Joseph Curl

CURL: Will Scotland split from U.K.? Ask Dr. William McDougal

Finally, an authoritative voice has weighed in on the Scottish independence question. Published September 14, 2014

CURL: Obama’s bungling alters midterms at 11th hour

While Barack Obama was playing his 190th round of golf as president, chilling out on Martha's Vineyard for a 15-day vacation at a $12 million mansion, the U.S. electorate began to change — fast. Published September 10, 2014

CURL: Obama: I’ll ignore the Constitution — but only after the election

When President Obama said Saturday that he was reversing his pledge to take executive action on immigration by summer's end, what he meant was simply this: I'll wait until after the midterm elections before I ignore the Constitution and break the law. Published September 7, 2014

CURL: Obamacare is about to decide the midterms - again

The @#%& is about to hit the fan. Health care costs are about to explode — again — and just in time for the 2014 midterm elections. Published September 3, 2014

CURL: With Islamic State, 9/11 anniversary, Obama’s incompetence is truly dangerous

On TV, incompetence is funny, sometimes hilarious. Jackie Gleason made a career of it on the old "Honeymooners" show; Tom Haverford is absurdly incapable on "Parks and Recreation"; and Michael Scott brought the Peter Principle to new heights in "The Office." Published August 31, 2014

CURL: Letter to Barack: Here’s what you missed on your vacation (LOL!)

Dear Barry — Boy, what a summer you've missed here in the nation's capital! Then again, you got outta town just in time! So much going on since you left for Camp Vineyard, so lemme' try to catch you up so when you get back to the office, you'll have a clue what's been going on (bosses blow, don't they?). Published August 24, 2014

CURL: Obama wants Ferguson to explode

If you had predicted six years ago that America's first half-black, half-white president would actually make race relations in the U.S. worse, they would have laughed you out of the room. Published August 20, 2014

CURL: Obama, Democrats target GOP foes with phony scandals

Who are President Obama and the Democrats most afraid of? That's easy to see: Just find the Republicans they target with phony scandals. Published August 17, 2014

CURL: Obama’s one achievement — outgolfing Tiger Woods

As Barack "Eldrick" Obama approaches his 200th round of golf since his election as president, here's a fact to put that into perspective: Since January 2009, Tiger Woods has played 269 rounds of golf. Published August 13, 2014

CURL: John Kerry fail: Secretary blows Mideast peace talks, rides girl’s bike

Could the milquetoasty, bloviating windsurfer and failed White House wannabe from Massachusetts be having a worse time of it? Published August 10, 2014

CURL: This time around, it’s the Democrats who are stuck with lousy candidates

It seems Republicans have finally figured out that with the world imploding, the U.S. economy flagging and the current Democratic majority looking to grant amnesty to 12 million illegal aliens, perhaps there are better things to discuss than abortion and rape. Published August 6, 2014

CURL: Obama making fools of the media

The Obama administration, the most politically calculating team in U.S. history, had once again succeeded, simply by falling silent. When disastrous news emerges, Team Obama does two things: refuses comment and charges its foes with playing politics. Published August 3, 2014

CURL: Come election time, Obama suddenly talks jobs — and God

You can always tell when it's election time: President Obama suddenly starts talking about the economy, and, weirdly, God. Published July 30, 2014

CURL: Obama, staffers not even pretending any more

President Obama and his sycophantic minions don't even bother any more to come up with plausible answers to queries from the suddenly awakened media. Instead, they just repeat past talking points — aware that they've been repeatedly proven false, but not caring a bit. Published July 27, 2014

CURL: The politics of death and dying

Everyone I've met during my two-plus months in Florida has been touched by dementia. Not a few people, or nearly everyone, but — Every. Single. Person. Published July 20, 2014

CURL: Obama administration cries racism to cover for unpopular policies

Have you heard the one about the black attorney general who sits down with a black reporter from ABC News to talk about America's first black president? "Sure is a lot of racism," says the AG. Rim shot. Published July 16, 2014

CURL: The hypocrisy of Obama’s 15-day Vineyard vacation

On April 1, the U.S. economy dropped a whopping 2.9 percent for the first three months of the year (no fooling). The American workforce participation rate fell to a 40-year low. One-third of people aged 18-29 have moved back in with their parents. Millions of Americans this summer will enjoy yet another "staycation": They just can't afford to go to the beach or the mountains, even for a week — again. Published July 13, 2014

CURL: Obama turning millennials into Republicans

When summer ends, millions of adorable toddlers will head off to school for the first time. Each one will be as unique as his or her little fingerprints, but every kindergartner across the country will have one thing in common: They've never known an America that didn't have a black president. Published July 9, 2014

CURL: In Obama White House, echoes of Nixon

There's a scene in the movie "All the President's Men" — a terrifying scene — that could easily have been written about the Obama White House today. Published July 6, 2014

CURL: Obama is the worst president ever

It's official: Barack Obama is the worst president ever. Worse than Richard Nixon, who resigned from office to avoid impeachment. Worse than Jimmy Carter, who blamed Americans for their "malaise." Worse than President Clinton, who had sex in the Oval Office with an intern half his age and actually was impeached. Published July 2, 2014