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“The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan “There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs.” — Thomas Sowell “In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle: There exists […]
It is hard to read a newspaper, or watch a television newscast, without encountering someone who has come up with a new “solution” to society’s “problems.” Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than there are problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today’s problems are a result of yesterday’s […]
A few weeks ago, a former president and many of his Secret Service agents made a significant sacrifice on behalf of another young American that went largely unnoticed by most of the nation. Did you catch it? My friend and our 41st president, 89-year-old George H.W. Bush, in solidarity with his Secret Service detail, shaved […]
In President Obama’s world, “fairness” seems to be of overarching concern. Too bad “fairness” means what he says it does rather than what Webster’s specifies. You’ll rarely hear Obama talk about economic growth — even as an aspiration — and not just because there’s been a dearth of it under his miserable five years in […]
In August 2002, a homo sapien known as Ariel Castro abducted 21-year-old Michelle Knight, the mother of a two-year-old boy. In April 2003, he abducted Amanda Berry, a day before her 17th birthday. And in April 2004, he abducted 14-year-old Gina DeJesus. For the next ten years, these girls were regularly raped, kept in chains, […]
AMSTERDAM — On the day I visit the Anne Frank House, which is actually the family’s hiding place atop Anne’s father’s business, the wait to get in is as long as three hours. Such is the attraction of this historic site, 53 years after it was opened to the public. Anne and her family were […]
Busy week with plenty of important happenings in the heat of summer — a collection of thoughts from: Ronn Torossian, a NY PR firm owner: Rather ironic how many American enemies — dictators and terrorists — use American communication tools to fool and spin the masses.: : President Assad of Syria — who has killed 100,000 of […]
After Trayvon Martin got shot dead by George Zimmerman, Martin supports frequently said, “He was only a teenager buying Skittles and Ice Tea!”: It became a mantra that was repeated in the newspapers, the radio, and on television.: : Being a teenager became a sort of blanket immunity from the idea that teenagers can never really […]
The Los Angeles Times has seen the future and it is filled with a rising tide of violence all due to climate change. In a piece on the results of a study by several UC Berkeley researchers, the Times warns that if we don’t “get our act together” and address climate change, then we will […]
James St. James of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois didn’t bomb NYPD headquarters, the Capitol, and the Pentagon or mentor Obama like prominent education profession Bill Ayers, but his history comes close: Last week a Texas newspaper reported that psychology Professor James St. James shot and killed his father, mother and teenage sister in 1967. […]
Striking a politically correct pose, moonbats including Robert Redford and Bill Richardson have been condemning wild horses to either miserable death by starvation or a comparably cruel if quicker end in Mexican slaughterhouses rather than let a legal business operate: The Navajo Nation made a surprising [to some] move [last] week when it sent a […]
Funny thing is, the downfall of the Incas occurred around the same time the Little Ice Age got going (Guardian) Although their empire existed for a scant 100 years before being cut short in 1533 by the arrival of the Spaniards, the Incas managed to create 26,000 miles of roads, ruled an empire of 10 […]
Remember the days when Obamacare was meant to be a way for the 30-45 million Americans with no health insurance to obtain health insurance? Good times, good times (NY Times) Cities and towns across the country are pushing municipal unions to accept cheaper health benefits in anticipation of a component of the Affordable Care Act […]
Context is everything!: We’ve been told by the Obama regime that Al Qaeda is on the run and their leadership decimated.: But, Benghazi happened. : All of a sudden in the midst of the NSA spying scandal that President Obama called phony, senior U.S. officials are saying a ‘Big,’ ‘Strategically Significant’ terrorists attack is in the […]
Like almost everything else in his presidency, Obama’s handling of the tumult in Egypt has been completely inept. He backed the overthrow of pro-American dictator Hosni Mubarak by the anti-America, pro-terrorist Muslim Brotherhood. Although it was elected, the Muslim Brotherhood was clearly taking steps designed to permanently cement itself into power. Nevertheless, Obama supported the […]
Atlanta, GA: This thug picked the WRONG Waffle House, A 20-year-old attempting to rob a Waffle House pointed his gun at the wrong people early Monday, police say. A police officer and a security guard, both off-duty, helped thwart the would-be criminal. Wearing a black bandanna over his face and a hoodie, Ashton Macafee walked […]
Is throwing darts at Obama’s face over the line for a county fair? Maybe, but I definitely would have dropped $1 to throw three darts if I had been there. Would you? Fairgoer Abigail Czapsky submitted photos of the booth at Otsego County Fair to HuffPost yesterday, which show President Obama’s zface lined up alongside […]
Ever notice that the bigger government gets, the less competent it seems to get at the basic functions people expect it to fulfill? Like running prisons, for example? California’s prisons are wildly overcrowded and it’s been under court order to get its prison population handled since 2009. Naturally, California hasn’t done it. California has money […]
If Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama got their way on gun control, this couple in Texas would probably be dead today while the bank robbers that kidnapped them would be enjoying the money they stole. Fortunately, Nancy, Harry and Barack aren’t getting their way and so… It was an extremely scary situation when […]
Jesse Jackson’s Trayvon Martin grandstanding isn’t going over well with Florida Governor, Rick Scott. Unlike a lot of other people in Jackson’s crosshairs, Scott doesn’t seem inclined to kiss Jackson’s behind and make nice. After spending the night at the state Capitol with protesters, the Rev. Jesse Jackson refused to comply with Gov. Rick Scott’s […]
Dear Mom and Dad, It’s been less than a week since you dropped me off at summer camp. You better come get me ’cause I’m in big trouble. On my first day, I was feeling homesick. So I found a piece of wood and began carving it with my Swiss Army knife the way Daddy […]
How about a cheat sheet that you can carry around during the summer cookout season to help you strike up conversations with friends about some topics worth worrying about? While people have been contemplating the possibility of New York City being run by mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, whose underwear seems to be engaged in an […]
In response to prior news reports saying that the CIA was giving monthly polygraph exams to Benghazi survivors in order to intimidate them from cooperating with Congress, comes new information that appears to contradict the story.: : : The Weekly Standard has a piece that implies the CIA has been more cooperative than previously reported.: […]
It’s been nearly a year since the election, and there is still a lot of soul-searching among conservatives and Republicans. Columnists and consultants are waxing philosophical about why Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney and how to win in 2016. Lots of ink has been spilled, column inches eaten and, most importantly, cash burned trying to […]
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David Brog, executive director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), recently published an: essay: in the: Middle East Quarterly: discussing “the failure of the: American Jewish liberal left” to maintain liberal support for Israel. Brog notes that support for Israel among the liberal base of the Democratic Party has been steadily declining for well over a decade.: Brog finds the solution […]
Twenty six years ago a black teenage girl named Twanna Brawley not only said she was raped but dog feces was smeared all over her naked body by a white man. : It was vicious race bating lie that destroyed the reputation of an innocent man named Steven Pagones.: Further, it catapulted the career of […]