Archive for May, 2009

For many in 'public' service, the goal of attaining office quickly morphs into keeping office.  The power, the fame, the attention tend to overwhelm the idea of serving in the public interest and stepping aside when the voters and/or the law tells you to step aside. Witness the latest example of ...

Will the endorsement today from Jeb Bush, Jr. signal a potential endorsement from his father? If Jeb Bush, Sr. gets behind the Rubio campaign in Florida, we will quickly have a tight race for the primary. NEWS STORY

As I don't know the author of this creative piece of video, I can not give credit where credit is due: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vybiJXEd_t0[/youtube]

One of the many reasons that centralized government control of industry won't work----meaning, the controlled industry will not grow, will not prosper and will not create wealth and jobs----is the lack of competence inherent in government. We see it everyday, whether at the DMV, as we attempt to get someone on ...

Memorial Day, May, 25, 2009 Hundreds of thousands of Americans have given their lives in defense of our freedom, our Republic and our way of life.  These men and women have created and preserved the Last Best Hope on Earth and we owe them, at the very least, a remembrance.  The ...

Much has been made and said about the speeches delivered yesterday by former Vice President Cheney and President Obama.  Stylistically, they are different, but effective communicators. The content of the speeches, however, was were the true differences lie. Vice President Cheney spoke cooly, confidently and charted the historical basis for the decisions ...

As we reflect on the history of our nation, the concept of liberty is intertwined in every fabric of The American Story.  Liberty---a simple term that defines so much of who we are as a nation and what drives our vision of tomorrow.  When liberty is attacked, whether through violence ...

Yesterday, the State of California voted overwhelmingly to reject tax and spend. The current line has the budget shortfalls being met with cuts, massive cuts in state spending.  That will not happen. Governor Schwarzenegger will be approached by the White House for an unprecedented bailout.  He will have to sacrifice state ...

There is a show on Fox which highlights the work of the fictional Dr. Lightman ( creative name.)  Dr. Lightman and his team analyze witness testimony, public speeches and other human characteristics in order to determine if someone is lying about a certain subject.  From Fox's website: "From writer Samuel Baum ...

Victor Davis Hanson does a tremendous job over at National Review Online.  I recommend that you read the whole thing, but here is an example: LET THEM EAT MOOSE “Ted Stevens may have gotten off,” wrote Bob Herbert in the New York Times, “but he taught our Sarah something first — like ...