Nov 10, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may feel he has something in common with the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, whose tag line was I can t get no respect.
However, although the former Massachusetts governor may be failing to light a fire among many of the...
Dec 31, 2010
The year that ends at midnight was, like all years, a mixed blessing. On the good side, it was a year that saw the Republican Party win control of the House in the incoming Congress, while on the bad side it saw aberrations such as Obamacare squeeze through Congress,...
May 4, 2010
I've been watching The Pacific series, which follows the storied 1st Marine Division from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, with special focus on the career of Medal of Honor winner Sgt. John Basilone.
I didn't know Manila John, even though he was a fellow member of the 5th...
Apr 27, 2010
If anybody doubts that panic is setting in at the White House, let them contemplate the meaning of reports that President Obama plans to call out his ragtag army of voters who gave him the presidency in 2008 in an effort to save his job when the voters go to the polls for...
Apr 20, 2010
There's an old story about a farmer who upon returning home from a week in the city was met by his handyman with some bad news. Asked if anything had happened while he was away, the handyman said, Not much, except that the dog died.
The dog died? the stunned farmer...
Apr 13, 2010
The November congressional elections are roughly seven months away. These eight months could be among the most dangerous in U.S. history.
I'm going to assume that the Republican Party is poised to drive the out-of-control Democrats out of control of both houses of...
Apr 7, 2010
The New York Times is at it again, bashing the Pope for his alleged failure to prosecute a child-molesting priest and, by implication, faulting the entire Roman Catholic Church.
The Times makes no secret of its lofty disdain for the church, and it's a waste of time taking...
Mar 31, 2010
During his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama made no secret of his determination to transform America into something entirely different from what it has been for two centuries.
Few voters paid much attentionto the many hints visible in his campaign of exactly what...