A few Saturdays ago, I was browsing through my Twitter account early in the morning, seeing what I could see and who I could...
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Well, according to President Obama and his administration, the war in Iraq is officially over. Seven years after we first went into the country, the last of our combat brigades have left for home, leaving around 50,000 advisory troops to help the Iraqis find and keep their way to democracy. It remains to be...
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I think it can safely be said, the event that has now concluded at the National Mall, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial is a significant event. It was called the 8/28 or Restoring Honor rally and it aimed to do just that. I was able to catch about an hour or so...
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I want to make a prediction about what Wall Street is going to do today. Watch closely and I bet you will see it decline at least a little, if not rather sharply. On what do I base this prediction? It is the economic news the government will be releasing today. From all indications,...
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Oh, the woes of trying to fix the largest economy in the world. That’s what the economic experts started facing yesterday and continue today and beyond, as different reports emerge that detail just exactly how good or bad the economy in America is doing. It started with a report yesterday that new home sales...
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For months now, there has been an ongoing debate about the proposed construction of a Muslim mosque near the area in lower Manhattan now known as Ground Zero. I seriously doubt anyone needs a reminder that this is the area where nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Those events are...
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I had not considered this happening in the 2010 election for Oklahoma Governor, but the race is apparently going to be a national one. There are a lot of issues that are state related, but there is one, over-ridding factor that both candidates have to take into account. That is especially true for Jari Askins....
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Okay, so this is going to be one of those posts that gets me in trouble with a certain group of conservatives, namely those who think the world of former Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin. I know that going in and yet I am still going to post my thoughts on her latest statements on...
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Perhaps the biggest political development to come out of the events of the past couple of years is the birth and rising up of the Tea Party movement. I seriously doubt there is anyone who will read this post that does not know what the Tea Party is and what they stand for. Suffice...
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During the week that is almost over, we have seen several items of significance take place. Among them is the announcement of a lawsuit against Arizona’s new immigration law, SB1070. I have yet to write about the lawsuit, as I have been very busy with other things, but you can read about it at...
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Since Barack Obama became President about a year and a half ago, a lot of changes have been taking place. We have seen all manner of political turmoil as some of those changes are implemented. A lot of accusations have been thrown into the mix, some of the true and some of them not....
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