A friend of mine from the U.K. took issue with Rick Perry saying that America is “the last best hope of mankind.” Below are the contents of my response: Some thoughts on “the last best hope of mankind.” Source Perry is basically quoting Ronald Reagan and Reagan was saying a variant of something that Abraham…
Another View on the Abbottabad Raid
What would you say if a news story broke that involved a Mexican commando unit raiding a house in Oklahoma somewhere and killing some high profile enemies of Mexico? You can be assured that Americans would be “up in arms” about this. We would be furious. I could write about a number of reasons why…
Opposing ObamaCare – Principle Outlasts Passion
Passion erupted in America in opposition to ObamaCare. It appears that this passion is waning. From WND.com: (The WND article relies on a Rasmussen Reports survey.) Outrage over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called “Obamacare,” gave rise the tea-party movement and fueled a historic cleaning out of Congress in 2010, but new…
Islamic Law or American Law?
Do you have the freedom to speak what you believe in America? Yes. Errrr. Well. Sort of. You do unless Muslims might be violent if you speak. From BigGovernment.com: “Dearborn, Michigan has become a Sharia enclave, much like those populating many European countries. The city of Dearborn, Michigan denied a permit Wednesday for Qur’an-burning Pastor…
Judgment at Guantanamo
From Breakpoint.org: An obvious parallel to the upcoming trial in Guantanamo is the Nuremburg trial conducted after the defeat of the Third Reich. There, while the whole world watched, the Allies conducted a very dignified and responsible trial of the Nazi war criminals. It’s one of the most remarkable chapters in the history of Western…
What Does Donald Trump Know About Obama?
From CNN.com: “Possibly-serious Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is giving few details about the investigation he claims to have launched in Hawaii to get to the bottom of where President Obama was born, but the business mogul told CNN Thursday Americans will be “very surprised” by what he has found. “‘We’re looking into it very,…
Should Gay Judge Have Recused Himself?
From Reuters.com: “The U.S. judge who struck down California’s gay marriage ban never considered his own homosexuality as a reason to recuse himself from the case, he said on Wednesday. “Former U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s comments were his first on what legal observers have been been intensely — but quietly — discussing since the…
The Cross – Not a Religious Symbol?
So says the European Court of Human Rights! From Breakpoint.org: “Christians believe that everyone is welcome at the foot of the cross — but we also believe with German martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer that ‘When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.’ “That’s why Stanley Fish is right in saying that a crucifix…
Romney – Not the Best Guy for Ending Obamacare
From BigGovernment.com: “The former Governor of Massachusetts and semi-declared candidate for President, Mr. Romney, has the Massachusetts health care ‘solution’ called now ‘RomneyCare’ (a plan upon which the widely unpopular ‘Obama Care’ plan is based) to discuss with the American people. For some on the Left this provides Mr. Romney with a strong gravitas, but…