Automatic defense cuts scheduled to begin in January may be higher than expected. The predicted adjustments may be 15 rather than the anticipated 10%. Will our Armed Forces remain strong enough to protect us? (AP June 7, 2012) Members of the Bipartisan Policy Center painted a dire picture for the nation’s economy, the military and [...]
Stephen Budiansky — author of Perilous Fight: America’s Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas, 1812–1815 — has written an excellent book that inadvertently reveals Democrat politicians — in feverish pursuit of imaginary utopias — have been busy undermining our national defense for the past 200 years. It began with Thomas Jefferson, whose fantasy [...]
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Army Secretary John McHugh discusses the impact of upcoming defense cuts and the tough times facing the military.
Many believe the concept of balancing the Federal budget is not only an economic problem but also moral one. The importance of protecting the poor, vulnerable and down-trodden while balancing a budget is of concern. When considering morality in writing about budget cuts, why not consult the writings of the creator of morality, God Himself? Some of [...]
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tells a constituent that it’s “none of your business” when she asks why he sends his kids to private school. Gov. Chrisitie nails the voter in a 3 point argument: Christie pays property taxes for a system he doesn’t even use Gov. Christie and his wife pay $38,000 annually in [...]
On Tuesday, Tim Pawlenty announced his “Better Deal” for the American economy. The plan may be appetizing to Conservative voters and contains many ideas that even moderates should be able to latch on to. Pawlenty starts by proposing a basic re-write of the tax code – corporate, business, individual, investment .. all of it. For [...]
The New York Times .. I could probably stop there, but Nicholas Kristof’s intellectually dishonest op-ed deserves rebuke. Kristof’s post asserts that Republicans’ strategy will amount to turning the United States into a backwards, military-led, middle-eastern-like country (emphasis mine). With Tea Party conservatives and many Republicans balking at raising the debt ceiling, let me offer them [...]
Obama-appointed Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius is supporting President Obama and congressional liberals in their concerted effort to kill America sooner. To make sure that no critically-thinking Americans stop them on their reckless spending binge, Kathleen channeled the oratory prowess of Alan Grayson who last year told us that Republicans want us to “die [...]
