Remember the good old days when becoming president was the pinnacle of someone’s political career? They would serve for eight years and then retire to some faraway place, occasionally giving a speech here and there, but for the most part the priority was to play with their grandchildren. There was also the occasional unfortunate natural [...]

After Desert Storm our vets came home with several illnesses, the most well known being “Gulf War Syndrome.” That war also brought about the rebirth of the long ignored Vietnam War term, “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” Have you ever noticed that the more syllables a word or phrase contains, the less meaning it has? After World [...]

Americans are always talking about the First Amendment and First Amendment rights, but I’m not sure most people know what this Amendment protects. The First Amendment consists of five freedoms: 1. Freedom of speech 2. Freedom of the press 3. Freedom of religion 4. Freedom to peaceably assemble 5. Freedom to redress grievances (disagree with [...]

What is the definition of torture? Do you have to break bones or leave bruises? What about psychological torture? Is sleep deprivation torture? What about sensory deprivation, such as loud music or 24 hours of darkness? The Pakistan intelligence service interrogates prisoners like this: 1. Prisoner is kept awake for 72 hours. 2. Pliers are [...]

Last week the Senate Arms Committee voted to overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy with regard to gay men and women in the military. Don’t ask, don’t tell is the common nickname for a policy put forth by the Clinton administration in ‘93 to try and limit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Basically, [...]

Last week I hammered the American people about personal responsibility and our role in the current economic situation. I believe it’s only fair that I explain the government’s role as well. Alan Greenspan was known as “the Wizard” for his ability to predict the ups and downs in the economy with almost pin-point precision. Everyone [...]

I recently got into a debate with my brother-in-law about the cost of living today. He believes that the cost of goods and services combined with inflation have made it next to impossible for the middle class to live on one income anymore. My argument is that the average American household has WAY overextended itself [...]

When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, congressional “service” was explained in the following way: Representatives were elected by the people. The number of representatives would be determined by the population of each district and could change every two years. The more people you have in your state, the more representatives you have in Congress. [...]