George W. Bush's Greatest Foreign Policy Legacy
April 30, 2009 | 11:10 AM | 1 Comment
Anyone who follows my writings knows I’m generally critical of the previous administration’s policies-- from domestic spending to foreign policy objectives.
But there is...
read more »Arlen Specter is Not the Enemy
April 28, 2009 | 10:42 PM | 1 Comment
With the departure of Republican Senator Arlen Specter from the GOP to the Democratic Party, President Barack Obama now has a filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate.
Specter’s action...
read more »Secession…an American tradition
April 25, 2009 | 08:00 PM | 0 Comments
Texas Governor Rick Perry raised a few eyebrows recently when he used the “S” word in public. Secession, he said, was always an option on the political table as far as Texas was...
read more »WANTED: Examples from World History
April 11, 2009 | 12:28 AM | 0 Comments
Just a random thought today…
I may be betraying my ignorance of history, but I’m willing to take that risk.
I am trying to find a situation in all of recorded history analogous...
read more »Out of the mouths of babes...
April 07, 2009 | 10:07 PM | 1 Comment
read more »In Defense of Brandy
April 04, 2009 | 03:49 PM | 0 Comments
President Obama showcased his ignorance of world political history at the G-20 summit in London recently when he made a crack at his political predecessors’ penchant for back-room brandy...
read more »STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS BY BANNING SCHOOLS!
March 11, 2009 | 06:03 PM | 0 Comments
After the latest school shooting in Germany, I think we all need to get together and decide to get serious about ending school violence - by banning schools!
Something goes on in modern...
read more »Cutting Taxes = Increasing Revenue
March 02, 2009 | 10:16 AM | 0 Comments
Around 150 BC, Emperor Ching Ti came to power in China and immediately faced a major problem: his treasury was empty.
Taxes were very high, but no real revenue was coming in. That's because the...
read more »The more things "Change"...
February 23, 2009 | 08:51 PM | 0 Comments
Here is the situation: A man in Oklahoma City gets pulled over by the police. Reason? He has a sign on the back of his truck that reads "Abort Obama, not the Unborn." The police tell the man that...
read more »Alabama Technology Company Leading the Way to Lower Utility Bills and Promote Energy Efficiency
February 19, 2009 | 08:39 AM | 2 Comments
The Alabama Public Service Commission recently approved a measure that would allow consumers to permit Alabama Power to install a device that would automatically cut off their air conditioners during...
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