Last night over on Facebook  we had a rather good and amicable discussion about Obama, and the trend in government to rule the people rather than be ruled by the people. I made a claim that Obama is seeking to...
Another Venture into politics… This one is really REALLY heartfelt… Here’s what scares me about Obama. Â On New Years Eve he signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which, among other things, allows the President to authorize the indefinite detention, in...
Lesson #1 in learning about diplomacy: governments choose their words very carefully, so that messages are sent in the headlines, and the quotes. In 1990 George H W Bush made the statement, as the Iraqi forces were still rolling in...
On this auspicious day, when the Obama White House has decided to finally use their extensive community organizing expertise to dictate Board of Director decisions at a major US Corporation, I am reminded of a story often told (apparently) by...
I saw someone on Twitter last night call President Obama to task for ridiculing private business owners for flying on privately owned corporate jets while failing to call members of Congress out for traveling on “free” junkets funded either by...
Apparently the Telegraph thinks so. I saw this on Google, and was struck by the “halo effect” that seems to be following Obama: It was interesting. I went to the story that went with the photograph (you see it has...
I continue to find it amazing that the media, and President Elect Obama insist that this is the worst economy since the Great Depression. As I wrote previously, we are no where near the economy that Carter handed over to...