Category Archives: Editorial

Shepherd at Rest

  By The Editors   Pope Benedict XVI, according to those who know him well, has always been a man of simple grace and dignity. Unassuming and attentive, he is every bit a gentleman in the best sense of that word. Our world could use more like him. This character was on display yesterday as [...]

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Fear Not the Bounce

  By The Editors   Conservatives may have this objection or that when they see a poll with Obama in the lead: They oversampled Democrats! They’re not screening for likely voters! Yet the general picture they are giving of the race seems accurate enough: The president got a bounce from his convention, and a tight [...]

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Announcing the Solid Principles.com “2012 Benedict Arnold Award” Recipient….Rick Santorum!

It is being widely reported today that Rick Santorum is of the opinion that there is so little difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney that we might as well stick with the President we have rather than elect someone who is the “Etch-A-Sketch” candidate this election cycle……where to begin….. Mitt Romney, highly successful businessman, [...]

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It’s Activist, Not Slut Mr. Limbaugh

In courting controversy over his Sandra Fluke comments, Rush Limbaugh was forced to apologize.  If Rush had dug a little deeper he would not have taken the bait, and avoided giving legitimacy towards any activist allegations of Republican misogyny. Judging by their namesake, Law Students for Reproductive Justice are just another typical group of progressive [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Is Winning Our Future a Super PAC or Super Gingrich Patsies? REPOST

Winning Our Future have been in the news for working as the attack dog for Gingrich, and also for being the exhibitors of the Anti-Romney movie “King of Bain: When Mitt Romney Came to Town,”.  In viewing FEC PAC filing (dated December 13, 2011), Solid Principles was able to find out the following on this [...]

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Pastor Perry Enters Stage Right

  Image taken from ‘The Response’ Website Saturday is the date of Rick Perry’s prayer event ‘The Response‘.  Solid Principles previously wrote a detailed article about the event titled ‘The Reinventing of Governor Rick Perry‘ The crux of the article proposes that with absence of Huckabee entering the 2012 Republican Presidential race, as well as the [...]

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Debt Ceiling Round Up

The front page of the Huffington Post boasts a headline over the return of Gabrielle Gifford, although you would need to squint your eyes to notice any Debt Ceiling story   Today’s House vote on the raising of the Debt Ceiling, was a legislative milestone for the Obama Administration.  Compared to the victory lap taken [...]

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The Breivikish Effect On The Political Spectrum

  Subscribe to the solidprinciples.com Podcast at iTunes  The Political Spectrum has long been accepted as Conservatism towards the Right, Moderates in the Center, and Radicals on the Far Left. The true measure of extremism, is the uncanny ability in changing the dynamic of an entire political spectrum within the aftermath of their actions. For [...]

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Behind The ‘Attactivism’ Facebook Curtain

When Barry Goldwater became the target of the infamous 1964 ‘Daisy’ Commercial, it brought ‘Dirty Tricks’ as ‘Political Attack’ media into the forefront.  It’s since become a tactical staple for anyone using the Presidential campaign playbook, to pluck out a ‘Daisy’. In the era of social networks, Facebook has now become the perfect ‘Daisy’ for [...]

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Pledging Allegiance In Iowa

“Bob” Vander Plaats (above) of The FAMiLY LEADER, has issued a candidate pledge titled “The Marriage Vow – A Declaration of Dependence upon Marriage and Family.”  Plaats  is asking all presidential candidates to sign a pledge regarding their personal convictions on traditional marriage.  So far, only Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum have signed on. In 2008, [...]

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