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Biography: Doug Patton is a former speechwriter and public policy advisor for federal, state and local Republican candidates and elected officials. His weekly columns appear in newspapers across the country and on selected Internet web sites, including American Daily. Doug is married with two grown sons.
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Doug Patton Archives
2008-06-30 New Oversight of Supreme Court Needed
2008-06-24 Too Many Lawyers, Too Little Wisdom
2008-06-17 The Last Reasonable Liberal
2008-06-09 A Love Greater Than Life Itself
2008-06-03 With Supporters Like These...
2008-05-26 A Memorial Day to Remember 2008
2008-05-20 Californians, Take a Lesson From Nebraska
2008-05-13 'Is Obama Smarter Than a 5th Grade Jaywalker?'
2008-04-28 Government-Approved Religions and Cults
2008-04-14 Jimmy Carter's Personal State Department
2008-04-07 Charlton Heston Made History
2008-03-03 Run, Ralph, Run - Again!
2008-02-25 John McCain's 'Disappointing' Response
2008-01-22 Funding Our Own Bankruptcy
2007-12-18 Huckabee Confounds Elites as Reagan Did
2007-12-10 Mall Signs Might as Well Read 'Please Shoot Me'
2007-12-04 Revisiting the 'Religion of Peace'
2007-11-27 An Ethical Brave New World
2007-11-19 Why I'm Thankful in 2007
2007-11-12 Endorsement Says More About Pat Than Rudy
2007-11-06 For Thompson and McCain, It's Too Little Too Late
2007-10-30 Democrats Think It's Just Their Message
2007-10-23 GOP Should Learn from Louisiana Election
2007-10-16 Al Gore's Inconvenient Nobel Prize
2007-10-08 GOP Senators Should Defend Rush Limbaugh
2007-10-02 McCain-Feingold Doing What Its Authors Intended
2007-09-25 Corporate America's Loyalty Now Global
2007-09-18 Rudy Looking Dangerously Presidential
2007-09-10 The Loony Left Has Found Their Candidate
2007-09-04 Being a Democrat Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry
2007-08-28 The People Must Demand the Fair Tax
2007-08-21 Bush May Have Buried the GOP
2007-08-14 Triangulating on the Political Fringes
2007-08-06 Talk Loudly and Carry a Big Nerf Bat
2007-07-30 Dems Desperate to Surrender Before We Can Win
2007-07-23 Sometimes Bipartisanship is Useful
2007-07-16 It Depends on the Meaning of 'Rape'
2007-07-03 The Independence Day Speech President Bush Should Make
2007-06-26 Bloomberg Candidacy Could Provide History Lesson
2007-06-18 The Pagan and the Saint
2007-06-10 Questioning Ted Kennedy's Patriotism
2007-06-05 Amnesty Bill Reflects Two Americas
2007-05-21 '?Como es su Espanol?'
2007-05-14 The One Job Americans Just Won't Do
2007-05-07 Feeding the Mouth That Bites You
2007-04-30 It's Worse Than We Thought
2007-04-16 A Wide Open 2008 GOP Convention, Part II
2007-04-09 A Wide Open 2008 GOP Convention, Part I
2007-04-02 Rudy Would Kill GOP Pro-Life Movement
2007-03-26 The Debate is Over
2007-03-19 America's Averted Gaze
2007-03-12 Walter Reed a Metaphor for Government Health Care
2007-03-05 A Conservative Who Can Win
2007-02-26 John McCain, Pander Bear
2007-02-19 People Who Deserve a Presidential Pardon
2007-02-12 The New Flat Earth Society
2007-02-05 Sadly, Al Gore’s Nobel Nomination is no Joke
2007-01-30 The Case for a National Primary Election System
2007-01-22 Human Rights Are For Human Beings
2007-01-16 Awakening a Sleeping Giant
2007-01-08 Dems Will Disappoint the Left
2006-12-18 Like Christmas, the Spirit of Christ is still with us
2006-12-11 Bush Should Have Fought for Bolton
2006-12-03 The Baker-Hamilton-Chamberlain Commission
2006-11-27 Searching for the Gipper
2006-11-20 Democrats Will Ensure Iraq is Another Vietnam
2006-11-13 I Tremble For My Country
2006-10-30 Democrats Will Lose Because They Offer No Hope
2006-10-23 The Most Dangerous Man in America
2006-10-16 How Dare You Not Vote!
2006-10-09 The True Religion of Peace
2006-10-02 The Democrat Plan for Iraq
2006-09-24 Ghosts of Nikita Khrushchev
2006-09-18 Political Correctness Now Precludes U.S. Winning A War
2006-09-11 The Dangers of a Democrat Senate
2006-09-04 The Dangers of a Democrat House
2006-08-29 Declare War Now!
2006-08-21 George Bush's Legacy
2006-08-14 Why I Would Vote for Joe Lieberman
2006-08-06 A Letter From Uncle Screwtape
2006-07-30 Will Specter Campaign for Santorum?
