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D.C. Circuit Affirms that the Constitution is Meaningless
by Todd KeisterThis entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Courts vs. Constitution – Last week, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obamacare law’s insurance mandate. In chilling language that...
Wilson vs. Obama on Armistice Day
by Dacia NicholFirst of all, Happy Veterans’ Day! A huge thank you to all of our men and women in uniform, past and present, who have sacrificed so much for the preservation of freedom in our nation. We are fortunate...
On the “Occupy Wall Street” veterans: What did they fight for?
by Dacia NicholThis entry is part 1 of 1 in the series The "Occupy" Movement – Regarding the recent wave of veterans joining the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, I’m not sure if I’m reflecting on this as...
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D.C. Circuit Affirms that the Constitution is Meaningless
November 15, 2011 8:17 pmThis entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Courts vs. Constitution – Last week, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obamacare law’s insurance mandate. ...
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Iran’s Nuclear Gambit: Decision TimeThis entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Iranian Nukes - UPDATE: 8 November- The leader of the Iranian Parliament’s...by Todd Keister on November 7, 2011 6:08 pm -
On the “Occupy Wall Street” veterans: What did they fight for?This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series The "Occupy" Movement – Regarding the recent wave of veterans joining...by Dacia Nichol on November 3, 2011 6:11 pm -
Obama’s Iraq backup plan: Kuwait et al.This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series War Strategy – I actually laughed when I saw this headline on Military.com...by Dacia Nichol on October 31, 2011 2:37 pm
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D.C. Circuit Affirms that the Constitution is Meaningless
November 15, 2011 8:17 pmThis entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Courts vs. Constitution – Last week, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obamacare law’s insurance mandate. ...
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Wilson vs. Obama on Armistice DayFirst of all, Happy Veterans’ Day! A huge thank you to all of our men and women in uniform, past and present,...by Dacia Nichol on November 11, 2011 10:08 pm -
On the “Occupy Wall Street” veterans: What did they fight for?This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series The "Occupy" Movement – Regarding the recent wave of veterans joining...by Dacia Nichol on November 3, 2011 6:11 pm
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Government is the ProblemThis entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Big Government – This piece first appeared in the Binghamton Press...by Todd Keister on October 11, 2011 2:05 pm
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It must be really tough to be an American Democrat
October 28, 2011 7:44 pmWhy?
Well to keep things simple, I’m only going to address the national security aspect…because it has induced a number of emotional opinions from me personally.
I’ll...
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Don’t despair about Romneycare, “Mediscare”, or Rick Perry’s awesome hair…This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series Election 2012 …because it’s all nonsense. And I wanted three...by Dacia Nichol on October 26, 2011 2:38 pm -
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Iran – From Persian Empire to Islamic Republic and Beyond, Part IVPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. Photo: mideastweb.org RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES Relations between...by Todd Keister on August 23, 2011 9:09 pm
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Why were Panetta’s military retirement comments taken out of context for a Fox headline?
August 17, 2011 8:18 amThis entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Defense Leadership – So I made sure I was up and focused to watch the “conversation” with Secretaries Clinton and...
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Clinton and Panetta: Leave our budgets aloneThis entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Budget – This morning, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary...by Dacia Nichol on August 16, 2011 11:53 pm -
Memo to Barney Frank: Defense spending is about America’s interests, not Europe’sThis entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Budget – Barney Frank has assured the American people that he will...by Dacia Nichol on August 16, 2011 2:26 am -
Obama pretty consistent with his position: Screw the military.This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Budget – I must be telekinetically feeding off of Jonah Goldberg’s...by Dacia Nichol on August 5, 2011 5:31 pm
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D.C. Circuit Affirms that the Constitution is Meaningless
– Last week, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obamacare law’s insurance mandate. In chilling language that subordinates freedom to government’s judgment of the collective good, the Court ruled that there are essentially no limits on what congress is permitted to do. The decision is all the more disturbing because the majority [...]
Wilson vs. Obama on Armistice Day
Overall, Obama, unlike Wilson, came into his presidency when America had an established leadership position in the world. Whereas Wilson avoided an existing war in the face of an enemy clearly interested in its demise, Obama chooses not to lead against an enemy while the world waits for America to make the first move. In both scenarios, American involvement is key and yet in both scenarios, the American leader does not want America involved.
Iran’s Nuclear Gambit: Decision Time
- UPDATE: 8 November- The leader of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Seyed Hossein Naqavi, said on Tuesday, “Israel is not big enough to launch a military strike on Iran, but if it takes such a foolish decision, the Iranian military will fight with the Zionist soldiers in Tel Aviv streets… [...]
On the “Occupy Wall Street” veterans: What did they fight for?
These veteran “occupiers” seem to just be upset with themselves and putting shame on the ideals they served to protect.
Obama’s Iraq backup plan: Kuwait et al.
– I actually laughed when I saw this headline on Military.com this morning: “Report: US to boost presence in Gulf after Iraq pullout” followed by this line in the article: “New combat forces could be deployed to Kuwait to respond to any collapse of security in Iraq or a military confrontation with Iran.” Why is [...]
