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Mark A. Cohen is currently seeking representation for his memoir, From The Left to the Right.

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Mark A. Cohen currently sits on the committee which hosted the Castle Rock Writers Conference on October 13, 2012. He is currently their Vice-Treasurer. The group, whose motto is Rock Solid Writing, is seeking their 501c3.

Please save the date: Castle Rock Writers will hold the Castle Rock Writers Conference on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock, Colorado. Please stay tuned for further information.

Mark A. Cohen will soon be a published author, as the Castle Rock Writers are under contract to write and publish The Chronicles of Douglas County, Colorado on November 5, 2013.

Mark A. Cohen spoke for about 20 minutes at the Coffee4Conservatives meeting at the Firehouse on State Road 83, in Franktown, CO, on Oct. 21, 2012.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Why Benghazi Matters – Four Americans Are Dead and Al Qaeda is Alive and Well

Written : May 15, 2013

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President Nixon said, “I am not a crook.” Well, maybe not, but whiz-kid reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, due to their relentless search for the truth, caused the president to ultimately resign. Their secret source, a person known only as “Deep Throat,” became legend. The media and the public fell in love with the reporters and their story, and Robert Redford made a movie about it called, All the Presidents Men. Everyone celebrated John Dean, Nixon’s presidential counsel, who became known as the prime whistleblower. The break-in of the Democratic Party headquarters was bad enough, but the ensuing stonewalling and cover-up (known as Watergate), proved the undoing of the Nixon Administration. Dozens of members served jail time (43 people in all). The president himself, had he not stepped down, likely would have been impeached, convicted, and removed from office by Congress. I don’t minimize the horrific depth to the lying and the mountain of evidence gathered. But, it’s also important to realize how the media never gave up on the story, and, although crimes were committed, no one died as a result. Isn’t it remarkable how some people will say and do anything in order to save their butts and hold onto power? We all cheer on the whistleblowers when it comes to taking down the powerful!

Did you believe that this signaled the end of terrorism?

Let’s fast forward to the election of 2012. President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, in the late stages of the election, began using the slogan, “GM is alive, and Bin Laden is dead.” They also said, “Al Qaeda is on the run.” This implied that terrorism was dead, too. It reminded me of the fuss made over President Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” banner, but no one questioned this statement. No one made fun of President Obama, and most of us applauded the death of Bin Laden, although many believed that Al Qaeda wasn’t destroyed.

On September 11, 2012, just two months short of the presidential election, the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya was attacked. Four Americans died. Obviously a terrorist attack, the president appeared in the White House rose garden on Sep. 12, and condemned the action, calling it “shocking.” He vowed to bring to justice those who killed our people. It is now 9 months later, and no one is in custody. Why not?

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on Sep. 14, and apologized (to whom?) for “an awful Internet video,” which she said caused the attack. President Obama’s U.N. Ambassador, Susan Rice, appeared on five Sunday talk shows on Sep. 16, pushing the same, unlikely scenario that the Benghazi attack was a spontaneous demonstration, caused by a video. One must ask, “Who brings a rocket-propelled grenade launcher to a demonstration?” This began to smell like a coordinated cover-up to me.

Is Al Qaeda really on the run?

The mainstream media (MSM), didn’t cover Benghazi much before the election. They didn’t pay attention until Hillary Clinton finally testified on Jan. 23, 2013, and said, “Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night decided to go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make?” This stunned many, and it does matter. The president and Mrs. Clinton were not on top of developments as the attack ensued, and someone ordered our troops to stand-down instead of assisting Ambassador Chris Stevens that night. Who gave the order? As with Watergate, dare we ask, “Did this go as far as the president?” President Obama seemed indifferent to the fact that American diplomats were killed in their place of business, seemed to dismiss it, and campaigned on Sep. 12. What could have been done to prevent the success of the terrorist attack? Could the life of Sean Smith and the others have been saved? Why were steps not taken to protect our people? Who was in charge? We still don’t know the answers to these questions, but why not ask? They got to the bottom of it all in 1973, so why not now?

Greg Hicks, Diplomat. Everyone loves a whistleblower, right?

Hearings on the Benghazi terrorist attack were held last week. Greg Hicks, the whistleblower, said he was intimidated, demoted, and asked to not testify. By whom? The White House said that the intelligence community assembled Susan Rice’s talking points, but Congressional review of documents revealed something else. The talking points had been edited at least 12 times before Rice received them. The originals detailed prior security warnings and blamed the terrorist attack on Al Qaeda affiliate, Ansar Al Sharia. The final edition offered no reference to any terror groups nor anything about any warnings. It is interesting to note how the media is not nearly as enamored with Greg Hicks as they were with John Dean… Why?

