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It’s rather academic from a cursory point of view to deem NASA’s forays into the heavens as being wasteful, especially with such a huge budget funded with billions that could go elsewhere. This kind of thinking about mothballing the space program is gaining more traction because our Federal coffers are close to be emptied....
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Maybe, in some passive way, I am trying to get back at Miley Cyrus for dominating my televisions due to my daughter’s addiction to all things Hannah Montana. It has always been sad to see most of these Disney child stars awkwardly trying to make the transition to be considered serious artists… desperately trying...
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I deliberately chose not to blog about the late night hosts wars that were being waged weeks ago because what would have been the fun in doing so when everyone was giving their take and taking sides. With tempers cooled, due mostly to the new news circles, I have the latitude to give my take,...
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The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is presently visiting Washington and being toasted with state dinners and the like to impress, or moreover, to compel him to continue to assist us in our ongoing prosecution of “The War On Terror”. This is the proven diplomatic strategy of applying the “carrot and stick” approach to influence...
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Everywhere one looked, he or she heard about the poor playing of LeBron James against the Boston Celtics during the eastern semi finals. The subsequent beatings that LeBron James continue to take on the sport pages and elsewhere for losing to the Boston Celtics are palpable; even now I could hear that one particular...
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The massive, galloping elephant in the room in the halls of power in Washington is the question about the sexual orientation of our new nominee for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan. Some gay advocates were up in arms yesterday because the Wall Street Journal published an old picture of the nominee playing baseball. Somehow...
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I am always reluctant to opine on the issues concerning immigration because, I, myself, am an immigrant, not-with-standing my being here legally. But because the issue is raging on the news and in the blogosphere, I cannot ignore it. We all have taken advantage of America’s largesse… eating from the trough of her cornucopia,...
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Our Attorney General (AG), Eric Holder, has had a change of heart concerning his take on how to treat terrorists when they are captured. The far left is in a tizzy over this change because the AG has asked the Congress to assist him in enacting legislation to extend how long we are allowed...
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About a fortnight ago, many in the media, along with their Democratic cohorts, were beside themselves when they found out that Sarah Palin had made some Twelve Million dollars from her various ventures; the snide remarks came from all corners of the media, intimating that the former Alaskan governor wasn’t deserving of such a...
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Years ago, when my father was part of the boys in blue, he would complain bitterly about how the sociologists were adversely affecting the judicial system. My father’s beef then was with those who came up with vapid excuses on why perpetrators engaged in wanton violent crimes. Some of these same excuses are now...
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