Michael Jackson Memorial Circus & Real Heroes
This is a “repost” from my Twitter account: $50 says Jacko is still alive and will burst out of his casket with Bubbles and Macaulay Culkin and burst into song while fireworks explode. I half-expect it...
View ArticleCommander In Chief Ignores Troops on Eve of 9/11 Anniversary
Unlike Dan (below), I did watch the president’s speech to Congress tonight and couldn’t have been more disappointed in his choices. While there is a lot to say that I’ll address when I get a chance to...
View ArticleObama Honors the Fallen as a President Should
I’m not sure how I feel about President Obama’s reversal of George W. Bush’s policy of disallowing media coverage of the return of fallen military members to Dover AFB. Perhaps I’ll never really settle...
View ArticleBIN LADEN IS DEAD
I’m on the west coast on business and last night at about 8pm Pacific time, I was getting frantic texts from home: “Obama will be giving a major national security speech from the solemnness of The...
View ArticleWhat ARE the aims of Obama’s foreign policy?
Victor Davis Hanson published a memorable piece in the National Review last week entitled “America as Pill Bug.” The pill bug or the roly-poly bug is one that turns itself into a ball when it feels...
View ArticleObama Bypasses Congress; Releases Terrorists from GITMO
The good news is that Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is being released by the Taliban after almost five years in captivity. That is good news. However, in order to secure his release, Obama released five...
View ArticleThings That Are Only Scandals When Republicans Are President
President Obama and Hillary Clinton’s State Department provided the Qataris with a shipment of highly advanced Stinger Ground-to-Air Missiles. The Qataris were supposed to pass them to anti-Khadafy...
View ArticleWhat to make of these items?
I come across items from time to time, of which I don’t know what to make. Conspiracy theorists make something of them. Not tending to be one, I file them in the back of my mind and await more...
View ArticleOpioid epidemic
Ever notice how phrases “pop” at you in public discourse? It can be hard to tell if it’s just you, or if the phrase came into fashion recently. In 2017 (about since President Trump was sworn in), I’ve...
View ArticleWhy did we have an election?
For background, here are U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan the last 10 years. Note that the war started in 2001, so the first several years are not shown. It’s easier to read if you click on it. In...
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