Governor Christie has been both criticized and praised for ordering flags to be flown at half staff on Saturday February 18, the day of Whitney Houston’s funeral.  The governor stated that Ms. Houston was not a “role model” because she had substance abuse problems, but a cultural icon from New Jersey.  The governor said, “This is a disease that some people struggle with and conquer on a day-to-day basis, and some people succumb to it. And I don't believe that that should diminish the other contributions they've made in their life.”

In his State of the State address, Governor Christie presented several long overdue initiatives, while offering other proposals that would just tinker around the edges regarding what ails the economy.  The governor’s take on taxes and crime is a good first step, but he needs to embrace a long term strategy based on a firm grasp of the freedom principle.

After watching the ABC sponsored debate last night, there is only one conclusion any objective observer can draw,  the GOP presidential nomination is now a two man race between Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich.

By now, after nearly a dozen GOP primary presidential debates, every American has seen how the Mainstream Media hate Rep. Ron Paul because he is an uncompromising champion of liberty, sound money, free enterprise and a noninterventionist policy.   In each debate, the moderators usually have asked Rep. Paul the least amount of questions, even though his ideas are resonating with more Americans, especially young voters, who have become his core supporters.