Kyle Bell

Ron Paul is unlikely to win the Republican nomination, but should he run as an independent in next fall’s election he would be the strongest independent candidate since Ross Perot in 1992. An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll pegs the Texas Congressman’s support at 18 percent in a three-way race between himself, President Obama and Mitt [...]

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The outdated Electoral College system should be replaced by the popular vote according to American adults. A Gallup poll highlights the strong support for a constitutional amendment to replace the Electoral College: Americans support scrapping the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote by a wide margin. A Gallup poll shows that 62 percent [...]

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As I reported on Gather.com: President Obama has raised more than $70 million for the third quarter on behalf of his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party. The campaign noted that nearly a million donors have given money to date with donations of $250 or less making up 98 percent of the total. The average [...]

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The media darling of the minute is New Jersey governor Chris Christie. You can’t turn on a television news program without a “journalist” talk about whether or not Christie will get in the race, even with no new information. The man known for his grumpy demeanor is unlikely to win a lot of Republican votes [...]

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Republican politicians in Pennsylvania have floated around the idea of changing state election law to give their party’s nominee an advantage in next year’s election. The Democratic-leaning state has not supported a Republican for president since George Bush’s father in 1988 against Michael Dukakis. Barack Obama easily defeated John McCain here in 2008 by a [...]

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President Obama might not like to gloat about his foreign policy victories, but he deserves recognition for them. The toppling of the Gaddafi regime is a rare triumph for American foreign policy in recent years. Without the leadership of President Obama, the rebels would have been squashed in Benghazi and the country would have remained [...]

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Senator John Thune of South Dakota declared on Tuesday that he would not be seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2012. The “rising star” in the Republican Party, as he is often called, would have had a decent shot at winning the party’s nomination. Personally, I had my bets on him. Unlike Palin, Romney, [...]

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The American economy is bouncing back. The Labor Department reported that 162,000 jobs were added in the month of March, the highest number in three years. It also marks the third month since November to post job gains, a strong sign that the recession is ending and that employers are looking to hire again. The [...]

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The International Olympic Committee will meet next month in Denmark to determine what city will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Chicago is one of four cities competing for the honor of hosting the Olympics. Others include Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Chicago is already recognized as a world class city. From its sprawling [...]

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As the townhall protests extend through August, many of the protesters are aiming their anger at a man that had nothing to do with the economic woes that the country now faces today. The policies of the Bush administration got us to the point where we have nearly 10% unemployment, an over trillion dollar deficit [...]

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