Smart Power – involves the strategic use of diplomacy, persuasion, capacity building, and the projection of power and influence in ways that are cost-effective and have political and social legitimacy, essentially the engagement of both military force and all forms of diplomacy —Chester A. Crocker, American Diplomat It... More

, Considering the beginning of his Presidential term, you would think Barack Obama would be seen as a person who couldn’t be trusted by the American people. During his first 100 days, the President wandered around the world on the American dime with no legislative results. Afterward, the only time you really ever heard from him... More

Not too recently, listeners of the Glenn Beck radio program heard an amazing suggestion of a prospective agenda for the Republican 2010 campaign: State constantly you will repeal ObamaCare and its owner Obama as soon as you’re elected. Believe it or not, responses to this have been incredible. America is increasingly more and... More

Despite his inability to obviously comprehend the reality of it, President Obama, because of his position, is consistently told we are in a time of war. Daily, he receives reports of threats, intelligence, and discoveries made by whatever interrogations we are still allowed to do. Recently, he visited the troops. He also can see,... More

Barack Obama. Once upon a time, that name brought so many positives images to many people of this nation. Thinking back to Obama’s election, you see a man being held up by a majority of Americans as a hero. Words such as “change” and “hope” were constantly declared and repeated with smiles shining brighter than the future... More

The political debate rages on, and one has to sit back and laugh, for the Republicans did it to themselves.  They got exactly what they deserve.  They looked down at their hole cards at the poker table, had 7/2 off suit, and pushed “all in.”  The Democrats, however, called their bluff, and took them to the cleaners. The Republicans... More

“We should have seen it coming,” said Steve Jobs’ brother Wack. “The signs were there when he started going into schools and indoctrinating the kids with Communist slogans like ‘don’t do drugs.’” The floodgates have opened. The America we all knew, after nearly 250 years of freedom and democracy, is no more. And Jobs... More

A scandal – you’ll be shocked to hear – has rocked Texas this week. The New York Times reports that a panel of educators consisting of a solid majority of Religious Right conservatives has been “holding hearings on changes to its social studies curriculum that would portray conservatives in a more positive light, emphasize... More

The uniformed conservative base is beyond intriguing, and continues to be.  An interesting find came into the hands of Politico reporter Ben Smith when a GOP fundraising document was left behind in a hotel room after a Republican National Committee conference in Florida.  The fundraiser, for those able to throw way the $2,500 it... More

Couldn’t he had just have given us a pen set? Think back to the election of President Obama. What do you see? Young faces of hope and excitement, signs declaring “Change” for America. Readiness for a new beginning for the nation and day one for many who were preparing to enter the real world through the exit doors of their... More