Somali pirates seize ship with American crew

The Associated Press is reporting that Somali pirates have seized their sixth vessel in a week, this one the 17,000 ton Maersk Alabama, with a crew of 21 Americans, similar to the ship pictured above.
It continues to amaze me that these pirates can hijack these ships with no apparent repercussions. Wouldn’t you think that sooner [...]

Barack Obama–Guilty by association

Sometime last year, as I began to look at this election season and to wonder who would run from each party, Barack Obama’s name was in the forefront of the Democratic party, along with Hillary Clinton. What disturbed me at the time was just how little this country really knew about the man. Hillary Clinton [...]