I really can’t believe that our Congress passed that huge spending bill! Whether or not you think that our nation needs an economic bail-out (I don’t), any member of Congress who voted for a huge spending bill like that without having...
Last week the chief of the Guantanamo war court ignored President Obama’s request to freeze the military commissions trying war-on-terror captives; he said he would hold a hearing next month for an alleged USS Cole bomber in a capital terror...
Our new president wasted no time in issuing an executive order barring torture of suspected terrorists. Problem: no one knows what is meant by the word “torture.” President Obama’s new (designated) chief of national intelligence...
Two West Point cadets have committed suicide since December and two others attempted suicide in the past two weeks, prompting the academy’s leaders to summon a Surgeon General’s suicide team. The suicides are the first since at least...
In the last, perhaps, 10 days we in West Michigan have been honored to welcome home from combat duty in Iraq and Kuwait nearly 500 soldiers from the Michigan National Guard. Three hundred and twenty troopers from the 1st Squadron, 126th Cavalry...
So far, President-elect Obama has made 3 nominations to senior positions that will directly affect the lives of our military forces and our veterans–and they’ve all been first class! The idea of keeping Secretary of Defense Robert Gates...
While I definately did not support his candidacy, I do accept that Senator Obama will, in about 2 months, be my president. One of the things that is a part of the military culture, and, indeed, prescribed in our Constitution, is civilian...
I was very disappointed with the results of the presidential election last Tuesday. But in America, political opponents are just that–oponents; they’re not enemies. We’re all Americans, and we have a great variety of opinons and...
This past Friday night my Vets for McCain and McCain for Pres yard signs disappeared. No other signs disappeared. My assumption is that I was “visited” by followers of the most prominet disciple of Rev. Wright. Rev. Wright, you may...
One thing is becoming very clear. Israel is about to attack Iran. Intelligence estimates are clear that Iran will be able to produce a nuclear weapon soon–between Dec 08 and Feb 09. Iran already has the missiles that can hit Israel. When, not...