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2028 Dem presidential wannabes vie for title of most unqualified in Europe
We should be thankful that ambitious would-be Democrat presidential candidates are so eager to reveal their intentions that they fly to Europe just to be seen as a serious contender to be Donald Trump’s successor. Unfortunately for them, there aren’t any Democrats who could fill the current president’s shoes. Who’s worse off – Democrats for making fools of themselves, or us for having to watch as they do it?
Trump’s – and Republicans’ – 2026 opening arguments slated for Tuesday’s SOTU
If Trump asks, “Are you better off than you were fourteen months ago?”, the answer should be an unequivocal “yes”. Whether the American citizenry feels this way depends on their personal situations. Their answers, to be formally tallied in November, will determine if there really is a light at the end of the tunnel — or whether we’re destined to venture on in darkness. Trump has a lot riding on the outcome of Tuesday Night’s speech. Here’s hoping he’s up to the moment.
Words mean things; the 2026 GOP issue playbook and telling a good story
Republicans must devise a means to control the issue narrative, and they’d better agree on it before it’s too late. All of these concerns must be ancillary to the GOP’s economic message, since household money matters are still the number one topic, with immigration also ranking up there. There’s too much at stake for Republicans to fail this year; they’d best learn to tell a good story and leave the rest for the People to decide.
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Still believe in miracles? Americans top Canada for first Olympic hockey gold since 1980
Liam Griffin, Washington Times It wasn’t the Miracle on Ice, but the 2-1 win over Canada in the Olympic men’s hockey gold medal game tasted almost as sweet for the U.S. team. The victory gave the Americans their first gold medal in hockey since the legendary upset...
Is time running out for sanctuary cities?
Byron York, Washington Examiner What is striking, there is growing cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement elsewhere in the country. There are several bills in Congress, all proposed by Republicans, that would outlaw or sharply limit sanctuary...
Virginia Democrats Pass New Congressional Map Through Legislature amid Court Battle
Just the News (Natalia Mittelstadt), The Star News Network Virginia Democrats on Friday passed a new congressional map through the commonwealth’s legislature to give their party four additional U.S. House seats amid a court battle with Republicans over the so-called...
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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,...