“Stay the course” justified. The difficult is hard, the impossible just takes a little longer. No, this war is not over but this event, the significance of which is embodied in this photograph, is a significant battle won.
A young Iraqi girl asked for her finger to be inked even though she was too young to [...]
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(this was originally thought of as a speech for the Highland Lakes Toastmasters Club on March 2, 2010 — more on that below)
It’s the day after election day for the party primaries in Texas and hopefully everyone got out to vote for the candidate of their choice. With early voting available it has become even [...]
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An interesting piece from Liberty Counsel. (Note 1) I saw a portion of the Mike Huckabee show last night and a LC spokesman was talking about this problem. Pay attention: The SBOE — which approves standard curriculum textbooks — is in the process of making changes that you should know about. America has a rich [...]
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Healthcare “reform” is not your job. Raising an army and protecting the country — and its inherent sovereignty — IS your job.
In none of the enumerated powers (Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution) do we find anything about regulating not only the healthcare industry but, as you are attempting, the individual healthcare choices [...]
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Think upon these:
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. -Theodore Roosevelt (quoted 100 years ago)
“For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.” -unknown
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius [...]
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The engine of America’s freedom and prosperity (yes, they go hand-in-hand) is our system of free enterprise. It is under attack now more than ever in a steady march toward facism. No, I don’t think I’m being an extremist in stating that. That march has become a rush and it is fueled to a great [...]
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A battle for freedom is being fought half-way around the world in Iran, and on every communication medium in existence from cell phone videos on You Tube, to Twitter, to Facebook, and beyond. The rebellion for freedom and fair elections rages and blood flows in their streets. Highly visible personages risk their lives by openly [...]
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In “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville anticipated people being governed by “an immense, tutelary power” determined to take “sole charge of assuring their enjoyment and of watching over their fate.” It would be a power “absolute, attentive to detail, regular, provident and gentle,” aiming for our happiness but wanting “to be the only agent [...]
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Ronald Reagan
Address on Behalf of Senator Barry Goldwater
Rendezvous with Destiny
October 27, 1964
On the evening of 27 October 1964, Ronald Reagan delivered a nation-wide paid political telecast on behalf of the presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwater. His presentation was so forceful and engaging that Reagan, hitherto little considered a political figure, became overnight a political force [...]
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Regardless of your opinion of Mitt Romney’s politics, his speech in bowing out of the 2008 presidential race is outstanding. All of America needs to sit up and pay attention.
The following is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s address to the Conservative Political Action Committee, Feb. 7, 2008:
“I want to begin by saying thank you. It’s [...]
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