Sunday, June 10, 2012

Gaffes

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-political-gaffe-will-be-fodder-in-general-election/2012/06/10/gJQAwZaSSV_story.html Though p...
Thursday, June 07, 2012

draft dodging hypocrite

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"Draft dodging hypocrite."  These words may not have significance to generations of Americans too young to recall personally the w...
Tuesday, June 05, 2012

CIA Memoirs

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    "CIA memoirs offer revelations and settle scores among spies"   http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/cia-memoirs-offer-revelat...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

TO ATTACK A CHILD

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  "TSA Defends Pat-Down Of Crying 4-Year-Old Girl At Kansas Airport"  ht...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Secret Service in Columbia

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Having worked for years closely with Special Agents of the U.S. Secret Service, I am shocked at recent reported events. Each of the many Sp...
Sunday, April 01, 2012

Ryan v. Dempsey

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/paul-ryan-says-he-misspoke-on-military-budget/2012/04/01/gIQAlwi2oS_blog.html?hpid=z4 The...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Justice for All

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Justice is never served by inflamed rhetoric or mob mentality. A young man is dead. An investigation is being conducted. The national ou...
Monday, February 20, 2012

A September Lyric

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I am reminded of the lyrics put together by one of the Triple Deuce Lt.s just before we boarded the boat to Viet Nam. I may have already ...
Saturday, February 04, 2012

My Big Bang Theory

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Our society thrives on an acquisitiveness for multimedia-enabled smartphones and pads. The now "normal" use of these devices so...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

West Point Prayer Breakfast & Lt. Gen. Boykin

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" Army officer who sparked controversy with remarks on Islam pulls out of West Point address"* As a renowned institution of highe...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

West Point Honor Code II

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In 1976, the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy faced the consequences of a cheating scandal. The junior class had been given tak...
Monday, January 23, 2012

So, what did you expect?

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I have written in this forum about the content and level of rhetoric against President Obama presented and tolerated by the Right. The affe...
Friday, January 20, 2012

"How do atheists find meaning in life?"

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Interesting article by Ms Paula Kirby in the "On Faith" section of the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-fa...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Not at West Point

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The headline: " DoD: Reported Sexual Assaults Up at Service Academies " http://www.military.com/news/article/dod-reported-sexua...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

To Those of a Faith II

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A friend has asked for a clarification to my last comment ("To Those of a Faith"). On Christmas eve I took a young family member ...
Monday, December 26, 2011

To Those of a Faith

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Holding the same doctrines sacred is irrelevant when encouraging and joining with believers who promote unselfish love and compassion. An...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Payroll tax extension: Cynicism or Conspiracy

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The "Ol' Payroll Tax extension" argument has a sinister feel to it. Now, I have never been a "conspiracy" theorist....
Sunday, December 04, 2011

A Brief Hope Shattered

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Leaving the drugstore this morning I glanced at the newsstand and seeing the Washington Post on display I stopped. My eyes fixed on the h...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

UwillNotESCapeOccupation

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As baseless excuses go for similar past expansive actions this one seems consistent. So Israel does the following after Palestine is recogn...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Charge of the Right Brigade

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From Wikipedia: " Saint Crispin's Day falls on 25 October and is the feast day of the Christian saints Crispin and Crispinian ...