Kamala Harris is about defining her historic role

The American vice presidency is one of this country’s most enigmatic roles. As stated in the Constitution, the vice president oversees the Senate and assumes the duties of the president in his absence. These two seemingly vague and opaque roles in the Constitution leave each modern American president to determine how they want their vice...

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Here's why I admire Sen Tim Scott – and why you should too

I have always liked U.S. Sen. Tim Scott. I’ve met him a few times and we had a great time when he came to tour the construction site for my Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center on the South Side of Chicago. We have much in common – we both descend from that horrible America legacy...