Abraham Lincoln was clearly one of America’s greatest presidents. The Republican Party was founded in Michigan as an anti-slavery party in the 1850s. Lincoln was the second Republican candidate for president, and the first to be elected...
This weekend’s show will feature Ambassador John Bolton. We’ll be discussing what we’re looking for to call the current war a “win.” This is Bolton at his best.
North Korea fired artillery at South Korean troops conducting an exercise, killing two. The So Korean’s returned fire and scrambled some jets. So far nothing else has happened that we know of. No Korea is preparing for old dad to pass the...
It’s been 10 years since the attack on the USS Cole , a US destroyer that was resupplying in the Gulf of Aden. The Cole was attacked by 2 Moslem terrorists with explosives in a fast boat. The ship nearly sunk; 17 sailors were killed; 39 were wounded...
When he was sentenced to life in prison yesterday the Pakistani immigrant who tried to explode a car bomb in Times Square warned America to “brace yourself because the war with Muslims has just begun.” Yes, this guy is a nut-case, but he...
It’s very clear to me that Israel is going to attack Iran before Iran begins the actual construction of nuclear warheads. However, I’ve only been thinking about an attack by the Israeli Air Force. A new computer virus, cyberwar-grade, Stuxnet, is...
By law National POW/MIA Recognition Day is the 3d Friday of Sept. The Michigan Remembers Run is held the following day (Sat); that was today. I’m the co-chair of the MRR. Several hundred of us (I’m one of the few non-bikers) meet on the...
I teach American Govt at Grand Rapids Community College; today many of those students gathered at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans to spend time with those vets, playing games, talking, and serving them. I was proud to be asked to address the...
Gee. Everything on the news focuses on the war between the Mexican drug cartels and the Mexican government. Of course it’s spilling across the border into the US. Why isn’t anyone asking why we aren’t working hard to seal our...
I just read an Army report of an attack on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The attacking force numbered 30-40 “insurgents.” Sixteen were killed and 5 detained after the response team consisting of Afghan and US troops plus US helicopters responded...