Jay Carney, Obama Administration Spokesman

White House spokesman Jay Carney said that the edits made by both the CIA and the White House were “stylistic.” However, ABC’s Jonathan Karl (not a conservative), reported that significant edits were made only after a White House meeting on Sep. 15, the day before Rice appeared on the Sunday shows. Why?

This looks like a cover-up to me. The Obama campaign’s talking points that “Al Qaeda was on the run,” contradicted reality. They did everything, said anything they could to suggest this was a spontaneous attack caused by a video, and not a terrorist attack. It is worth noting that some people will say and do anything in order to save their butts and hold onto power. Where are Woodward and Bernstein when we need them?

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Obamacare Warning – Questions: Do Greedy Companies or Excessive Regulation Cause Higher Prices? Is it a Good or a Bad Law? Why not Ask? (Part II)

Written : May 8, 2013

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This is a continuation from last week’s post.

In Dr. Jill Vecchio’s brief (Centennial Institute No. 2013-2), she began by stating, “We are consistently led to believe that greedy insurance companies and overpaid providers are the reasons for the high cost of health care. That’s not so. Rather, the primary drivers of rising healthcare costs are unnecessary government regulation, onerous billing and coding procedures, state insurance mandates, and layers of bloated bureaucracy.” I’ve heard Dr. Vecchio speak and enjoyed her talk. She’s a practicing radiologist, and knows her subject. If you want to learn about how healthcare works today, please read it. She lays out how to reduce medical costs, right there. Her blog can be found here.

One part of The Affordable Care Act (The ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare) that sounds so good to everyone is that no pre-existing conditions may prevent insurance companies from providing coverage. Who pays for this, though? It seems great, but how can all workers afford to cover everyone? Don’t we have to ask the questions and do the math? The president said that by the end of his first term, health care coverage would cost on the average $2,500 less per family, and yet costs have risen. I know that my own premiums have increased, what about yours?

Yes, it all sounds wonderful. Obamacare assured us it would cover the uninsured, but this promise will remain unfulfilled. Plus, the law’s regulations grew nearly 10 times since passage, from 16,000 to about 140,000. It’s a 20,000-page pile of paper, now seven feet tall. Does this really make sense? How is this better than the insurance companies’ red tape that Obamacare was supposed to fix?

Can a health care bill be done right? Yes, of course it can. When that happens, perhaps all of the members of Congress will be allowed into the meetings. That’s how you consider all of the ideas, and get the most out of each. People on the left taught me to question everything, so shouldn’t we question Obamacare, too? How can you possibly cover more people and have it cost less? This seems a question worthy of consideration.

Watch a Huffington Post slide show about the history of healthcare reform efforts through the 20th Century

Some things you may not realize about the new Obamacare Tax Law (and I realize that some may argue with some of these, but this is the way I see it):

It adds a 3.8 percent surtax tax on investment income.
It adds a 10 percent tax on tanning services.
It adds a 40 percent tax on comprehensive health coverage that costs more than the designated cap.
The Obamacare tax requires everyone to purchase health insurance, or pay a fine.
It creates more IRS agents than doctors.
HHS ran out of funds for implementation and seeks $5.9 billion extra to implement the exchanges specified in the program.
Due to “operational challenges,” the Obama administration is delaying exchanges until 2015.
The delays may give states a chance to get out from under the law by passing their own laws.
Obamacare will tip the balance so that now a majority of Americans (over 50% of citizens) will take money from the government instead of or in addition to paying in.
Individuals who purchase their own policies will pay higher premiums to cover those with pre-existing conditions.
Doctors are confused over identifying their customer. Is he/she the patient, government, insurer, or employer? When the consumer is not the customer, prices for care increase because there is no incentive to lower prices.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebilius admitted that insurance premiums may rise under the Obamacare tax.
Sebilius also said she didn’t realize how expensive the law would be to implement.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is trying to repeal a part of Obamacare which collects a 2.3% sales tax on medical devices.

Former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi was right. They had to pass it to see what was in it!

Some Obamacare links:

Should you hire employee #51?

The 50-employee rule. Mandate or Barrier?

