"Yikes! I Might Be...Militia!"
I admit it. It was a cliche´ of a headline, but I opted to use it anyway to announce news that Democrat Charlie Wilson, a long-time Congressman from Texas’ 2nd District, has died at 76 in his hometown of Lufkin, Texas.
His hometown newspaper, The Lufkin Daily News has the story about the man who not [...]
Charlie Wilson’s War Over, Congressman Dead at 76
February 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Despite President Obama’s Objections, Those in Uniform Know Global War on Terror Continues
November 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Almost nine months ago, President Barack Obama ordered members of his administration to stop using the phrase “Global War on Terror” to describe the nation’s effort to fight back against the likes of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. In it’s place, he let it be known that “overseas contingency operation” was a term better suited to [...]
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Seven More Awards Due President Barack Obama (Update)
October 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Citizens of the world awoke to find President Barack Obama had won both the Nobel Peace Prize and two Cy Young Awards. Because no one likes surprises, I’ve combed the internet to uncover news about seven more awards (below) our nation’s 44th president will receive this year:
7. World Series MVP — By way of Executive [...]
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Senator Inhofe Reviews Obama Defense Budget
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor Monday, delivered a detailed review of the Obama administration’s proposed cuts to the Department of Defense budget Monday. Below left is a video of his speech and, in italics below, is the text of the first three minutes [...]
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Observations Offered on Six Morning Headlines
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Six news articles published today highlight the upside-down nature of politics and the world in which we live today. Below, I offer some observations:
Wage issue kills Big 3 deal in Senate (Washington Times) — Senate leaders gave up Thursday night on a $14 billion automaker bailout, sunk by the refusal of the autoworkers union to [...]
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