Veterans Day: MLB players have a long history of U.S. military service
War is not the answer
One thing that should be fairly clear from Soviet involvement in Afghanistan in the 1980's, and American involvement in both Iraq and Afghanistan in the 2000's, is that waging war in the Middle East is not a winning long term strategy.In the short-term, deposing dangerous regimes and tyrannical rulers with military force is something that … Continue reading War is not the answer
TV Watch: Taking Chance
Every other review that I've done in these 'TV Watch' items has been about a television series, and so HBO's "Taking Chance" is the first movie-length program that has made the grade. An official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, this true story is one of the most moving and emotional war films of all-time, … Continue reading TV Watch: Taking Chance
Repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth
President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party cohorts have told the lie so many times in recent weeks that one has to wonder if they even believe it themselves.The President said that his stimulus bill included tax cuts for "95 percent of working families" or what he calls the middle class.That is great, isn't it? … Continue reading Repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth
Grannie hits a grand slam
Sarah Palin 2008 RNC Vice-Presidential acceptance speech: Grannie hits a grand slam
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