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February 9, 2013 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz Criticized by Republicans for “leading from behind” during the Libyan revolution, President Barack Obama is now being criticized by his Democratic party mates for his use of unmanned drones in targeting and killing known al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, Yemen, and other countries where they’re based. And one of his unlikely supporters turns out to be – are you ready? – Read More …
November 23, 2012 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz If there is one difficult thing in losing an election it’s the how to cope with defeat. And the hardest part of losing is to concede defeat. Some made history with their concession speech and some went down in shame. One of the most memorable concession speeches was by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy in 1980 at the National Democratic Convention Read More …
September 9, 2012 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz A week after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney accepted his party’s nomination in Tampa, Florida, President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination in Charlotte, North Carolina. Thus began the 2012 presidential campaign to win the heart and soul of a divided nation that’s trying to recover from the disastrous “Great Recession.” Indeed, it was so bad that after the financial Read More …
September 2, 2012 | Featured, Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz When Mitt Romney entered politics in 1994, he chose a Goliath for an opponent, the incumbent Sen. Edward Kennedy in Massachusetts. Kennedy was first elected to his Senate seat in 1962 and was running to keep his seat for the sixth time. Romney was then the CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. For the first time, Kennedy faced Read More …
August 26, 2012 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz Little did Missouri Rep. Todd Akin know that he would ignite a maelstrom of controversy when he uttered “legitimate rape” during a taped media interview. Indeed, it was so deadly toxic that Republican presidential Mitt Romney condemned Akin’s remarks. But his vice presidential running mate did not rebuke Akin but he distanced himself from him and his remarks and tried to Read More …
August 11, 2012 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz Finally, Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, picked his vice presidential running mate – Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the golden boy of the Tea Party movement. Indeed, it’s arguably the best news for the conservative wing of the Republican Party since the GOP primary season began when several conservatives joined the selection for the party’s presidential nominee. But the victory Read More …
July 22, 2012 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz The recent brouhaha about Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s refusal to disclose his tax returns prior to 2010 is causing a lot of political migraine for Romney. It simply wouldn’t go away. Even his wife Ann has been trying to assuage the American public that there is nothing in those tax returns that is not right. She said, “We’ve given all Read More …
June 28, 2012 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz The recent “Fast and Furious” gun-walking scandal that is rocking the Department of Justice to its foundation is turning out to be nothing more than a conspiracy theory concocted to embarrass President Barack Obama. This conspiracy theory links the scandal to allegations by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that Obama was attempting to remove the Second Amendment. But as it is Read More …
December 23, 2011 | Opinion, PerryScope

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz First it was Michele Bachmann, then Rick Perry, then Herman Cain, and then Newt Gingrich. Roughly seven weeks after Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich started surging in polls across the nation, his poll numbers declined and he was “newtralized.” What’s going on with the Republican presidential candidates? It seems like they’re so good at shooting at whoever is the frontrunner that Read More …
December 3, 2011 | Opinion, PerryScope
Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz When businessman Herman Cain entered the Republican presidential race in April 2011, he was at the back of the pack. Then he started peddling his 9-9-9 tax plan and since nobody else in the eight-person race had a tax plan to offer, his simplistic formula caught fire among Republicans who saw it – or failed to see it – as something Read More …
