(hat tip Chris Casler) An actor walks upon the floodlit stage of lifewearing a mask of an angel beneath a demon’s gown.Pretence smiles upon the crowded hall of lifeholding out hope as bright as it is false.Son of a woman in whose veins flows the bloodof ancient Ireland and dark… Continue reading
Quiz Time A labor union is: Answer A: Workers bind together to form Unions so that they together can fight for better work conditions. Without the power of the Union workers would completely be at the mercy of the employers. But sticking together they got a better change… Continue reading
A half a world away, cities in Greece burn while our own friends, neighbors and family apparently – asleep at the switch – cast only a glancing eye toward elected officials rushing headlong to embrace National Socialism. So, a fifteen year-old kid tosses a Molotov Cocktail, Greek Police, in… Continue reading
Criminal mischief: or ricco violations? So, it turns out that the political incubator that nurtured “the office of the president elect“ has sired yet another ‘Frankensteinian’ political ‘soup-sandwich”. As they say “power begets power” and I’ll extrapolate; “power corrupts” and “corruption begets corruption“. The irresistible snare of the weak-willed:… Continue reading
News from b. Hussein’s political incubator: More Chi town Thug or should I say Thuggee politics. . . Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges alleging that they and others are engaging in ongoing… Continue reading
b. Hussein through his ‘office of the president elect‘, transition team and others who wish to arm criminals(*) ‘sez;’ don’t stock up on guns!/? WTF? [“what the fa..” < -insert fav expletive here] As I said in the Blessing of Liberty, the US Constitution guarantees the right… Continue reading
It was with a mixed sense of sorrow and schaedenfreud that I read that the Tribune Company is broke and may be preparing for bankruptcy. Source! and Source Deux The Tribune Company as a conglomerate owns several media properties – including our local hometown newspaper “The Orlando Sentinel”. … Continue reading
In 2002 congress was influenced – okay, pressured, by ACORN and other liberal ‘community organizations’ to issue new Affirmative Action lending Quotas – to increase ‘minority’ homeownership by 5.5 million by 2010. Contrary to traditional lending standards, or any sort of best management practice, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae allowed… Continue reading
Awesome, no awestruck would probably be a better word. Today I was fortunate enough to have breakfast with Captain Jeff Struecker, Army Chaplin, and former member of 75th Ranger Regiment. Yes, the same Jeff Struecker prominently featured in both the book and major motion picture “Black Hawk Down”. .… Continue reading
by Michael Marks The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,Transforming the yard to a winter delight;The sparkling… Continue reading