More about the 50-employee rule

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Obamacare Warning – Questions: What Does the Full Implementation of The Affordable Care Act Mean For Americans? Is the ACA Truly Affordable? Why not Ask? (Part I)

Written : Apr. 27 and May 1, 2013

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Sounds great – free healthcare for everyone… but is it really free?

If solely the Republicans in Congress had sought exemptions from The Affordable Care Act (The ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare) for themselves and their staff members, one could say that they did it out of political motivation. Those rascally righties are out to do anything to undermine President Obama, they’d say. However, congressional Democrats also tried to extricate their memberships and staffs from the new health care law. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) implied that the bill is not “workable for everyone.” Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), who crafted The ACA, called it a “train wreck” last week, and then announced his retirement. As Hamm the piggy bank says in the original Toy Story movie (as he raises one eyebrow), “Something’s screwy here.” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebilius said that there will be losers under Obamacare. I think she’s right, and I’m not just saying it to oppose the president, I am truly worried.

Okay, I’ll admit it. It sounds great to get everyone health insurance coverage. A problem occurred, though, when the Democrats crafted the law without Republicans. No, we’re not jealous; it’s just bad policy to create a law from only one side of the aisle. You have to admit that when that happens, they end up not considering all the angles, and that’s not good. The founding fathers created checks and balances to prevent such a travesty. Let’s face it, Democrats would never stand for Republicans going to the back room and jamming a law through as they did. And, it would be just as wrong!

Republicans warned us about Obamacare early on, and they claim the law is bad for business. Why? It exempts companies from providing insurance for their employees if the number of workers is less than 50. What’s a poor business to do? Keep the number under 50. In addition, the law makes it okay for businesses to not provide insurance for part time workers, so, what will they do? Hire part time workers. It pays in some cases to hire two part timers when one full-timer is needed.

Many conservatives see Obamacare as a big problem no one sees coming. Is it?

The dichotomy is easy to see. Democrats don’t mind paying more of their incomes to the government, and Republicans believe that higher taxes hurt the economy. Liberals say health care is a right, while conservatives say more government regulations create undue burdens. (Hey, I’ll bet there’s a middle ground there, somewhere!) Republicans believe that Obamacare will hurt us, while Democrats say not to worry. As the left feared President Bush’s policies, Obamacare scares the heck out of me.

I’ll post Part II next week.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Abortion or Adoption?

Written : Apr. 18 and 24, 2013

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It is with great sadness that I report to you that while at the doctor’s office last week, I read the January 14, 2013 article in Time magazine on the relentless pro-abortion movement. No, I didn’t feel badly because the author, Kate Pickert, bemoaned the fact that abortions have been declining over the past 40 years. I choked up over what might not have been. I felt a tear come to my eye!

My daughter had a son in 2008, when she was 18 – and not yet married. Right after she found out about her pregnancy and my grandson was smaller than a pencil point, she told my wife that she could never choose to have an abortion. My wife and I adopted her in early 1990, when she was three weeks old. Something I hadn’t considered to that point was that my (not politically conservative) daughter always felt a great deal of gratitude toward her birth mother, always thankful that she decided for adoption, rather than abortion. This is of paramount importance to a person incapable of exercising a ‘choice’ at the time. Rather than no existence, she was mercifully allowed to live her life – any kind of life.

With our granddaughter safely secured in her high chair, my wife and I are busy preparing a meal. My grandson helps, too. Pots and pans clang, refrigerator door opens and closes multiple times, and we all move as if in a pre-choreographed dance. ”Hey, Papa?” my four-year-old grandson asks.

”Yes?” I think he’s going to ask me something about food.

”I love you,” he says, matter-of-factly. My heart melts, and my thoughts turn to my own grandmother. She once told me that I would understand how much she loved me when I had grandchildren of my own. I can’t imagine my life without him! I wonder where I’d be if my daughter had decided upon abortion instead of seeing her pregnancy through. Everyone who meets my wonderful grandson says he’s so cute, sweet, handsome, or tells me he looks just like me! (That one always makes me smile!) Among other things, we play cars, have a catch, make popcorn, and watch movies together. When I read about advocates for abortion and their thoughts on the subject, I feel dejected and a little surprised. Too bad they don’t know me, or those like me - or my daughters’ story. I’m here to tell them. I love my family, and my grandson is one of my favorite people – ever. I also know that I’m one of his.

