Worth keeping in mind as we go forward – this post has video from Fox News, but the writing is accredited to the Associated Press.
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As commentary ensues re President Obama’s address to the nation last night and today’s memories of September 11, 2001, I keep remembering that old story of the Emperor and his new clothes. You know the one? Where the Emperor is conned about this fabulous wardrobe he commissions. All around him, his nobles, his servants glance […]
We face hard choices now. Later, those same hard choices will be harder. How many of us are paying attention? We just held a primary election and only 23-25% voted…. Too busy? Here in the USA, we’ve got some truly serious challenges from our southern border under assault and the cry “They’re children, we must […]
Perhaps you have heard something about illegal children crossing our southern border? More than 52,000 unaccompanied minors and 39,000 women with children have been apprehended on the southern border this year. How to handle this surge? Especially since a law passed in 2008 forbids returning children from non-contiguous countries, i.e., El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, […]
The primary was just called on the news – Eric Canter, Republican House Majority Leader just lost to Dave Brat, an economics professor at a small college! This is a big deal… Now, for some fun thoughts: 1. And the dem candidate is also a professor at the same small college! Ooooohhh, think of the […]
I woke from a bad dream around 5:00 a.m. Unable to go back to sleep, I got up, hit the button on the coffee pot, fed the cat and the dog, and turned on The Bill Bennett Show, which can be found here. I enjoy Bill’s show. He’s quiet, thoughtful and measured. But since it […]
Yesterday, Bob Woodward and Max Fisher of the Washington Post each wrote a review of former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates’ book, “Duty,” coming out on January 14, 2014. It’s causing ripples and outcries as this man was considered on both sides, Democrat and Republican, to be outstanding in his service for both the Bush […]
After 12 years post September 11, 2001, what have we learned? The purpose of terrorism is to sow terror, to sow doubt, to undermine peoples’ faith in their governments. Why? To accomplish whatever long term goal the terrorist or group has in mind. It is a tool, not an end. It is a means to […]
As more information comes out re the consequences of Obamacare and the implementation of a bill no one read, fixes no one did or thought of, results no one imagined, I am left scratching my head in puzzlement and wonder. Does it take a genius to understand economics? Maybe just some straight up education and […]
Sheryl Attkisson of CBS News reports this evening that the first two days of the Obamacare website numbers are now known to the U.S. public, but were known to the Healthcare Administration: Day One: 6 Day Two: 248 Needed: 39,000 per day. How’s that working for ya?
Chasing Rabbit Holes 