2006-07-24 First Bush Veto Reaffirms Respect for Human Life
2006-07-17 Shot to Death on Main Street in Broad Daylight
2006-07-09 GOP Candidates Caught in a Modern Day Catch-22
2006-06-25 Celebrities Display Indifference Toward American Sovereignty
2006-06-19 Katrina Relief a Microcosm of Welfare State
2006-06-12 Libs in Congress and the Media Have Declared Defeat
2006-06-04 When Redemption Becomes Offensive
2006-05-30 Things I'm Sick of Hearing
2006-05-22 The Big Easy Gets What it Deserves
2006-05-09 You Lose, America!
2006-05-02 Demagoguery at the Pump
2006-04-24 Things I Would Love To Hear My President Say
2006-04-17 Tuition Bill Proves Nebraska Unicameral is Dysfunctional
2006-04-09 Where No One Locks the Door (Revisited)
2006-04-04 Pandering to Lawbreakers Blurs Line Between Legal and Illegal
2006-03-27 Another Reason It’s Time for the Fair Tax
2006-03-20 It’s Time for Christians to be ‘Offended’
2006-03-14 Church Burnings Show Folly of Hate Crimes Laws
2006-03-06 The Freaks Are Running The Sideshow
2006-02-20 Hillary Supports Macro Profiling
2006-02-13 Insider’s Book Should Blow Lid Off WMD Debate
2006-01-30 Blue State Dems Hear From Their Kook Base
2006-01-17 Cruel and Unusual Logic
2006-01-09 Meanwhile, Back at the Supreme Court
2006-01-03 Courts, Not Spying, Real Threat to Liberties
2005-12-19 The Last Temptation of Hollywood: Homos on the Range
2005-11-28 Left Confuses Good Guys and Bad Guys
2005-11-20 Why I’m Thankful in 2005
2005-11-15 Rewriting History
2005-10-21 Hillary Loses to Candidate With Character
2005-10-09 Perhaps Miers Should Be A Recess Appointment
2005-09-26 All the World’s Ills Now Officially Bush’s Fault
2005-09-19 Donald Robertson’s Story is the Story of America
2005-09-11 Bush Legacy Now Hinges on Supreme Court
2005-09-06 New Orleans Tragedy Not Worthy of Hollywood Millions
2005-08-30 I don't care! (June 6 2005: Ask Me if I Care About 'Mishandling' of Koran)
2005-08-28 What Chuck Hagel Has Become
2005-08-22 It’s Official: The Dems Are Losing
2005-08-15 If The ‘Revolution’ Had Been All I Had Hoped
2005-08-08 A Legacy of Life in a Culture of Death
2005-07-31 Scratch Another Republican off the 2008 List
2005-07-10 Is Britain Now the Land of Churchill or Chamberlain?
2005-07-04 Will O’Connor’s Replacement Be a Scalia or a Souter?
2005-06-27 A Tale of Two Supreme Courts
2005-06-25 The Real Enemies of America
2005-05-30 GOP Senators Need To Grow Up And Govern
2005-05-24 Dean's Daffy Dems Could Be Dangerous
2005-05-17 Nebraska Again At Ground Zero Of Culture Wars
2005-05-10 Comment Says More About Reid Than Bush
2005-05-03 No Excuse For Drug-Dealing Teacher
2005-04-26 Hagel Has Learned From McCain — Or Has He?
2005-04-19 Delay Is Guilty Of Being Effective
2005-04-14 'Tis The Season To Be Angry
2005-04-05 'Be Not Afraid' Described John Paul's Life
2005-03-29 The Legacy Of Terri Schiavo
2005-03-22 A Tale Of Two Murderers
2005-03-15 "Mildly Pro-Choice" Condi Can't Win GOP Primaries
2005-03-09 Only Freedom Assures Peace
2005-02-28 Condemning Private Property Rights
2005-02-23 "Misunderestimating" Howard Dean
2005-02-15 Lifestyle Choices Apply Only To Sexual Behavior
2005-02-08 Armed Homes Are Safe Homes
2005-01-31 Would You Risk Your Life To Vote?
2005-01-24 What Part Of 'Illegal' Don't They Understand?
2005-01-19 Politician Sperm Donors Could Tamper With Natural Order
2005-01-11 Abortion, Baseball Bats And Hypocrites
2005-01-04 'Stingy' America Should Cut Off Corrupt UN
2004-12-21 Life And Death At Christmas Time
2004-12-13 Network Paranoia Or Cheap Shot At Bush?
2004-12-06 Intelligence: No Reform is Better Than Bad Reform
2004-11-27 ACLU Endorses Ignorance In Pennsylvania
2004-11-21 We’re Not In Mayberry Anymore
2004-11-15 The Last Shall Be First
2004-11-07 Liberals In Both Parties Just Don’t Get It
2004-11-01 Americans Know The Meaning Of “Is”
2004-10-26 What Makes A Leader?
