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Doug Patton
Doug Patton is a freelance columnist who has served as a political speechwriter and public policy advisor.  He receives e-mail at: dougpatton@cox.net.
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» The Corrosive Effects of Illegal Immigration
By Doug Patton | Published 03/8/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
          Most Americans realize that our federal government’s deliberate refusal to control the influx of illegal aliens, primarily from Mexico, has had a deleterious effect on our nation’s economy.  Scores of California hospitals have had to close their doors because of a tsunami of illegals seeking “free” health care--and receiving it.

 

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» Buying Insurance in Fantasyland
By Doug Patton | Published 03/1/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
        There are ways for a compassionate society to deal with such problems, but the truth is that neither your misfortune nor your pre-existing condition gives you claim to my life, liberty, or property.
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» Bold Colors and Pale Pastels?
By Doug Patton | Published 02/22/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
         Today’s crop of presidential wannabes can overcome their political mistakes, too, but only if they continually ask themselves this question: Which represents passion and conviction, pale pastels or bold colors?
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» FDR, BHO, and the Audacity of Arrogance
By Doug Patton | Published 02/9/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
        Barack Obama loves to be compared to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Abraham Lincoln he definitely is not, but the FDR analogy is apt.  Amity Schlaes, in her superb book “The Forgotten Man,” describes the almost schizophrenic way in which Roosevelt governed the nation for the first eight of his twelve long years in office.
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» Throwing off the Yoke of the Nannie State
By Doug Patton | Published 01/26/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
        In the last decade--with special emphasis on this last year--government growth has been frightening.  Everyone pays lip service to the concept of big corporations holding sway in the halls of Congress, when the reality is that power hungry politicians don’t want to have to restrain themselves.
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» Obama Thinks He's President of the World
By Doug Patton | Published 01/18/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
        This is a man who has little interest in his actual constitutional duties, but who is gleeful at the prospect of interfering in the lives of Americans or acting as superhero to the globe.  Someone needs to break the news to him that he is neither the savior of humanity nor the president of the world.
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» Being a Democrat Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry--and Mean It
By Doug Patton | Published 01/11/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
          Three Republicans are vying for their nomination to run in Nevada against Democratic senator Harry Reid, and polls show that Reid would lose to any of his potential opponents if the election were held today.
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» The Year 2010: Our Most Dangerous Year--Ever!
By Doug Patton | Published 01/5/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated
        Official and unofficial calls for the firing of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, following the Christmas Day attempted terrorist attack aboard a Detroit-bound airliner, miss the point.   Napolitano is merely a symptom of a far greater problem.  
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» Sen. Ben Nelson Makes Us Ashamed to Be Nebraskans
By Doug Patton | Published 12/29/2009 | From Our Writers | Unrated
        Few of us who know him believe his denial of reports that the Chicago gangsters running the White House threatened him with the closing of Offutt Air Force Base, the headquarters of the Strategic Command--located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and a crucial part of our national defense--if he didn’t play ball on health care.

 

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» Christmas, A Time of Real Hope
By Doug Patton | Published 12/22/2009 | From Our Writers | Unrated
         There will be plenty of time in the New Year to discuss health care, global warming, the development of nuclear weapons by our enemies, and so many other topics concerning the fight for freedom in 21st Century America.  With so many people disillusioned with the "hope and change" proffered recently as a substitute for true faith, this might be the best of times to examine the only true hope of humanity.
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Blogs by this Author
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Peace Is Achieved When the Good Guys Conquer the Bad Guys
Published 05/29/2007
        As I opened the op-ed page of my local newspaper on Memorial Day, I noticed a somber editorial cartoon depicting a mother holding onto her child with one han...
Will Someone Please Explain Chris Matthews to Me?
Published 10/18/2007
        During the recent debate among the Republican presidential candidates, former Sen. Fred Thompson was asked whether the federal government should in...
An Ethical Brave New World
Published 11/28/2007
       A line from Mirand's speech in Shakespeare's "The Tempest," reads:  "O wonder!  How many goodly creatures are there here!  How beauteous mankind is!...
Huck and the Gipper
Published 01/8/2008
       A few weeks ago, as the presidential campaigns were heading into the home stretch in Iowa and as I was heading into a much-needed holiday hiatus, I publi...
John McCain's "Disappointing" Response
Published 02/25/2008
      Imagine if a front-page article smearing your good name appeared in one of the biggest newspapers in the country.  In place of proof, the newspaper substituted...
Run, Ralph, Run--Again!
Published 03/4/2008
       Four years ago, I wrote a column titled, “Run, Ralph, Run!”  It was in response to consumer advocate Ralph Nader running for president.  ...
A Memorial Day to Remember--2008
Published 05/25/2008
         This Memorial Day, I will remember the 4,435 Americans who died revolting against the tyranny of King George in the American Revolution.   &nb...
Obama: With Supporters Like These...
Published 06/4/2008
       In case you fell victim to Barack Obama’s cynical attempt to bury a major news story by holding a press conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on a Satur...
The Rules for Democrats and Republicans
Published 07/21/2008
         During his days doing stand-up in the 1960s, Bill Cosby recorded a track for one of his comedy albums about the American Revolution.  As only Cosb...
Christian Ministers Stand Up
Published 10/1/2008
        Contrary to popular belief, conservative Christian ministers have never been monolithic in their willingness to engage in anything close to partisan pol...
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