John Boehner made another plea to repair the Department of Veterans Affairs yesterday, damning the agency because: This isn’t run-of-the-mill incompetence. It is arrogance – arrogance that allows our veterans to be lied to, ignored, and, frankly, left to die.1 Boehner talks better than he acts. Like too many of the challenges facing Congress this one has lingered far … [Read more...] about Soldiers Died to Protect America, Not Political Careers
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Do Middle East Muslims Want to Stop Attacks?
When the allied coalition landed in Normandy on D-Day the casualties were appalling, but the West had made a decision. Germany had to be stopped. Violent aggression was intolerable and we ended it. Can we say the same thing about Muslims in the Middle East, North Africa, and elsewhere? Do they have the courage to die by the thousands to put an end to Islamic aggression that … [Read more...] about Do Middle East Muslims Want to Stop Attacks?
Genocide Before Plague? Ebola Fights for Attention.
Nothing draws attention like the word genocide. The term is politically charged and easy to manipulate. When you talk about genocide, people pay attention. When you talk about a plague, they hope it's happening somewhere else and then put it out of their minds. Genocide targets a group, or even a country for extinction. A plague is not so selective, not even a disease like … [Read more...] about Genocide Before Plague? Ebola Fights for Attention.
Why America Has No Death to Allah Day
Death to America Day festivities were held in Iran on Monday. The rioting, pillaging, killing, and burning that would take place throughout the Muslim world if even one small American town had a Death to Islam Day or a Death to Allah Day would be unimaginable. There is no such thing in the U.S. and there never will be. We have erred on the side of apology under Obama but when … [Read more...] about Why America Has No Death to Allah Day