Articles tagged with: United States
Syrian Conflict is Just Another Religious War
The hawks in Congress are at it again, urging the United States to get involved in yet another civil war in yet another Middle Eastern country, far away from our domestic shores. The country, of course, is Syria, and the most prominent Congressional hawk is none other than John McCain. There is little doubt that the situation in Syria is …
Tea Party Bravado Results in Mitt Romney
Many Americans who have watched the drama of the Republican presidential primaries unfold have been astounded by the total lack of enthusiasm among the electorate. Simply stated, the prospect of Mitt Romney becoming the inevitable nominee has left the majority of Republicans disgusted and disenfranchised. Many of the GOP faithful feel that Romney has been foisted on them by the …
GOP Leadership Seething over Good Economic Data
It’s beginning to look like the year 2012 is going to be a solid year for economic recovery in the United States. Today, the much-awaited “retail sales” numbers were released by the Commerce Department, which showed a decent gain over the prior period. This follows other good news concerning housing starts, manufacturing activity, consumer confidence and employment. When combined with …
McCain Beats The Drums of War (Again)
The Congressional hawks are once again calling for the United States to take military actions against another country. This time the target of U.S. aggression is Syria, although Iran is not far behind. As could be expected, it’s Senator John McCain that is leading the chorus of Republican voices who see military force as a solution to every conflict that …
Advertisers Throw Limbaugh Under the Bus
For many years ultra-conservative and self-proclaimed prophet, Rush Limbaugh, has gained great popularity and a huge national radio audience by preaching a particularly divisive brand of extremist, right-wing dogma. By claiming an almost “Messianic” understanding of the truth, and using a highly inflammatory language, Limbaugh has managed to convince his listeners over the years of his near omniscience on political …
Afghans Want to Burn Americans, Not Qurans
The people of Afghanistan have been rioting in the streets, screaming anti-U.S. slogans , and killing American citizens ever since the unfortunate “Quran-burning incident” by the U.S. military on February 24th. This two-week long binge of violent behavior and hatred toward America has been largely fueled by top officials within the Karzai regime and the powerful Council of Muslim Scholars. …
Cultural Ineptitude: We Must Leave Afghanistan
We entered Afghanistan after 9/11 ostensibly to look for Osama bi Laden. Lo these many years later, we are as hated there by Afghan citizens as we were when we first arrived. To some extent, I can understand.
The Afghanistan citizens, both civilian and military, are furious with US troops who disposed of Qurans in a fire pit almost one week …
The Republican Party : A House Divided
For the first time since the Republican Party’s national convention in 1952, there is a good chance that no presidential candidate will have the required 1,144 votes needed to sew up the nomination at the time the convention begins. The possibility of a “brokered convention“, like the ones held a hundred years ago with party bosses in smoke-filled rooms, has …
Tea Party Will Crash and Burn With Santorum
During this particular time in the primary “election cycle”, the Republican and Democratic Party front-runners usually step forward to stake a claim to their party’s presidential nomination. This time around, however, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are both claiming to be the Republican candidate best suited to take on Barack Obama in the November election. The battle for supremacy between …
The National Review Endorses Santorum
In this highly political environment there are no lack of conservative publications, radio talk shows, and television stations attempting to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of the Republican presidential candidates. The most influential, perhaps, of all the conservative publications in the country is The National Review. This is a publication written by staunch conservatives (many of whom are Republican leadership …