The Time magazine article focuses on the strategy the left concocts to suck more and more fetuses out of women’s wombs. They promise to never give up. They say a woman’s right to choose always triumphs over a baby’s right to live a life, any sort of life. They believe the cool, new term reproductive justice, sells better than the old term, pro-choice. When a cause loses its luster, the left’s activists generally change the name, as from global warming to climate change. The author of the article actually describes the procedure and unwittingly discusses the “whirring of the vacuum aspirator.” Although the piece seems thoughtful and discusses many real reasons why the number of abortions has dropped, the thought of the intentional termination of a pregnancy disgusts me more than ever, now that I know my grandson. He makes a lot of people chuckle, including me!

Adoption vs. Abortion, Which Do You Prefer?

I don’t call the supporters of abortion names, and I agree – they do have a right to choose. I don’t wish to take that choice away from anyone, but I urge them to consider adoption. It’s a lot less gory, and it hands someone a chance at living a life, any life. Perhaps they need more education about adoption. Let’s grant another grandfather a chance to hear what makes music to my ears:

My granddaughter, grandson, wife, and I are walking into Walmart. ” Papa?” my innocent, wide-eyed grandson asks. I expect him to ask a profound question about toys, marketing, or life, any of which I may have trouble answering.

”Yes?” I respond.

”I love you,” he says, with no effort whatsoever. I thank God I lived long enough to hear this!

”I love you, too,” I say, “very much. When you become a grandfather yourself, you’ll know just how much.”

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Instead of Indoctrination, Lopsided Bias in Schools Can Backfire and Create Conservatives

Written : Apr. 14, 2013

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When we speak about bias in education, many on the left will say that it refers to the behavior of students, such as social exclusion and stereotyping through name-calling. They generally believe the answer lies in the teaching of multi-culturalism. Sometimes those on the left say the educational profession perpetrates unfair testing practices against minorities. People on the right tend to focus on teachers, instead. With the advent of the cell phone, more examples of biased lessons have been made public in the last few years. Instead of presenting all points of view, some professors appear on video showing a distinct preference for liberal philosophies and a disdain for conservatives. A few call those on the right and/or their ideas names, and denigrate right-wing points of view. This is the school bias of which I write.

1984, by George Orwell

In Appleton, Wisconsin, 15-year-old Benji Backer, a political activist, was forced to switch schools due to teacher harassment. He said they hounded him because he dared to espouse conservative views. One of his teachers expressed jealousy for businessmen in front of the class, saying that small business owners take Fridays (and summers) off, while claiming that as a teacher he didn’t make enough to take care of his family. When Benji spoke to the teacher about his feelings at the request of his principal, the teacher reportedly cursed at him. In a free society all points of view must be taught with equal emphasis – and not misrepresented by partisans. Students must be free to make up their own minds and not be coerced or indoctrinated by radicals. When only some views are represented in a positive light we run the risk of creating a dictatorship – or we may face a fierce backlash (a non-violent refusal to believe) such prejudicial efforts.

Report bias.

After speaking with several teachers, I know that many feel overworked (many put in more than 40 hours a week) and they probably are underpaid. However, this does not excuse any biases they may express in the classroom. The pro-Obama video, “Mmm Mmm Mmm” was produced in a Burlington Township, New Jersey elementary school in 2009. See a large collection of such videos here. They are frightening, and make one think of indoctrination of children by rigid regimes in other countries.

Tamra Varebrook, a Milwaukee Republican, has uncovered some false definitions taught in the school system there. Examples include: Conservatism = Restricting Personal Freedoms, Liberals = Equality and Personal Freedom for everyone. My father taught me these stereotypes. When I finally realized that such generalizations were all false, the discovery helped me to become a conservative. The people perpetuating such flagrant bias in schools know not what they do.

Examples of false stereotypes taught in some schools today.

As a co-treasurer of the Castle Rock Writers, it gives me great pleasure to announce that we signed a contract with The History Press this past week! Our book will cover the history of Douglas County, CO. The seven co-authors will be: Alice Aldridge-Dennis, Mark A. Cohen, Derald Hoffman, Jean Jacobsen, John Longman, Susan Rocco-McKeel, and Tania Urenda. The release date is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2013.

