A Thought for Memorial Day

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother” Henry V – Act IV, Scene iii William Shakespeare, 1599 This is one of the few phrases from … Continue reading →

And Exactly What Is Your Job About, Mr. President?

Published on American Thinker At a press event while attending the NATO summit in Chicago, President Obama was asked about his campaign’s negative ads about Bain Capital.  Bain Capital was the financial firm that helped Mitt Romney amass his wealth, … Continue reading →

Why the Obama Campaign Is Blowing the Election

This essay was originally published at American Thinker. The great puzzle of President Obama’s re-election campaign is why previously successful political pros are creating so many ineffective initiatives that blow up in their faces like exploding cigars. Take, for example, … Continue reading →

Civil Service Through the Looking Glass

Originally published at AmericanThinker.com. What we know today as Civil Service was created 129 years ago, in 1883, by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act to provide continuity in essential government services (and there probably are a few) without the … Continue reading →

Thank you all!

I just wanted to say thanks to each of you who have visited my blog.  In the past couple of days the total number of visitors has topped the 5,000 mark.

Maybe that’s not too many compared to American Thinker, or PJMedia or even re-runs of American Idol, but I’m pretty please that so many of you thought it was worth a visit to see just what I was frothing at the mouth about today.

Again, thanks a lot.

Spiking a New Football?

With the announcement today that not only had the CIA foiled a second “underwear” bomb plot that was conceived by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorists located in Yemen, but the White House also announced that the individual … Continue reading →

Time for Businesses to Start Shopping for a New Bank?

The McMillan Group International, the parent company of McMillan Firearms Manufacturing was informed by an employee of Bank of America (Mr. Ray Fox, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking for BofA) that after a 12 year … Continue reading →