It must be really tough to be an American Democrat
There’s this overriding theme to liberal defense blogs and liberal defense commentators, and it kind of feels like a cross between contempt and dissatisfaction, even while purporting to be supportive of America’s military and the freedoms we stand for.
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- Obama, Stop Condescending to WomenCampbell Brown, New York TimesWHEN I listen to President Obama speak to and about women, he sometimes sounds too paternalistic for my taste. In numerous appearances over the years "” most recently at the Barnard graduation "” he has made reference to how women are smarter than men. It's all so tired, the kind of fake praise showere […]
- Biden's Words Fall on Deaf Ears in OhioSalena Zito, Pittsburgh T-RYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio "“ Dave Betras is known in "The Valley" for his colorful language and his political antics and drama. Last Wednesday, however, when Vice President Joe Biden visited a local industrial park, Betras was all about numbers."Oh, the valley is going to turn out big for Barack Obama this year, b […]
- Ratcheting Up the Crisis in EuropeWalter Russell Mead, American Interest“Crisis in the eurozone” stories are getting boring and this is one two year old soap opera the world would just as soon see disappear. Nevertheless it grinds on; yesterday the German finance minister said it could go on for another two years. Unfortunately, he’s right.But while the news from Euro […]
- Cory Booker, Surrogate From HellSteve Kornacki, SalonIf Cory Booker went on “Meet the Press” on Sunday with the intent of helping President Obama, then his appearance was an utter failure. But anyone who’s followed the enormously ambitious Newark mayor’s career closely knows he’s not one to pull a Joe Biden. He’s just too smart and too smooth to screw up […]
- U.S. Decline a Mirage in a World That's RisingEzra Klein, Bloomberg“Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned,” said President Barack Obama in his 2012 State of the Union address, “doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”It was a “rah-rah America!” applause line for a president who needed to get the assembled Republic […]
- Reinforcing NATO's Military Might Is VitalMitt Romney, Chicago TribuneNATO has kept the peace in Europe for more than six decades. But today, the alliance is at a crossroads. It is time to speak candidly about the challenges facing the United States and our allies and how to rise to them.In a post-Cold War world, territorial defense of Europe is no longer NATO's one overriding mission. Instead, […]
- The Uncatholic Catholic ChurchMaureen Dowd, New York TimesI ALWAYS liked that the name of my religion was also an adjective meaning all-embracing.I was a Catholic and I wanted to be catholic, someone engaged in a wide variety of things. As James Joyce wrote in “Finnegans Wake:” “Catholic means ‘Here comes everybody.’ ”So it makes me sad to see the […]
- Boehner "Wants to Go Over the Edge"Rep. Nancy Pelosi, This WeekMy response to what the speaker said is here we go again. Last year, just the threat of not lifting the debt ceiling caused us to -- our credit rating to be lowered. This is not a responsible, mature, sensible place for us to go. We all know we have to reduce the deficit. We have to do it in a balanced way.The speaker wants to go […]
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- Lethal bombing triggers student protests around Italy May 20, 2012Italians demonstrated in towns around the country late Saturday in outrage over the death of a 16-year-old girl from a school bombing in Brindisi that provoked fears of another round of mafia warfare. […]
- Afghanistan toll as NATO leaders meet: 13 dead in suicide bombing; 2 US troops killed Friday May 20, 2012As NATO leaders prepared for a two-day summit in Chicago to plot their armed forces' exit from Afghanistan in less than two years, a suicide bomber on Saturday detonated his explosive vest at a police checkpoint in eastern Khost province, killing 10 civilians, including two children, and three Afghan policemen. […]
- For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda May 20, 2012Afghan President Hamid Karzai, perhaps best known in the West for periodic well-aimed jabs at his NATO allies, is embarking on a determined charm offensive as he faces the prospect of seeing troops and, perhaps even more crucially, dollars slip away from his country. […]
- Panetta to confront Pakistan on transport charges May 20, 2012Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta heads to this weekend's NATO summit prepared to confront Pakistan over what he considers price-gouging for transport of supplies to Afghanistan and hoping for a "consensus" among allies over the war effort. […]
- Navy commissions the high-tech USS San Diego May 20, 2012The $1.3-billion ship is billed as the most technologically advanced of any in its class in the U.S. Navy, with stealth capability and a state-of-the-art communications system. […]
- More radical than Taliban, new Afghan insurgent group threatens May 20, 2012The group, called the Mulla Dadullah Front, has started a terror campaign of its own in Afghanistan, threatening elected officials and taking credit for a recent assassination. […]
- Army veteran: 'Mixed martial arts has saved me' May 19, 2012In a 22-foot-diameter octagonal cage where kicks and punches are exchanged, Jeff Collins finds an escape from his pain. He doesn't think about the soldiers who died beside him in an Iraqi firefight; and he doesn't dwell on what might have been if post-traumatic stress disorder hadn't forced him from the Army. […]
