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The Pentagon’s Double Envelopment of President Barack Obama
The “double envelopment” or pincer movement is a classic military maneuver that finds the flanks of the opponent under simultaneous attack from the opposing forces. The maneuver may have …
Hillary Clinton vs. Sarah Palin 2012?
Sara Palin is a popular media creation, but the public doesn't think much of her as presidential timber. Let's keep that in mind.
The Awful Price for Teaching Less Than We Know
Watching Glenn Beck's performance Saturday at his “Restoring Honor” rally in Washington, DC, I thought of the novelist Sinclair Lewis' Elmer Gantry, the charlatan evangelist who seduces most of …
In Search of Real Security, Part Two: Societies, Like All Living Things, Need Air and Light to Live
“Your Majesty, please…I don’t like to complain, But down here below, we are feeling great pain.” …
Hamas Targets Israeli-Palestinian Talks by Killing Four Israelis
Hamas took responsibility for the fatal shooting of four Israeli settlers outside Hebron today, on the eve of Israeli-Palestinian talks in Washington. Tel Aviv - As Middle Eastern leaders …
Harry Reid’s Anti-Islamic Agenda
The moral bankruptcy of the Democratic Party could not be any more evident than in its continued support for Nevada Sen. Harry Reid as majority leader despite his decision …
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska Bows Out to Tea Party-Backed Miller
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska concedes to Joe Miller in Alaska's Aug. 24 primary. She joins six other congressional incumbents who lost in their party's primaries. Washington - …
Florida Voters Can’t Strip Down Obama Health Care Bill, Judge Rules
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that sought to amend the state’s constitution to establish that Florida residents have a right to refuse to purchase …
Meet Obama’s Deficit Commission Appointee David Cote – the Most Dangerous Man in America
A lot of attention recently has been focused on one of President Obama's top advisors on Social Security - Former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) after he described Social Security …
Twenty, 2000 and Two: The Three Aspects of Facebook
The Facebook phenomenon succeeds thanks to three factors. It promises us eternal youth. It virtualizes the Christian faith. It allows us to play at life without getting too beat …