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Where President Obama Went Wrong

Written : Apr. 09, 2013

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President Obama began his first term by adding on to President Bush’s 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) with another stimulus, his Recovery Act (ARRA) in 2009. Neither law fixed the economy. And yet, the current president calls for more spending. He wants to invest in energy which doesn’t work (solar/wind), but won’t invest in energy which does (oil/gas/drilling/fracking). He promised to close Guantanamo, lower the Bush $6 trillion deficit (which he called treasonous), and said each family’s health care costs would decrease by an average of $2,500 per family by the end of his first term. Instead, Guantanamo is open (I’m glad), he added to the federal deficit by nearly tripling it (to $17 trillion), and increased health care costs by $3,000.

President Obama didn’t salute while Gov. Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary Clinton, and Ruth Harkin did - during the playing of the national anthem.

By the way, my own father, a self-avowed Communist, didn’t salute our flag, nor did I ever hear him sing the Star Spangled Banner. He said he wasn’t proud of our country (sound familiar?), but he also said it didn’t make him any less of a patriot, and I must agree. He both loved and hated this country. However, when I see someone not saluting or taking patriotism seriously, I can’t help it – I tend to think of my father. It doesn’t make them a bad person, but I don’t like it, and that doesn’t make me a bad person, either.

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I apologize. The photo I originally posted here (below) of President Obama and the First Lady saluting with their left hands was apparently doctored. A friend of mine pointed this out and after reviewing the web and seeing the original photograph, I agreed. I found a different photo of President Obama not saluting, but the reason is acceptable. Hail to the Chief was playing, and the president does not salute during that song (while everyone else does). Believe me when I say that it is becoming more and more difficult to find acceptable photographs from the web. I have replaced the photo I posted with another which illustrates more of my concerns with this president. (Yes, I know that other presidents have bowed, and that President Obama said that he believes in American exceptionalism, but none have diminished this by saying that citizens of every country also believe theirs is exceptional.) In this polarized political climate, I find I need to qualify much more of what I say as time goes on... Some tend to misunderstand me, and some overreact. Relax, people, I am a conservative, but I do try to remain open-minded.

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President Obama bowing remarkably low to Japanese Emperor Akihito (center) with Empress Michiko (right).

How can anyone admire President Obama’s foreign policy? I agree, he doesn’t control everything in the world, but the American president always had influence. Today, the Muslim Brotherhood runs Egypt, the Middle East is on fire with unrest, Iran is developing nuclear weapons, and North Korea threatens the Pacific with annihilation. His “soft voice,” as former Gov. John Sununu described it, tells the world’s fanatic leaders that they may do as they wish. Around the world, angry mobs attack our diplomats and citizens. As before, we still see images of our president being burned in effigy, so nothing has changed: his policies of making nice didn’t work.

The current president always said that if we raise taxes on the rich, it will make everything right. Yet, he holds concerts at the White House while the people’s house is closed to all Americans; no more tours allowed. Oh, and by the way, higher taxes still have not solved any problems.

The Obama doctrine didn’t work.

President Obama’s policies can’t be more wrong. Lowering taxes broadens the base and grows the economy. How do I know? Reagan did it and it worked. Obama raised taxes, and just look at our stagnant economy. The president seems to like gun control. However, a man injured 14 people at Lone Star College today, in Houston, TX, with a razor-type knife. Following the president’s logic, should we then ban all razor-type knives? The perpetrator’s first name is Dylan. One of the perpetrators of the shootings at Columbine had the same first name. Should we raise suspicions for all people named Dylan? After, all we have to do something!

Obama recently admitted that his stimulus didn’t work by proposing a $4 billion incentive for businesses to help build infrastructure. Out of all his spending, has a bridge been built yet? Did you see any new roads? Where are all the new jobs? Where’s the Vice President’s report on what the stimulus bought us? Remember, he put the VP in charge.

Pointing a weapon horizontally is dangerous.

Some of the president’s strategies seem a little deceptive to me. For example, the idea for sequestration came out of his cabinet, and he pushed the concept, thinking it wouldn’t happen. When sequestration came down the pike, he turned against it and he blamed it on the Republicans! This is a pattern, as Guy Benson points out at townhall.com: The president goes on the road, identifies a problem but doesn’t have a specific solution. Then he announces a vague slogan for the issue (raise taxes, equal rights for everyone). Next he returns to Washington and congratulates himself as the only person who has a real, common-sense solution. Next he blames Republicans for not figuring it out – and blames the House of Representatives (mostly Republican) for being obstructionist and opposing his murky solution.

Do I agree with President Obama on anything? Yes! He said that if we can do one thing to save the children from massacres in our schools we should do it. I agree. Arm the people who work there!

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