November 2012 - Paul Stanley

Why ‘Powerful’ People Engage in Affairs and the Tools They Employ

Note: This post is longer than most but there is much to cover. Yesterday I received a call from a reporter in Nashville wanting my thoughts on why powerful people engage in inappropriate relationships. Having fallen into that trap myself when I was a State legislator, I had some experience with the issue. Over the past few years the list of inappropriate relationships that have been exposed nationally include former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, former New York Gov. Elliott Spitzer, Sens. John Edwards, David Vitter, and John Ensign, Congressmen Anthony Weiner and David Wu, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now former CIA Director David Petraeus can be added to a list that doesn’t even include pastors or prominent businessmen. But first I believe you should eliminate the word “powerful” to arrive at the obvious answer for why affairs begin, which is original sin. Such relationships have existed since man’s fall and unfortunately our world keeps repeating the same mistakes over and over again. As one of my editors at The Christian Post asked during a conference call on Tuesday when we were discussing the recent affair involving Petraeus, “When will people who hold prominent positions learn their affairs are [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-11-14T10:15:44-06:00November 14th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Why Romney is Likely to Win and With Evangelicals At His Side

I was preparing to write a post on this topic but in my daily reading on Friday I came across two articles by Jay Cost and David and Nancy French that say it all. The bottom line is that I believe not only will Mitt Romney win the presidency, but he will do it with the overwhelming support of evangelical voters. This first article is from Jay Cost of The Weekly Standard. Jay is an excellent writer and even mentions another favorite of mine, Sean Trende from Real Clear Politics. Cost believes that a Romney victory will come because of two reasons: 1) Romney leads among voters who trust him to get our economy back on track 2) Romney leads among independents The first reason is important because regardless of your personal political or religious convictions, the economy is still front and center for everyone. The second article is from my friends Nancy and David French who manage the Evangelicals for Mitt website. They paint a clear picture of why Romney could outperform President George W. Bush in support of evangelicals because of the damage President Obama has done to America's social fabric. Read it here.

By Paul Stanley|2012-11-02T21:13:13-05:00November 2nd, 2012|My Blog Post|3 Comments

Two Insightful Op-Ed’s from Charles Krauthammer & Penny Nance

Like most journalist, in addition to writing each day I spend an inordinate amount of time reading op-ed's and news articles. This morning I ran across two that sum up the election on different fronts. The first one is by noted Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer. He offers a concise look at what Obama wants to do in the areas of healthcare, education and energy in a second term. I wish every undecided voter would read it (assuming there are any undecided voters out there). You can read Krauthammer's article here. The second column is by Penny Nance who is the CEO of Concerned Women for America. Penny addresses the sensitive issue of rape and abortion. Two U.S. Senate candidates, Missouri's Todd Akin and Indiana's Richard Mourdock have found themselves in lukewarm water when they utter the words "rape" or "abortion" in front of a liberal press. And for the record, neither men are advocates of either. Here is Penny's article that was published Friday in The Christian Post.

By Paul Stanley|2012-11-02T11:23:51-05:00November 2nd, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off