It seems President Obama, his Department of Defense, and the New York Times have found something in the budget they think is worth cutting: military retirement and healthcare programs. In a stunning article, the NYT went so far as to
We are all familiar with Marine Corps hero, Sergeant Dakota Meyer, who last week was awarded the nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. President Obama presented it to him at a ceremony in the White House for his
I’ll get to the wedgies in a moment. The global climate change community (recall those balmy days when it was called global warming?) suffered a smack in the face the other day. Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Dr. Dr. Ivar Giaever, left
Last week, Air Force General William Shelton, Commander of Air Force Space Command, told Congressional leaders in a closed-door session that the White House tried to pressure him to change his testimony to favor a company that turns out to
During a radio interview Wednesday morning, Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) made a startlingly candid statement about taxpayers and the wealth they earn and produce. It was her Joe the Plumber moment in that it broke the Democratic playbook rule about revealing
The more I read about the Justice Department’s Operation Fast and Furious, the more furious I get, and fast. It was a breathtakingly insane concept from the start, so obviously misguided on its surface alone. The idea that we would
Republican Bob Turner’s win in New York’s 9th Congressional District is a story the Frank Sinatra hit song, New York, New York, was written for. The GOP can now sing this tune about itself, specifically these lines: If (we) can
People have vivid memories of certain tragic events in our history. It used to be common to hear folks ask, “Where were you when JFK was shot?” Or, “What were you doing when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated?” Tragedies
The pre-weekend Air Force raid at the Citadel Gun and Safe shop in Las Vegas, NV has been drawing extensive media and blogosphere scrutiny. The operation was led by Special Agents of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI),
Apparently its Muslim outreach program didn’t go so well, because now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has joined the lunatic fringe in a speculative report about Earth’s potential “first contact.” In a joint study with Pennsylvania State University, a
It used to be that any serious discussion about changing Social Security was called the “third rail of politics;” touch it and you die! Deadlier still, was any consideration of reducing military benefits, especially the retirement system. But that taboo
In a hat tip to Jeff Foxworthy’s “You Might be a Redneck” shtick, the Department of Homeland Security has instituted a “You Might be a Terrorist” campaign. It goes something like this: “If you are white, male (maybe female), and
The recent “deal” to end the debt ceiling impasse came with some untenable strings for the nation’s defense. If the super committee of 12 lawmakers fails to reach agreement on some $1T+ in spending cuts, then an automatic cut of
It’s been one helluva weekend for President Obama. Last Friday, he received two separate smackdowns via the Judicial Branch of government, and by Sunday, everyone was talking about his dismal polling results as his approval rating dropped below 40% for
Our Congress continues to disappoint. Texas GOP Representative Louie Gohmert began a petition drive to introduce a “Pay Troops First” bill to guarantee funding for military pay, veterans benefits, and military retiree income. He began the effort because of President
I was shocked (er, sort of) to learn that each month the Treasury Department sends out 80 million checks to various recipients. That’s a little over 25% of the population. I guess it’s no surprise, however, when you consider only
According to that old cliché, the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. In Alabama, at least one tax defies death…literally. For over one hundred years, the state has collected millions of dollars from its residents via a
For many years, liberals have been gushing with enthusiasm over the prospect of a totally-green planet, one where CO2 emissions are a thing of the past (but wouldn’t that kill green plants?), wind turbines spin like glittering pinwheels in a
The ongoing debt ceiling debate reminds me of a Spanish television novela, a mini-soap opera replete with characters fresh from the William Shatner School of Overacting. President Obama goes on 60 Minutes and won’t rule out the possibility that senior
Political trench warfare reached a stalemate in Washington, DC this past week as the White House and GOP lawmakers continued to square off in the debt ceiling debate. President Obama put his thumb on the launch button of his party’s
The White House and the Democrats may be at it again! Senate Republican leaders are worried the White House will shovel a last-minute budget deal into the Congress shortly before the August 2, 2011 debt ceiling deadline. The GOP fears
I’m beside myself over this story from Fox News about the Veterans National Cemetery in Houston, TX. Reportedly the cemetery director, Arleen Ocasio, has: Ordered an American Legion post to remove prayers from its burial rituals Told the National Memorial
There’s something about our President that has bothered me for some time (okay, a LOT bothers me), but I wasn’t able to put my finger on this one thing until recently. It’s been subtle at times, but lately it has
It’s been popular lately for GOP Presidential hopefuls and many conservative pundits to declare that we can’t afford four more years of Barack Obama in the White House. I agree, but I would take it a step further. I don’t
Wait! Don’t build that fence along our southern border just yet. We may not really need it any more than we need one on the northern border with Canada. In order to fix the problem of illegal immigration we must
It’s all over. The Democrats finally have owned up to what everyone else in America has known for the past two and a half years. Dual-hatted Congresswoman and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz claimed that her party “owns the economy.”
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in favor of Governor Scott Walker and the state’s legislators who passed the controversial union law that captivated the nation last February and March. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi previously ruled that the Legislature
Something’s been happening at the United States Air Force Academy over the last decade, and it has at its core an apparent attempt at appeasing the politically correct crowd. In 2003, the USAFA removed the iconic message, “Bring Me Men,”
New York Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have proposed legislation to provide federal funding for abortions for U.S. military women. Their idea is to cover the cost of abortions in cases of rape, incest, or when the
Busted budgets have become commonplace in the United States, and not just at the federal level. Most states are in trouble, too. The old progressive playbook traditionally has had one solution: raise taxes. But that paradigm has been challenged by