Prayer or Prozac?

This week, the nation celebrates its 236th birthday. Most birthday parties are joyous occasions. However, this one should be a time of reflection and thanksgiving for those who have spilled their blood in order to make and keep this country free.

Countless numbers have lost their lives in this endeavor. However, the costs associated with our-all volunteer force now serving in the Middle East is a lot higher than it ought to be. A littleknown fact is that soldiers serving in Afghanistan now are 50 percent more likely to die of suicide than they are at the hands of an enemy.

The armed forces have averaged one such death a day, 154 in the first 155 days of the year. Add to this a growing number of cases of sexual assaults, domestic violence and alcohol and drug abuse. Continue reading “Prayer or Prozac?” →

Feminism’s Muffin Top

Definition of muffin top: A slang term used to describe the phenomenon of overhanging fat that spills over the waistline of pants or skirts in a manner that resembles the top of a muffin. Those who posses this unwanted flab often go to great lengths to hide it under loose fitting tops or bulky sweaters.

Don’t look now but feminism’s muffin top is showing. It spilled out recently in the pages of The Atlantic in articles by Elizabeth Wurtzel and Anne-Marie Slaughter. Wurtzel is accusing educated, women of means, who take on the roll of full-time homemakers, of “selling out the movement” by not living up to their potential in the workplace.

She asserts, “Real feminists earn a living, have money and means of their own.”According to Wurtzel, “being a rich mom – even with five sons (like Ann Romney) is not even sort of a job” because Romney is able to hire some help. Continue reading “Feminism’s Muffin Top” →

Will Romney Cave on Illegal Immigration?

The U.S. Constitution and the rule of law usually suffer when committed left-leaning socialist Democrats partner with so-called “moderate” Republicans to promote something because it is deemed “politically expedient.” In 2007, Karl Rove, George W. Bush and their allies in the Senate tried to shove a bill down our throats that would have granted amnesty to from 12 to 20 million illegal aliens in return for (trust us) tougher border enforcement. Republicans wanted cheap labor and Democrats wanted the illegals’ votes.

Average Americans, on the right and on the left, were outraged and bombarded Washington. The effort stalled.

When politicians can’t get something passed straight up, they break it apart and try to build support by singling out the most appealing, time-tested argument. “We must do it for the children.” Thus the DREAM Act was born which would grant amnesty to the children of the people who have broken into this country illegally. Presumably, those children could, in turn, sponsor their lawbreaking parents. Thus far, this effort has been unsuccessful, but not for lack of trying by the GOP establishment. Continue reading “Will Romney Cave on Illegal Immigration?” →

Killing Santa Claus

One of the saddest moments in a child’s life is when one learns there is no Santa Claus.

That jolly old elf who has a large belly and an even larger bag of toys has brought smiles to children for hundreds of years. It’s his ability to grant every wish, large or small, that causes us to hang our stockings with care and makes us giddy with anticipation every Christmas Eve.

Of course when one is quite small, wishes are of a similar scale and the cost quite nominal. Somewhere between the doll house and the Ford convertible, we got a needed dose of reality. Someone has to pay for all those goodies. Nothing in life is free.

Unfortunately, some people never grow up. For these folks, the federal government replaced the man in the red velvet suit. Continue reading “Killing Santa Claus” →

Defending Elizabeth Warren

Let me make one thing perfectly clear: If I lost my mind and moved to Taxachusetts, I would not vote for Elizabeth Warren for the U.S. Senate. Truth is, Warren, who misrepresented herself as a minority in order to gain affirmative action status and get a job at Harvard, would be unlikely to get my vote for dog catcher in “The Old Colony” or any other state.

The fact that Warren has Roseanne Barr campaigning for her is all you really need to know about her challenge to Scott Brown, R-Mass, for the seat once held by Teddy Kennedy. Warren is a left-wing opportunist who never sees a government program she doesn’t like and alternately beats the tomtoms of class warfare, angry feminism and gay activism in her bid to hitch a ride to Washington.

That said, the latest attack against her is over-the-top. Last weekend, the Boston Herald reported that this Cherokee wannabe, who has railed against predatory banks and heartless foreclosures, had, in the 90’s, turned a tidy profit by purchasing foreclosed homes and flipping them. Continue reading “Defending Elizabeth Warren” →

The latest Feminist Farce

Women, listen up! You are about to be bombarded with a series of falsehoods in an attempt to fool you into voting for Democrats and Barack Obama in the fall. These people are not your protectors or even your friends. Friends don’t mislead friends.

The latest political gambit is the Paycheck Fairness Act. Beware of the false label. It should be labeled the Paycheck Rareness Act because it will lead to fewer jobs and lower pay, something none of us can afford.

It is built on a bridge of lies, which, when exposed, comes tumbling down. Unfortunately, most don’t get beyond the label. Continue reading “The latest Feminist Farce” →

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

Last week, Fox News reported that asparagus growers in Washington State leave 10 percent of their crop uncut because of a labor shortage. Farmers are said to be losing a combined $200,000 a day. This is happening in a state where the unemployment rate is almost 11 percent. What’s wrong with this picture?

Farm wages are either too low, welfare too high or too easily obtained or a wicked combination of all three which has robbed us of our self-reliance, determination, dignity and pride as a people and as a nation. Continue reading “What’s Wrong with this Picture?” →

Drip, Drip, Drip: Conservatives slowing losing Marriage Debate

Conservatives are confident that Barack Obama’s support of gay marriage will cost him the election. This may or may not be the case. Polls show Americans to be evenly divided on this issue. However, one thing is clear: While older voters are strongly opposed to these unions, younger voters strongly support them and the gap on this issue continues to close each and every year.

Conservatives are slowly losing the battle to protect marriage. If we don’t change our tactics we will lose, not today or even tomorrow, but we will lose! Continue reading “Drip, Drip, Drip: Conservatives slowing losing Marriage Debate” →

Mitt Romney’s “must-have” VP

Who will be the “ideal” Mitt Romney running mate? Will it be a tea party favorite, someone from a swing state, someone who will offer either gender or racial diversity or both? You can forget all that. It has already been decided by . . . Barack Obama.

The president has made it clear that he is running, not against Mitt Romney, but against Paul Ryan’s budget, which Mr. Romney has embraced. Obama and his minions are making the case that if Mr. Romney is smart he will do his best to distance himself from Ryan’s “heartless” approach. Furthermore, they warn that Romney’s biggest mistake would be to make the chairman of the House Budget Committee his running mate.

As in Hamlet, methinks they do protest too much! What they really fear, is a Romney – Ryan ticket. It would be the Democrats’ worst nightmare! Continue reading “Mitt Romney’s “must-have” VP” →

Praying for Abortion

For the last month, many people across America have been praying for abortion Yes, you read this correctly. Planned Parenthood, through its Three Rivers affiliate in California, launched a 40 day campaign, March 18th through April 27th, asking people to pray for the nation’s abortion providers and their clients. That’s like Jesse James asking for prayer for his bank robberies or Bernie Madoff praying about some new suckers to rip off.

The brain thrust behind this shameless publicity stunt was Faith Aloud, which is run by, among others, the infamous late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart. It bills itself as “a pro-choice religious organization which seeks to eliminate the stigma associated with abortion and sexuality, and to provide support to both women and providers.”

The campaign ended Friday, so I called Faith Aloud to find out about the results of that effort. The woman on the other end of the phone was speechless. “What do you mean by ‘results’?” she asked. Continue reading “Praying for Abortion” →