The Preident Speaks, the Bit Says What’s What

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, Members of the Supreme Court and diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:Today our Nation lost a beloved, graceful, courageous woman who called America to its founding ideals and carried on a

Let’s talk about Iraq, and the tape released the other day from Usama BinLaden… there are several remarkable things about it.

For example, the idea that BinLaden considers himsef to be leading a ‘nation’. Consider his comments… “we are a

This is a time of year when I don’t envy the position of members of the cloth.

Such men and women find themselves in the position of having to write a sermon on essentially the same message every year while

10:32 A.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Welcome. Please be seated. Thanks.

Last night I addressed the nation about our strategy for victory in Iraq, and the historic elections that took place in the country last week. In a nation that once

C.S. Lewis,

11:16 A.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you. Thanks for the warm welcome. Thank you for the chance to come and speak to the Philadelphia World Affairs Council. This is an important organization that has, since 1949,

I’m not sure that put into words: the feeling this thoughts and emotions surrounding this Thanksgiving day, is something I can properly do. But since it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve put “pen to paper” for this blog,

Let’s expand a bit on the discussion of what’s happening in France, and by extension, the remainder of the western world. First stop, history.

Consider Germany following WW1. In many ways, Germany was a cultural shambles following that war. I

My wife’s favorite time of year, Fall.

I’ve never really understood just why. Perhaps that’s because I’m a summer person.

I guess that the perception is a product of how I grew up. I always associated summer time with ample

Think about what would happen, were I to say:

“We have to exterminate Black people off the face of the planet to solve this problem. … So we just have to just set up our own system and stop playing

I’m not sure which is more terrifying; seeing the world of Islam covering the whole of Europe, or the whole of Europe and the whole of the anti-American left denying that that’s what’s happening… and more, denying that such events

In reading some of the obviously manufactured and ginned up commentary supporting the unwilling American Cindy Sheehan, a pattern is becoming clear…The over the top defense of the woman by every leftist that can draw breath is getting a response

One of the problems with long form commentary, is that often as not the subjects that come up are subjects you’ve come across, and written about, before. Today is one such happening. You see, yesterday, I took the boys to

From the road, outside Erie, PA—

There’s a lonesome stretch of road, called SR 955, which is outside of the bedroom community known as Harborcreek, PA. Not much ever happens along this strech, other than people going from one

Today’s going to be a general catch-up day, I think. No one heavy topic, really. The reason behind the lack of focus, is the heat. It’s hot outside.

I’ve written about huge cold in this space in the past.  This