Pete du Pont explains what President Obama’s slip in the polls means to the GOP hopefuls. Commentary by Pete du Pont December 27, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The Iowa Republican presidential candidate debate was very well done. Fox News people had good questions,...
COMMENTARIES
Bye Bye Biden?
Why Obama may be eyeing Mrs. Clinton for the 2012 ticket. Commentary by Pete du Pont November 25, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The coming political year, with presidential, House and Senate elections, will be one of the most interesting (and important) ones we...
No More Years
No More Years Commentary by Pete du Pont October 21, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal Just two years ago it seemed highly unlikely that Barack Obama would turn out to be a one-term president. But looking at voters' frustrations with our continuing economic problems...
More of the Same Old Change
Obama's latest economic proposals are just like the earlier ones, only worse. Commentary by Pete du Pont September 30, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal In the last few years, as promised, the Obama administration has fundamentally transformed America. Our country...
Change for the Worse
Just as he promised, Obama has fundamentally transformed America. Commentary by Pete du Pont August 19, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt is the latest fruit of the Obama administration's big government policies. Ask...
The Antidote for Socialism
We'll have to wait for 2012, because this administration won't administer it. Commentary by Pete du Pont July 27, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal Last year I wrote that the enactment of ObamaCare meant "the Europeanization of America is coming to pass, for...
Can This Economy Be Saved?
Yes, but government has to reverse its destructive policies. Commentary by Pete du Pont June 23, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal America's economy is in the doldrums again. Economic growth is weak—just 1.8% a year in the last quarter. Government spending is...
Four More Dollars?
The Obama administration wants energy to be scarcer and costlier. Commentary by Pete du Pont May 20, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The U.S. Treasury reports that the federal government ran up $870 billion in red ink in the first seven months of this fiscal year....
Time to Choose
America needs to act fast to get spending and debt under control. Commentary by Pete du Pont April 28, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal America is now facing the most difficult governmental choices since the end of World War II, 66 years ago. Back then our debt as...
A Very Bad Year
And it'll only get worse, unless ObamaCare is repealed or struck down. Commentary by Pete du Pont March 23, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal A year ago today President Obama signed into law the broadest, most expensive, most intrusive health-care bill in our...