2004-10-20 If It's Not Close, They Can't Cheat
2004-10-12 John Kerry's Cops And Robbers
2004-10-05 An Open Letter To President Bush
2004-09-28 The Barbarian And The Traitor
2004-09-21 Dan Rather Does History
2004-09-15 Panic On The Left
2004-09-08 Why Bush Will Win Decisively
2004-09-02 The Acceptance Speech Bush Should Give
2004-08-28 Pulling The Trigger On A Suicide State
2004-08-17 GOP Has Its Own Rock Star
2004-08-10 Constitution Should ‘Monitor’ U.S. Election
2004-08-03 New Lies Of The Old Left
2004-07-20 Bill Cosby Should Be Leading NAACP
2004-07-12 Moore’s Jihad Sets The Tone For Kerry Campaign
2004-06-28 The Bush Administration Should Stop Apologizing
2004-06-22 The Future Of Marriage
2004-06-15 In A Week Of Reflection, One Image Stood Out
2004-05-26 A Memorial Day To Remember
2004-05-19 Massachusetts Begins Marriage Mockery
2004-05-13 A Mother’s Day Apology
2004-05-04 Democrats Make 9/11 Commission A Partisan Sham
2004-04-27 Specter Is Not Worthy Of GOP Support
2004-04-19 Dodd Displays A Lott Of Hypocrisy
2004-04-13 Making April 15th ‘Just Another Day’
2004-04-04 The Visionary Behind Initiative 416
2004-03-28 Life And Death In America: Asking ‘Why?’
2004-03-21 Partisanship Is Essential To A Healthy Republic
2004-03-16 A Review Of ‘Bush Country’
2004-03-11 What If Past Wars Were Off Limits In Campaigns?
2004-03-02 Gibson’s “Passion” Is A Polarizing Masterpiece
2004-02-25 Arnold Almost Fails His First Big Test
2004-02-17 Run, Ralph, Run!
2004-02-10 ‘Rummy’ Tells Europe The Truth
2004-02-05 Cannibal Case Provides Lesson In American Civics
2004-01-27 Boomers Grew Up With “The Captain”
2004-01-21 The Great Backlash Of 2004 (Part II)
2004-01-17 The Right Not to Be Annoyed (Revisited)
2004-01-14 The Great Backlash Of 2004 – Part I
2003-12-31 “Reverend” Dean Sees The Light
2003-12-23 Foreign - Born Presidents A Bad Idea
2003-12-19 Nebuchadnezzar And Saddam: Tyrants Brought Low
2003-12-09 Liberals Discover States’ Rights
2003-12-03 The Humility Of George W. Bush
2003-11-25 Why I’m Thankful
2003-11-19 Say It Isn’t So, Judge!
2003-11-13 If Ernie Pyle Had Worked For CNN
2003-11-05 Should Military Service Be A Presidential Prerequisite?
2003-10-30 Whose ‘Free Speech’ Encourages Terrorism?
2003-10-23 The Murder Of Terri Schiavo
2003-10-15 When Evil Becomes Good
2003-10-09 Syria, The Next Front In The War On Terror
2003-10-02 Where Is GOP Response To Teddy And The Wannabes?
2003-09-24 Renegade Court Strikes Again
2003-09-17 Death Of A Beautiful Mind
2003-09-10 Paul Hill’s Twisted Logic
2003-09-03 Marriage Amendment Is Needed To Preserve Civilization
2003-08-27 Why The Left Hates The Ten Commandments
2003-08-19 Arnold Underestimates Conservative Distrust Of Buffett
2003-08-13 California Freak Show Continues Unabated
2003-07-29 Bob Hope – A Life Well Lived
2003-07-15 Sixteen Words
2003-07-07 Bring It On, Mr. President!
2003-07-02 The Right Not To Be Annoyed
2003-06-25 If You Like Canada, You’ll Love Howard Dean
2003-06-17 Libertarians Want Their Own State
2003-06-09 The Clintons: Weapons Of Mass Distraction
2003-06-05 A Compassionate Conservative Visits Auschwitz
2003-05-23 Receiving The Blessings Of A Grateful Nation
2003-05-12 The Hate-America Crowd Speaks Its Mind
2003-05-06 Democrats Fight For The Right To Be Their Party's Sacrificial Lamb
2003-04-28 Setting The Record Straight On Who Armed Saddam
2003-04-21 Tim Robbins Knows Nothing Of Persecution
2003-04-14 Offer Syria The Same Deal We Gave Iraq
2003-04-07 The Mad Hatters Of UN Land
2003-03-30 America Has Always Exported Liberty
2003-03-24 God’s Designs Don’t Include Saddam Hussein
2003-03-17 God Bless Tony Blair
2003-03-10 Hollywood Intellect
2003-02-25 Loony Clooney And The Hollywood Left
2003-02-17 Liberals 'Bork' Estrada To Preserve Roe
2003-02-10 The Restraint Of The Powerful
2003-02-03 Doing The Right Thing - Again
2003-01-27 Of Love And War
2003-01-20 Executing The Innocent
2003-01-13 Sgt. Joe Friday Meets Miranda Madness
2003-01-06 Al-Qaeda: Quelled Or Just Quiet?
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