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Why the progressive Tea Party concept is doomed to fail for Democrats
The “real” Tea Parties tossed the crates of tea into the harbor. They didn’t ask King George III to intervene and dictate to the non-believers like progressives do. Progressive causes burn hot and then fizzle out. They’re unsustainable. They may get a few socialists nominated, but their short-term success will only hurt them in the long run. The American People crave stability and peace – and normalcy. Democrats just can’t deliver it.
2028 GOP presidential primary race hasn’t filled out yet but may already be over
J.D. Vance was right – it’s prudent, at this juncture, to concentrate on the 2026 midterms before conservatives and Republicans occupy themselves with who follows President Trump. A political life without Trump seems almost unthinkable to most Republicans, but getting ahead of ourselves could badly damage the chances of MAGA being fully realized in the near future.
America kills heinous Iranian dictator? Dems see Trump as the real enemy
Rather than take the president’s word at face value, Democrats are too preoccupied with hyperventilating about minutiae and endlessly asserting that he and all Republicans are bigoted liars who just want to aid rich people. The Iran matter will take care of itself in time; Americans need to be Americans now.
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Paxton Makes Thune an Offer He Can’t Refuse
David Catron, American Spectator Paxton does not want to drop out of the Texas Senate race, and he would be a better Senator than John Cornyn. Nonetheless, he seems willing to do so in order to give Senate Majority Leader John Thune an incentive to stop dithering on...
You Can’t Out-MAGA Donald Trump
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall Maybe his courageous actions will hurt Trump in the midterms. Maybe people will completely forget how he closed the border, crushed DEI, got rid of the climate hoax, annihilated NPR, and kept countless other promises that Republicans have...
Trump: High oil prices, surging to over $100 a barrel, are ‘small price to pay’ amid Iran war
Tom Howell, Jr., Washington Times President Trump says surging oil prices are a short-term problem and a worthwhile sacrifice. West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices spiked to slightly over $100 per barrel on Monday, raising concerns about wider shocks to global...
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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,...