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‘Moderate’ Abigail Spanberger means tax hikes and greenie boondoggles for Virginia
If it’s worked right, Virginia can become the cautionary tale example of what happens when phony “moderate” Democrats gain office through deceits and distortions in a campaign. Virginians are paying the price; no reason the rest of the country must follow suit in 2026.
Why don’t Democrats trust ‘democracy’ to solve all our problems?
The middle group can be convinced to lean our way, but the only acceptable victory is to win at the ballot box. Voter integrity measures, get out the vote efforts and pure persuasion is the best way to guarantee that the right half prevails. As I’ve said a lot recently, the public relations battle must take precedence over pride and rhetoric. The purists may not like it, but we’re all populists now. It’s the best way to keep the common sense folks in a good place. And they’re the only ones who count anymore.
There’s MAGA greatness in numbers for J.D. and Usha Vance’s growing family
We can hope that Vice President J.D. Vance and Usha will take the opportunity from their good fortune through smart life choices to encourage people to raise more children. The challenges and expenses involved with child-rearing won’t cease, but Republicans can use the Vance example to promote the revival of the family as a salient part of the MAGA mission. It’ll be fun to watch, won’t it?
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Trump, another hair-on-fire uproar, and the midterms
Byron York, Washington Examiner The president’s party usually loses House seats in midterms. Only two presidents in the last 90 years — George W. Bush in 2002 and Bill Clinton in 1998 — have seen their party pick up seats, and both were in unusual circumstances. And...
Republicans should strike now on voter ID
Robert Knight, Washington Times If Republicans — who control both houses of Congress, albeit by slim margins — cannot enact a bill that has 83% support, then they might want to do something else for a living. Some Republicans worry, “If we do this filibuster thing,...
President Formally Launches TrumpRx That Lowers Prescription Drug Prices
Just the News (Misty Severi), The Star News Network President Donald Trump formally launched the TrumpRx.gov website, which is a direct-to-consumer portal that is considered instrumental in helping his administration lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. The White...
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Mid Pines Restored — Donald Ross is back in Southern Pines
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; photos by Kevin Gaydosh and Jeff Rendall SOUTHERN PINES, NC – “It was really a dream come true to work on and be a part of the restoration of Mid Pines,” remarked course architect Kyle Franz, the lead mind behind returning the Donald...
The Oconee Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee – Golf’s Hippocratic Oath taken to its logical extreme
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Matthew Rendall GREENSBORO, GA – When a medical student is ready to embark on a career as a physician, he or she must first take the Hippocratic oath, which originated in ancient Greece and roughly translated today means “First, do no...
Maui Nui Golf Club — A Hawaii golf experience that won’t break your wallet
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Charles Rendall KIHEI, MAUI, HI – I don’t know about you, but one of the things I dread most about traveling to a touristy destination like Hawaii is the prospect of paying supersized prices for products and activities that just don’t...
Kinloch Golf Club — Nourishment for Future Comparisons
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos By Kevin Gaydosh and Jeffrey A. Rendall Kinloch's Website MANAKIN-SABOT, VA -- Kinloch Golf Club's been called the 'Augusta National' of Virginia. Most folks, when talking about golf courses, categorize...
Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course — An Exhilarating Pounding
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; Photos By Kevin Gaydosh CONGRATULATIONS to Phil Mickelson for winning the 2021 PGA Championship. It's often said that golf is the sport of a lifetime, and Mickelson proved it. If a 50-year-old can compete with the best a sport has to offer, it...
PGA West Stadium Course — The Hardest Examination You’ll Ever Love
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Scot Rendall LA QUINTA, CA – It isn’t often you walk off a golf course having struggled mightily and subsequently learn your troubles were exactly what the owners had planned from the beginning, but it’s not every day you see a layout...
Stuff that’s useful – and fun
Miura Golf’s Series 1957 Wedges — Good golfers will find them
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images Courtesy of Miura Golf HEMIJI, JAPAN – Japanese golf club-making guru Katsuhiro Miura is a confident fellow, and has adopted a philosophy for the company which bears his name: ‘The good golfer will find me.’ Miura has a reason to be...
Brava Driver Shaft from Breakthrough Golf Technology – Long and Straight adds years to your life
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from Breakthrough Golf Technology RICHARDSON, TX – “I’m 83 and would gladly welcome an advanced blend of ingredients in pill form that would move me back to 73,” remarked innovative golf club design legend Barney Adams when I asked him if...
ASICS GEL-ACE PRO M STANDARD Golf Shoes — No need to think about it
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from ASICS HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA -- Don’t think, just do. It’s something Tom Cruise’s Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell character instructed his students to do in the aptly named box office hit “Top Gun: Maverick”. I can’t speak for Pete,...