Politics

Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Posted by on November 20, 2012 at 8:00 pm

By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, […]

Rants and Reflections on the Election(s) (Part 2 of 2)

Posted by on November 14, 2012 at 10:33 pm

On Sunday I vented a bit. It needed to be done — and I think I spoke for many others, too –, so why not use the forum I have to make my opinions known, right? I called it a “rant”, but I think it was relatively tame, as rants go. Not an expletive or […]

Rants and Reflections on the Election(s) (Part 1 of 2)

Posted by on November 11, 2012 at 7:02 pm

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”   — Abraham Lincoln “AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!” That was my response (posted on Facebook), give or take an “R” or two, to the 2012 Election results. Actually, that was my second FB post. My first was, […]

Struggle Between Two Visions

Posted by on November 5, 2012 at 9:13 pm

I’ll make this short. The following are a few paragraphs excerpted from Sean Hannity’s book Conservative Victory (2010): “As harsh as Democrats and the liberal grass roots were in their eight straight years of attacks on George W. Bush and his administration, they had one thing right: There is a great philosophical divide that splits […]

D’Souza and Grudem on the 2012 Election and Christians in the Public Square

Posted by on October 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm

As it gets closer to the 2012 elections, I get more concerned that, despite Romney’s gains, Obama may still win. They are in a statistical tie, and it could go either way. Yet many conservatives, libertarians, and independents are still either undecided, or they plan to vote for a 3rd party, or they just want […]

I’m Moving to Mexico

Posted by on October 17, 2012 at 8:27 pm

Immigration in the U.S. — especially illegal immigration — is the subject of many socio-cultural concerns and legal issues today. As of a couple years ago, the number of immigrants both legal and illegal in the United States hit a new record of 40 million. According to Newsmax, “[T]he number of immigrants plus their children […]

Who Gets the Last Laugh in VP Debate?

Posted by on October 14, 2012 at 6:35 pm

“I think the Vice President very well knows that sometimes the words don’t come out of [his] mouth the right way.” — Rep. Paul Ryan, giving possibly the best line of the 2012 VP debate What can be said about this debate that hasn’t? Not much, so forgive me if this sounds kinda familiar. (And, […]

My Two Cents on the First 2012 Presidential Debate

Posted by on October 7, 2012 at 8:25 pm

“We know that the path we are taking is not working.  It’s time for a new path.” — Mitt Romney I admit it. I didn’t watch the debate on Wednesday. (I was busy reading/studying for my Oracle SQL class.) So, I had to wait until this weekend to watch the full 1.5 hours on YouTube. […]

Who Are We Fighting?

Posted by on September 30, 2012 at 7:25 pm

“We still have no strategy for dealing with this enormous long term threat. In many ways, the willful blindness of our elites has actually gotten worse.” — Newt Gingrich The following excerpt was recently reproduced in an email from Gingrich Productions. It is from Newt Gingrich’s book Winning the Future (2005), where he is discussing […]

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Comments

Posted by on September 9, 2012 at 11:38 pm

Hi, there! Yes, it has been more than two weeks since my last post. (I try to average one per week.) Beyond not feeling particularly “inspired” to write on anything for awhile (despite the two party conventions and various “silly season” topics), now that I’m back in school (part-time), I have less time to research […]