Flying back from my uncle's wedding in Oregon, I was sitting next to a towering 70-year-old former school teacher and superintendent whom I'll call Mr. Montana. He mostly ignored me while I read my book during the first half of...
As we observe another Memorial Day with the lives of the American military still being wasted on imperial folly, some thoughts occurred to me about the "Commander in Chief" meme, our "projected" military capacity and our founding documents. The constitution is pretty...
Standing Armies – A Constitutional Dilemma
I recently posted a goodbye to the crazies in the Hillary Clinton camp but would like to see if my main thesis that it is a small slice of her supporters is correct.For my Twenty-Three Percent theory to pan out,...
Hillary’s Seventy-Seven Percenters Please Speak Out
Remember how frustrating it has been over the last eight years to speak to obstinate Baby Bush supporters, the twenty-three percent of Americans who still approve of the guy? Hillary has her own twenty percent crowd as well that is driving...
Goodbye Twenty-Three Percenters
"We have been told that we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. They will only grow louder and more dissonant" - Barack Obama, January 8, 2008So it was then and so it still is as we move into...
A Chorus of Cynics
After having been accused for the umpteenth time of being some sort of drooling, Obama-worshiping idiot who can't examine the historical record and make an informed decision, I wanted to throw the bullshit flag on that nonsense as well. This...
Cult Members Speak Out
In an attempt to set the record straight as we tip-toe into the general election and the primary season winds to a close, I want to begin a series of blog posts related to the general election match-up between Barack...
Busting Popular Obama Myths
We are seeing something this year that has been long anticipated but never fully realized in a modern America. The last time a governing majority came together in this country was under FDR. He served four terms and forever altered...