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Respect You Say?

Attorney General Eric Holder: “I respect the oversight role that Congress plays. This isn’t always a pleasant experience; it’s one that I recognize that you go through as an executive branch officer. The one thing I’ve tried to do is … Continue reading

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As Requested

For a couple of weeks now I have been struggling to write this article. Usually the ideas just flow from my fingertips onto the screen…not this time. It is not that I don’t know what to say, it is that … Continue reading

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Amen!

“Oh, my countrymen! What will our children say, when they read the history of these times? Should they find we tamely gave away without one noble struggle, the most invaluable of earthly blessings? As they drag the galling chain, will … Continue reading

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No Holds Barred

It probably comes as no surprise that I often hear that I sometimes come across as sounding harsh, opinionated, or even downright insulting. Numerous times it has been suggested that I tone it down because more people will read and … Continue reading

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Do We Have What It Takes To Save This Country?

The other day I ran across an image online which stated, “The President has respectfully asked us not to judge Muslims by the actions of a few.” It then went on to say, “We agree. We respectfully ask the President … Continue reading

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We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming (To Bring You A Public Service Announcement)

In 1783 George Washington sent out a Circular to the State Governments, which in part said, “The foundation of our Empire was not laid in the gloomy age of Ignorance and Superstition, but at an Epocha when the rights of … Continue reading

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How Easily You Are Fooled

Last night I sat down to watch Steven Spielberg’s film Lincoln. Had I not known anything at all about Abraham Lincoln I would have walked away from that film thinking that Lincoln was worthy of sainthood for his devotion to … Continue reading

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And You Find This Acceptable?

The other day I read an article that left my jaw hanging just inches off the floor. It seems that during a discussion regarding gun control legislation which would ban high capacity magazines, Colorado Representative Diana DeGette made the following … Continue reading

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Sometimes I Wonder (Am I Wasting My Time)

I’m tired, I really am. When I write I have a specific audience in mind and it seems that I am not getting through to them. Don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate the responses I get from those who … Continue reading

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At What Cost

Sometimes I grow so weary of trying to open people’s eyes to the reality that is unfolding right in front of them. I know that there are many people who read these commentaries I write, and many more who are … Continue reading

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