About Jim Yardley
Retired after 30 years as a financial controller for a variety of manufacturing firms, a two-tour Vietnam veteran, and independent voter.
In the Benghazi talking points scandal, there seems to be no incredulity among the members of the press corps about the idea that was put forth by then Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta that: “This is not 9-1-1. You cannot … Continue reading →
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Tagged carl von clausewitz, Culture, current-events, Defense Department, government, Islam, leon panetta, Libya, Middle East, military budgets, obama, political doubletalk, politics, Progressives, war sun tzu
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The primary question in any scandal are inevitably reminiscent of Watergate: What did the he or she know, and when did they know it? No matter who is the target, that is the essential question in any scandal. What did … Continue reading →
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Tagged Associated Press, Benghazi, constitution, Culture, current-events, George Orwell, government, Healthcare, obama, obamacare, political doubletalk, politics, Progressives, scandals, tax exempt status, teapot dome scandal, thomas becket
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I may not be the world’s leading expert on the root causes of the American revolution, but with the multiple scandals spreading out from the White House like tentacles, one has to wonder at the similarities with Obama’s governing style … Continue reading →
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Tagged barack obama, constitution, Culture, current-events, democrat party, fast and furious, George Orwell, government, gun control, main stream media, national security, political doubletalk, Progressives, secretary of homeland security, Tea Parties
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Yesterday was a very interesting day for Barack Obama, our formerly Teflon president. I almost felt sorry for his predicament. Almost. As in Paris is almost next door to Los Angeles. First there is the growing scandal of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Benghazi, constitution, current-events, free speech, George Orwell, Gosnell, IRS, janet napolitano, Libya, Mainstream Media, Middle East, political doubletalk, Progressives, tax exempt status
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Jack McMahon, the defense attorney for Dr. Kermit Gosnell, now on trial in Philadelphia and charged with multiple counts of homicide relating to the deaths of at least four infants and one mother in connection with his abortion factory, has … Continue reading →
The Senate of the United States is currently debating the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act. Doesn’t that sound nice? I mean, who could possibly be against fairness in the marketplace. The essence of the bill is the repeal of the sales … Continue reading →
Back in November I wrote an article called “A Letter to Both Santas“. I asked the Koch brothers to give me the NBC network and the New York Times for Christmas so I could get widely viewed and read media … Continue reading →
Last night I watched the amateur home video of the shootout between Boston and Watertown police and the person referred to as “Suspect #1″. I learned that there were something on the order of 200 shots fired during that firefight. … Continue reading →
I really hate being picky about the way Progressives operate, but the lousy education that our unionized public schools offer their students proves that the low-information voter is being swindled. I think, even for Progressives, that is going a little … Continue reading →
The fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is more applicable than ever in describing the environment in which we live. Each interest group, especially those interest groups on the left, is infected with the need to describe ever more frightening … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aesop, climate, climate change, Culture, economy, education, eric holder, fossil fuels, George Orwell, global warming, gun control, income redistribution, military budgets, national security, Orewellian, Orwell, political doubletalk, Progressives, unemployment
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