by drjmcurtis | Mar 5, 2016
Insisting that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down as soon as a transitional authority is named, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir continues to push Saudi-funded rebel groups seeking to oust Damascus. Whether or not a Wahhabi-Sunni takeover is behind Saudi...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 4, 2016
Bringing the most enthusiasm to the Republican Party since President Ronald Reagan swept into office in a landslide against former President Jimmy Carter in 1980, 69-yer-old real estate mogul Donald Trump knocks on the door of the GOP nomination. While not there yet...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 3, 2016
Denouncing 69-year-old real estate mogul and GOP front-runner Donald Trump as a huckster, 68-year-old-former 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney has a real credibility problem. Four years ago he begged for Trump’s endorsement, getting the Celebrity Apprentice star’s to back...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 2, 2016
Playing with global security, President Barack Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry continue to sit on the proverbial fence in Syria. Telling Putin Dec. 15, 2015 that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can stay in power, Kerry plays a dangerous game cozying up to...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 2, 2016
Throwing in the towel after Super Tuesday, 64-year-old retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson faced the music after eleven fifth-place finishes with less that 10% of the vote. Once neck-and-neck last November with 69-year-old GOP front-runner real estate mogul Donald Trump,...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 1, 2016
Proving that ego trumps money every time, former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney played spoiler against 2016 GOP front-runner Donald Trump. Romney’s ego got bruised listening to Trump tell voters Mitt was a failed candidate losing to...
by drjmcurtis | Feb 29, 2016
Resigning as Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, 34-year old Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hi.) joined the unlikely campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Decorated Iraq War veteran, Tulsi saw firsthand the futility of the Iraq War, something Sen. Hillary...
by drjmcurtis | Feb 28, 2016
Releasing two-page summaries of their tax returns, GOP hopefuls Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hoped to make a big deal about GOP front-runner Donald Trump reluctance to release past return due to ongoing IRS audits. However the IRS treats Trump,...
by drjmcurtis | Feb 27, 2016
Getting his first reality-check about his inevitable demise, 74-year-old self-declared Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) faces a punishing defeat in South Carolina today, spelling the beginning-of-the-end to his insurgent campaign. Virtually an unknown when...
by drjmcurtis | Feb 26, 2016
Finishing sixth at 7.4% in the New Hampshire Primary Feb. 9, 53-yer-old New Jersey Gov. Christie threw in the towel Feb. 10, returning home to figure things out. When Christie watched Trump win South Carolina Feb. 20 and Nevada Feb. 23, he saw the handwriting on the...