Puss ‘n Boots On the Ground
Mr. President, will you just please kill these people already?
That’s not the most polite question I’ve ever composed, but it sure sums up what many [...]
Into the Abyss
As the world plunges in to the spiritually entropic abyss of technology, it is sometimes of value to pause and consider where we’re heading.
On the S [...]
Obama Ain’t no General Maximus Decimus Meridius
The Obama Administration is incapable of leading a boy scout troop, let alone a nation. We continue to hope beyond hope that there is some grand schem [...]
Words Have Consequences
One of the great diplomatic blunders of post-World War II American history occurred when April Glaspie, the United States Ambassador to Iraq during th [...]
Stockholm Syndrome on Stage
For most of us, it is hard to understand the psychological disorder called Stockholm Syndrome. In brief, it is the mania where the abused identifies w [...]
Bad Borders, Bad Neighbors
Good fences make good neighbors. Bad fences make chaos.
Israel and the United States have a lot of good things in common, including democratic govern [...]
Are We Trending Yet?
According to the polls, Americans favor root canal surgery over Congress. Cockroaches are more popular than our elected federal legislators. Even the [...]
Jack Abramoff on CNN: Congress weakens travel disclosure rules
Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff who describes the kind of access lobbyist's have to Congressmen through free trips.
Watch the video here. [...]
If It Moves, Tax It
Ronald Reagan succinctly summed up the essence of government:
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidiz [...]
A Moment That Passed
The defeat of former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by a grassroots activist college professor should have presaged a fundamental shift in the Repu [...]