South Bend, IN - In the coming New Year, 2012, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.

The other involves a groundhog.

The groundhog is ( Read more... )

Slidell, LA - It recently came to my attention lots of folks do not understand who decides elections in this country. The key words for the purpose of this post are "who decides."

When a Democrat speaks to an all Democrat crowd that is called preaching to the choir. Unless that Democrat screws up beyond belief, no one in that room is going to ( Read more... )

Merritt Island, FL - All the empty words about stopping proliferation of nuclear weapons and securing nuclear material stock piles around the world become even more empty when we look at the realities of Iran and the people running the show there. Check this latest ration of noise:

Iran is so powerful today that no country would dare attack it ( Read more... )

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Tampa, FL - Last night while addressing the nation President Obama said the following:

"It's easy to forget that when this war began, we were united -- bound together by the fresh memory of a horrific attack, and by the determination to defend our homeland and the values we hold dear.  I refuse to accept the notion that we cannot summon that ( Read more... )

Over the last couple of weeks the President and White House spokes people placed a great deal emphasis on the problems with drug gangs in Mexico. It is amazing how much of that talk centers around apologizing for our responsibility in those problems. That would be our consumption of drugs coming from or brought through Mexico and the cash and guns ( Read more... )

Tampa, FL - One of the most fundamental tenants of our election system is the secret ballot. This method of voting allows voters to cast their vote without fear of recrimination by either the winning party or sore losers. The voter may express their choice free of peer pressure, glaring looks from parents or spouses and even the raised eyebrows of ( Read more... )

Tampa, FL - Here's a quick poll through a show of hands. All of you that would want to see President George W. Bush directly in charge of the 2010 US Census raise your hands…

Uh-huh…

Ok, all of you that want to see the President Barack H. Obama directly in charge of the 2010 US census raise your hands.

Here's a heads up for those of you that ( Read more... )