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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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» Barack Obama Is No Failure!

By Doug Patton | Published 08/31/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

As he approaches the half-way point of his term, Obama does, indeed, seem hell-bent on serving only four years in office--but the word "failure" may not apply to this man after all.

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» Despite the Media, Public Sees Truth About Obama

By Doug Patton | Published 08/27/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

Obama is a man about whom virtually nothing was known prior to him bursting onto the national stage in 2004. He may well be everything he would like us to believe he is, but the evidence has not been forthcoming.

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» Speaking Truth to Race

By Doug Patton | Published 08/11/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

To listen to U.S. Representatives Charlie Rangel of Harlem and Maxine Waters of Watts, one would think that Jim Crow laws had returned and were in force in every state in the Union.

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» Et tu, Andy Griffith?

By Doug Patton | Published 08/2/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

I refer to the new ad campaign, paid for by our tax dollars, selling senior citizens on ObamaCare. In the spot, Andy Griffith intones reassuringly, as only he can, that "good things are coming," for seniors, including free check-ups and cheap prescription drugs.

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» Let Every Federal Department Justify Its Existence--Constitutionally

By Doug Patton | Published 07/23/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

Imagine if each cabinet secretary had to come before Congress and justify, on constitutional grounds, the existence of his or her department.

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» How About a Brewer-Jindal Ticket in 2012?

By Doug Patton | Published 07/13/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

A Brewer-Jindal ticket might be exactly what we need at this time in our history.

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» Is Personal Privacy a Thing of the Past?

By Doug Patton | Published 07/7/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

After all the privacy I have forfeited over the years, you wouldn't think that it would bother me any more, would you? Well, it does.

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» The 17th Amendment Was a Very Bad Idea

By Doug Patton | Published 06/29/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

The United States has repealed only one amendment in the 223 years since the Constitution was ratified. It is time for the 17th Amendment to join the 18th on the ash heap of history.

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» Sarah Palin and 2012

By Doug Patton | Published 06/17/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

As one of the most knowledgeable public figures in the country on the issue of energy policy, Sarah Palin can take the conservative message right into the center of the storm.

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» Why Americans Should Love Partisanship

By Doug Patton | Published 06/8/2010 | From Our Writers | Unrated

Over the last several years, Americans have gotten the impression that partisanship is an unhealthy affliction in our public discourse. Too many of us have come to believe that it is somehow important for politicians to agree to get along, even during election years. Democrats, while publicly denying their devotion to partisanship, practice it continually. Republicans, when practicing it, feel guilty and tend to make excuses for it.

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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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