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Political Hypocrisy and the Vote for a Supreme Court Justice

Published on September 27, 2020 By sirrahc

“I am unaware that any nation of the globe has hitherto organized a judicial power in the same manner as the Americans…. A more imposing judicial power was never constituted by any people.” — Alexis de Tocqueville As promised, President Trump has announced his nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the […]

Killing Suleimani

Published on January 13, 2020 By sirrahc

“This strike [was] even more justifiable [than the mission that took out Osama bin Laden], since [Suleimani] was in a foreign country directing terrorist attacks against Americans. His death is a huge loss for Iran’s regime and its Iraqi proxies, and a major operational and psychological victory for the United States.” — James Carafano, vice […]

What About Greenland?

Published on August 18, 2019 By sirrahc

“We’re open for business, not for sale.” — Greenland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Q: What is roughly 836,000+ sq mi, has fewer than 56,000 citizens, is acknowledged to be the world’s largest island, and has sparked an unusual amount of attention lately? A: Greenland, of course. As you may have heard, President Trump recently began […]

An Appropriate U.S. Response to Iran

Published on June 30, 2019 By sirrahc

“The truth is that Iran and the United States are now engaged in a great chess match. But the stakes are not those of intellectual gymnastics. The game is no game, for it involves the lives, and possible deaths, of thousands.” — Victor Davis Hanson, noted author/historian/professor For the past couple days, the biggest Trump […]

The Battle to End Birthright Citizenship

Published on November 4, 2018 By sirrahc

“According to the Pew Research Center, in 2008, 350,000 pregnant woman jumped America’s borders or rode in on a visa to birth their ‘anchor baby’ on U.S. soil. That practice continues for the past 30 years by hundreds of thousands and now millions of pregnant women who birth their ‘jack pot’ child in the loving […]

Time for Paul Ryan to Go

Published on June 17, 2018 By sirrahc

I am on record as being frustrated with current Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), in that sometimes he does things I can get behind, even wholeheartedly applaud, while other times he does things that leave me wondering “What the #&*(! is he thinking?!” Ryan was not my first (or second or third) choice […]

Animals, Humans, or Something In-Between

Published on May 27, 2018 By sirrahc

“These aren’t people, these are animals, and we’re taking them out of the country at a level and a rate that’s never happened before.” — President Trump, in response to a California sheriff’s frustrations with state “sanctuary” law making it difficult to deal with MS-13 You’ve probably heard about this story already, but allow me […]

Backing Out of the Iran Deal

Published on May 6, 2018 By sirrahc

“People know my views on the Iran deal. It was a terrible deal. It should have never ever been made. It’s insane. It’s ridiculous.” — President Donald Trump When the leaders of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China signed onto the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in July 2015, many […]

Glimpsing the Future with Newt

Published on April 29, 2018 By sirrahc

“The future is going to be amazing, and we should be optimistic that as a free people we can lead the world into that future – just as we led the world with new developments in cars, airplanes, computers and the Internet.” — Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and unabashed […]

Trump Replaces McMaster with Bolton

Published on March 25, 2018 By sirrahc

“I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend….” — Presidential tweet, 3/22/2018 So, McMaster is out and Bolton is in. Hmmm… First, a couple […]