Tony DiPasquale column

Tony DiPasquale is 32 years old and lives in Orlando, Florida, where he is attending Barry Law School. Self-employed in the construction industry, he recently earned a BS degree in political science from SUNY Brockport, where he graduated with a 3.75 GPA and was a member of both Alpha Chi and Pi Sigma Alpha. Presently, Tony's goals for political activity center in grassroots and lobbying. Readers can contact him at tnydipasquale@yahoo.com

Tony DiPasquale

November 6, 2005

Dear Republican Party, For several years we (loyal conservatives) have supported the Republican Party because of its promises to return our country to its . . .

Tony DiPasquale

June 23, 2005

Well, if there was ever a time to begin impeachment proceedings upon justices, now would be that time. Today, the Supreme Court of the United States effectively . . .

Tony DiPasquale

June 20, 2005

Several years ago, while living in New York, a friend from church told me an interesting story from her childhood in Cuba. As her story goes, a grade school . . .

Tony DiPasquale

October 31, 2004

With voter turnout expected to reach unprecedented levels, one has to question the meaning behind this enthusiasm. Perhaps it can be attributable to the . . .

Tony DiPasquale

July 19, 2004

Imagine you are in a restaurant with your family and another family walks in and sits at the table beside yours. Both of you are enjoying your meals and the . . .

Tony DiPasquale

June 23, 2004

Ronald Reagan entered his first term as President before I was even a teenager, yet it was clear even to me, that this man had qualities that would lead to his . . .

Tony DiPasquale

May 3, 2004

With the elections just a matter of months away, we are being inundated by a barrage of commercials telling us why we should or should not vote for Bush or . . .

Tony DiPasquale

March 15, 2004

Nothing can be more gratifying than the feeling one gets when they purchase their first home. The excitement, the adrenaline, that flows through your veins the . . .

Tony DiPasquale

February 2, 2004

During the 2000 Republican Primaries, candidate George Bush was running on the platform of "compassionate conservatism." I must admit, at first I was rather . . .

Tony DiPasquale

January 11, 2004

Yet again we are hearing of a situation in which a homeowner, in an attempt to protect his family, fired at an intruder. Such is the case of Hale DeMar, a . . .

Tony DiPasquale

January 1, 2004

Ben Franklin once said, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." No time in our history . . .

Tony DiPasquale

December 21, 2003

Recently, to the dismay of many on both the right and the left, the Supreme Court of the United States, in its infinite wisdom, held that the newly passed . . .

Tony DiPasquale

October 12, 2003

Rush Limbaugh shocked the political community this week when he admitted that he was addicted to prescription drugs. Some of the opposition, such as Alan Colmes . . .

Tony DiPasquale

October 5, 2003

Most of us can recall a time when are parents warned us to "choose are friends wisely." Suffice it to say, they were referring to the way in which others would . . .

Tony DiPasquale

September 9, 2003

Today, a number of Americans, many of them college educated, espouse the virtues of separation of church and state. Somehow our education system has failed, for . . .

Tony DiPasquale

August 15, 2003

With the recall of Governor Grey Davis underway in California, voters are being inundated with a plethora of candidates to fill the potential vacancy. One of . . .

Tony DiPasquale

July 31, 2003

For years, New York residents have been disillusioned as to what freedom is truly about. Administration after administration told us, albeit indirectly, that . . .

Tony DiPasquale

July 18, 2003

Today, we are all too aware that many judges are no longer upholding the law, but in fact legislating it themselves. Even so, no one could have anticipated the . . .

Tony DiPasquale

July 3, 2003

This July fourth marks our country's two hundred and twenty-seventh birthday. What an unbelievable accomplishment it was for the colonists to overthrow British . . .

Tony DiPasquale

June 24, 2003

Confusion is running amuck in Washington. It seems Republicans have forgotten which side of the aisle they are sitting on. No longer are they espousing the . . .

Tony DiPasquale

June 14, 2003

As we speak, a raging debate is taking place in Congress. No, it is not about the affordability of the recent tax cut, nor is it over ways to cut spending in . . .

Tony DiPasquale

June 4, 2003

Last Wednesday, President Bush signed a $350 billion dollar tax cut into law. Democrats naturally went into a frenzy, suggesting all sorts of negative outcomes . . .

Tony DiPasquale

May 25, 2003

With the celebration of Memorial Day looming, we should take time to re-evaluate our own contributions to our country. Continually we are reminded that this is . . .