Here’s a couple that’s surely glad Congress came to its senses on carrying firearms for self-defense in national parks: Officials say a backpacker shot and killed a grizzly bear with his handgun in Alaska’s Denali National Park. Park spokeswoman Kris Fister says man and woman reported that they were hiking Friday evening when the bear [...]
Today as most of us enjoy the day off I urge you to take a moment to recall the meaning of this day. We have all enjoyed the benefit of the actions of those fallen soldiers we honor. It is in thanks for those actions that we should pause, remember, and offer up a prayer [...]
Dammit. BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but is readying yet another approach after repeated failures to stop the crude that’s fouling marshland and beaches. BP PLC Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company determined the “top kill” [...]
Loudoun’s own Randy Minchew is a one of those guys who speaks softly but says important things – it’s generally wise to listen carefully. He pointed me toward an editorial in the Washington Post from this past Sunday and, while it took me all bloody week to get the chance to read it, I’m certainly [...]
A VAT tax would be disastrous for our economy, for small businesses, and – ultimately – for you and your family. It does nothing but funnel more cash into the pockets of Congress who have demonstrated they’ll find new and exciting ways to waste it. We should not go down this path; Congress needs to [...]
More evidence of the wisdom of the Founding Fathers: “Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” - George Washington
Stupid, crass, insulting… That’s what I think of President Obama’s decision to take off on his vacation and not attend the Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknowns. It’s a clear sign that, in spite of his rhetoric, our military men and women just don’t rate very highly in [...]
A key first step – and I do mean first – to fixing our immigrations system is to effectively control our borders. As I’ve been saying here on this blog for years no other part of “fixing” immigrations here in America will do anything but make the problem worse if the border is still so [...]
As reports are coming in that the “top kill” approach to stopping the Gulf oil spill might be working the Obama administration is set to announce the 1st head lopped off over this disaster. Michelle Malkin points us to this AP story: Democratic sources say the Obama administration has fired the head of the U.S. [...]
