Thursday, March 5th, 2015 09:48:00
Arrogance or Inevitability
Presidential candidates delay officially entering the race so they can raise money for PACs, avoid the media frenzy associated with being a declared candidate and get organized. The goal is to run below the radar, raise money and get strategically....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, February 26th, 2015 09:47:30
Truth Matters
A New York Times article this past Tuesday titled, "Teenage Girl Leaves for ISIS, and Others Follow," by Kimiko[1] de Freytas-Tamura, struck close to home for me. The three young women who left London to enlist in ISIS in Syria....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, February 19th, 2015 09:46:56
Everyday Mother Memories
Earlier this week, my sister Kathy called me, "Am I correct in thinking that Mom used to send us little kid Valentine's like the ones school children use?" "Yes, she did," I replied. This is our second Valentine's Day without....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, February 12th, 2015 09:46:24
Heart-Shaped Love
In grammar school, Valentine's Day meant wrapping a shoe box with brown craft paper, cutting a slot in the top for cards to drop in and decorating the outside of the box with hearts and cupids. Store-bought Valentines were labeled....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, February 5th, 2015 09:45:53
The Budget Clash
This week, President Obama released his budget for fiscal year 2016. It reflected much of what he had laid out in his State of the Union Speech, where he faced the recently elected members of the 114th Congress. Others might....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, January 29th, 2015 09:45:15
The Power of Personality
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill, Britain's prime minister during World War II. Churchill took up painting as a hobby in 1915, after the Gallipoli debacle, where 46,000 allied lives were lost over....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 09:44:42
A Speech and a President, Unbounded by Reality
Enthusiastic, entertaining, energized and eminent, President Obama's demeanor and delivery at the State of the Union belied his political reality. Unbowed, unbroken and possibly unaffected by the recent midterm Republican wave, Obama displayed his great skill by delivering an emotional....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, January 15th, 2015 09:43:54
Growing the Economy Is the Focus As Republicans Take Leadership
My first memory of hearing about the need to revise Social Security dates back to the 1970s. Guarded fiercely by senior citizens, it is often thought of as sacrosanct, as are Medicare and Medicaid. Politicians unable to articulate the real....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, January 8th, 2015 09:43:21
The Do-Something Congress
As members of the 114th Congress were sworn into office on Tuesday, their party affiliations described what happened last November: 246 of the 435 representatives and 54 of the 100 senators are Republican. That might be enough for some fellow....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, January 1st, 2015 09:42:49
New Year Joy
New Year's is the almost-perfect holiday (Christmas takes the blue ribbon). It's a combination of reflecting, celebrating or possibly just being glad of getting rid of the old year -- while at the same time looking forward to the potential....
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