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In my view, the Republican Party’s only two serious candidates for President this weekend announced they had turned down the invitation to participate in the completely unserious Newsmax presidential debate, which is set to be moderated by Donald Trump.  Jon Huntsman, former Governor of Utah and Ambassador to China, and Ron Paul, Texas Representative and staunch libertarian, told Newsmax that they simply were not interested in participating in a reality TV show masquerading as a serious politica

Tuesday's Bloomberg News Poll of likely voters revealed more than Ron Paul's first place tie with three other GOP contenders for the upcoming 2012 Iowa Caucuses.  It showed just how strong Paul's campaign presence in Iowa is and how decided his supporters are. The picture looks promising for the fiscally conservative, anti-war Texas congressman and his prospects in the upcoming Republican primary process. Before digging into the results, it's worth noting the importance and accuracy of polls in

As the mainstream media delivered yet another dose of the silent treatment to Congressman Ron Paul at this weekend's CBS/National Journal presidential debate, there's an approach that could be embraced by his loyal supporters looking to disrupt the media's definition of a "presidential" candidate. Paul's followers know full well that the media establishment's marginalization of him is all too real. The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism recently confirmed what many of hi

In their rush to take advantage of the supercommittee legislative process that could fast track an ag budget bill, agricultural leaders in D.C. have been tasked with pushing a full Farm Bill with comprehensive subsidy reforms in a matter of weeks. What's more, Congressional ag committees have to follow a supercommittee mandate to reduce federal agricultural spending by $23 billion over the next ten years while balancing the interests of a myriad of farm groups, each of whom fear that their segme

As Texas Congressman Ron Paul gears up for a vital turn in his presidential campaign this week, a study from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) lends credence to what many followers have long suspected: Even with a strong presence in several polls, Dr. Paul is being marginialized by the mainstream media at large. According to Pew's study of the news media's narrative of Dr. Paul, it found that he received the least coverage of any presidential candidate overall

California is routinely the second highest cotton producing state in the U.S., behind Texas. As the San Joaquin Valley's (SJV) massive cotton crop opened up earlier this month, unseasonably cold and wet weather slowed the harvest. The rain managed to knock some cotton bolls to the ground, but growers remain optimistic. Industry insiders say that last season's “rare territory” prices aren't likely to be repeated this season, but cotton prices should remain strong for the 2011-12 marketing year.

The average age of farmers and ranchers in America is increasing, and rural populations are in decline. This is why the U.S. Department of Agriculture is acting to plant a new crop of much needed agricultural producers here in California and across the nation. Last week, Ag Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced this year's winners of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) 'Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program' (BFRDP). According to a NIFA news release, a tota

With a GOP presidential field lacking a clear frontrunner, I'm going to suggest a radical and what might be considered a far-fetched idea: The Republican Party Establishment is currently being rocked by an unforeseen independent-minded force. Two men at the moment are at the forefront of stirring this independent intra-party uprising: namely, Texas Congressman Ron Paul and businessman Herman Cain. In addition to challenging media-generated projections of who's ahead of who, equally (if not more

Solyndra executives, CEO Brian Harrison and CFO Bill Stover, were pummeled in a Congressional hearing last Friday, mostly by Republicans who wanted to know what happened to the $528 million in federal loan money and why the loans were made subordinate to a $75 million private loan. Democrats were also unhappy. Rep. Diana DeGette from Colorado echoed a common sentiment, wondering how the CEO could have met with her and others in July, say everything was fine "and declare bankruptcy five weeks la

Protesters  demonstrating against the excesses of crony capitalism and its  corrupting influence on our nation’s politics have occupied a park in  Manhattan’s financial district for over a week.  Their numbers are  growing and the movement appears to be spreading. On  September 17th, thousands of demonstrators descended on downtown  Manhattan in New York City to protest the all-too-cozy relationship  between Wall Street and Washington D.C.  Protesters have occupied  Liberty Plaza, a nearby park