Category Archives: Fruits of Their Labors

If the Founders were right, how have we gone so wrong?

Just in time for Independence Day, a recent Fox News poll reveals that most Americans think the Founding Fathers would be disappointed in the present day federal government.   When asked “Do you think the Founding Fathers would approve or … Continue reading

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Lessons from Sandy: When disaster strikes, big government is rarely the answer

It’s been almost eight months since Superstorm Sandy blew Benghazi off the national front pages and Obama rushed to the rescue with buckets of federal aid. Not that FEMA and millions of dollars accomplished much of anything. But it sure … Continue reading

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An Irish take on the Immigration Issue

The Senate is still peddling the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform debacle (latest addition: Hoeven-Corker border security amendment). And the longer this goes on, the more the whole process is looking like a repeat of the Affordable Care Act jam-through; … Continue reading

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Feelin the heat in Berlin

So POTUS was in Germany today, literally sweating his butt off…     Story via the UK Daily Mail: What a difference 5 years make: Obama braves blistering Berlin heat to make speech before invite-only crowd of 4,500 (that’s 195,500 … Continue reading

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Government Gone Rogue

Up-dated ~ June 6, 2013 @ 3:30 p.m. Andrew C. McCarthy, who tends to be knowledgeable – and therefore reliable – on all things Islamic, i.e. terrorism, says we shouldn’t panic yet; Phone Record Gathering Story Blown Out of Proportion. … Continue reading

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Cowering in Place

Drummer Rigby’s murder by an Islamist lunatic in the streets of London last week was horrific enough in itself, but the eerie reaction of the bystanders made it doubly so. Just because this neighborhood is named “Woolwich” must its residents … Continue reading

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Team Obama Issues Drone Alert

“Urgent! *** Take action immediately! *** Save the Planet from your Crazy Uncle Harry!”   OK – that’s not really the title of the recent email issued by Obama’s “Organizing for Action” group, but it may as well have been. … Continue reading

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May 20th – 86th Anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s Atlantic Crossing

Lindbergh left Long Island in his Spirit of St.Louis on the morning of May 20th, 1927 – fuel-heavy – sans radio or parachute. 33 ½ hours later he landed the tiny craft at Le Bourget Field, just outside of Paris. … Continue reading

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The Big Benghazi Question for Barack

Up-date: 5-20-13 White House continues to stonewall: “‘Irrelevant’ Where Obama Was During Benghazi Attacks”   It’s only irrelevant if he’s not the commander-in-chief! Why does this administration think they can have it both ways? Oh, never mind; because the msm … Continue reading

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Founding Wisdom – [Flouted by the Foolish]

“Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer … Continue reading

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Green Graveyard Up-date

It’s been a few months since we visited the Green Energy Graveyard, but fear not – there’s still plenty of space for expansion ~     As Heritage reported a few weeks ago: Obama Administration Plans to Spend $150 Million … Continue reading

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Zero Tolerance for Christianity?

In case you haven’t noticed that the war on Christianity is rapidly escalating these days, check out this story at Breitbart: Pentagon Taps Anti-Christian Extremist for Religious Tolerance Policy.   Apparently our military leaders now agree with Mikey Weinstein, founder … Continue reading

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