One and a half years ago, the folks at the CATO Institute published a piece under the headline, Be Wary of Using Military as Police. In the opening paragraph, they offered a warning of sorts: The mainstream media has finally gotten around to reporting that the Pentagon has assigned active-duty troops to a homeland defense [...]
Will Military’s Homeland Security Mission Grow?
July 10th, 2010 · 11 Comments
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Moratorium Causes Significant Harm to Economy (Update)
July 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The American Petroleum Institute urged the U.S. Court of Appeals to uphold Judge Martin Feldman’s decision to stay the federal moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling. “The government took the proper steps to review the safety and operations of all rigs in the Gulf, following the Deepwater Horizon incident, but a blanket moratorium was a step [...]
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Will Yellowstone Eruption Be Obama’s Katrina?
January 7th, 2009 · 8 Comments
With earthquake swarms rattling Yellowstone National Park, seismologists speculating about whether a mega-eruption is imminent and Wyoming residents raising tough questions about the danger of such an event in local newspapers, I can’t help but wonder why Barack Obama hasn’t told the American people how he’s going to save us from the carnage sure to [...]
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Video: Burger-Eating Lettuce Caught on Tape!
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
The video above has absolutely no news value. That’s right! It has nothing to do with the tragedies of 9/11, the next hurricane bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Texas or the 2008 presidential election race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. It’s just kind of weird and funny at the same [...]
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Army National Guard Braces for Hurricane Gustav
September 1st, 2008 · No Comments
The photos and captions below offer glimpses of what it’s like on the Gulf Coast as citizens and members of the Louisiana National Guard prepare to respond to Hurricane Gustav, now a Category 2 storm, as it pummels Louisiana almost three years to the day after Hurricane Katrina struck, leaving more than 1,800 dead and [...]
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Impact of Hurricane Gustav Might Last Four Years
August 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I’ll wager dimes to donuts that the same people who criticized my recent tongue-in-cheek post post, I’ll Be Praying for Rain in Denver on Aug. 28, are now hoping — but not necessarily praying to God about it since they are atheists — that Hurricane Gustav hits New Orleans and the Gulf Coast as soon [...]
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