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Half-Full Report – Feb. 12, 2016
This week: New Hampshire wrap-up, Jeb and Marco’s “War on Women”, Cruz’s status as a natural born citizen (defended by none other than George Washington), “the most right-wing Supreme Court in U.S. history” (or its opposite), “rapefugees”, and the hidden cost of socialism: the road not traveled. Plus much much more.
Half-Full Report – Feb. 5, 2016
Iowa wrap-up, winners and losers, Hillary robs Bernie (literally), who’s the most likable Republican candidate, are Donald and Hillary Juan and Isabel, and do young “progressives” know what “socialism” means? All this and more.
Is Lightning About to Strike Hillary Twice? Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Jan. 13, 2016
by Rod D. Martin January 13, 2016 Is lightning about to strike Hillary Clinton for the second time? Yesterday’s Monmouth University poll has Hillary down 14 points in New Hampshire, 39% to Bernie Sanders’ 53%. And in a primary where independents and even Republicans...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Nov. 20, 2015
by Rod D. Martin November 20 2015 Most important political fact of the week: Hillary has imploded in Colorado. Colorado is a formerly-reliable red state that the Democrats turned blue late last decade, in part due to massive expenditures by software magnate and LGBT...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Nov. 13, 2015
by Rod D. Martin November 13, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: The consolidation of a clear Final Four in the Republican primary race. Anyone watching the debate saw this. Cruz and Rubio owned the night; Trump, though more reserved (more presidential?)...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Nov. 5, 2015
by Rod D. Martin November 5, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: The people you think most electable may not be, and vice versa. Yesterday’s Quinnipiac poll confirmed the trend we’ve been following: Jeb Bush dropping like a stone (now at just 4% with a net...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Oct. 30, 2015
by Rod D. Martin October 30, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: The Republican Establishment went on the attack against its own party. Does this sound hyperbolic? Consider: John Kasich – whose principle achievement is expanding Medicaid, and whom many...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Sept. 17, 2015
by Rod D. Martin September 17, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: Trump won. “Huge.” Which is more than a little disconcerting, since he also showed a complete lack of the knowledge required to conduct American foreign policy. Nevertheless, win he did. In...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Sept. 11, 2015
by Rod D. Martin September 11, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: Hunger Games politics. Politics, like the blockbuster movie franchise, is a zero sum game: somebody has to win, everybody else has to lose. But how you go about winning is very different...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Sept. 4, 2015
by Rod D. Martin September 4, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: the dominance of the outsiders. It’s not just Trump, who in yesterday’s Monmouth poll hit an incredible 30%. The same poll found an equally improbable Ben Carson in second at 18%, and Ted...
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.