Funny, I thought freedom of speech was one of the founding principles of this country. Ove the years, I’ve watched groups of various kinds fight tooth and nail – and win, mind you – for the right to print, show off, and sell some of the most vile and vulgar…errr…merchandise. Read more
Militant groups trying to impose Islamic law on a country…insurgent-like attacks, thousands have fled their homes… http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_violence Some might try to tell me that the events in Nigeria and Iraq are unrelated. I beg to differ, wholeheartedly. Perhaps they’re not generated by the same source or carried out in the Read more
Those of us who grew up in the sixties and seventies will remember the waves of overpopulation scares. Over and over again we were told to cut back on having children because in a few years there wasn’t going to be enough land or resources to house and feed the Read more
Caught this on the New York Post website. Is anybody else wondering about the quality (or lack thereof) of research being put into the proposed health care plan? More and more I’m hearing comments from President Obama and his administration that seem to indicate they know nothing at all about Read more
Then he shook his head, looked me in the eye and said, “I actually apologized, I APOLOGIZED to all my friends for voting for Obama.” “He” is a young African America soldier with whom I had the great pleasure of conversing early this morning during a visit to the Veterans Read more
Back from the North Woods of Wisconsin where it was cold and rainy most of the time and sunny and cool the rest… It was a fun trip nonetheless and we’re no worse for the wear. Honestly, I think Mark and I did more parenting during these past five days Read more