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Miscellaneous Threads and Musings: To supply a brief reprieve from the subjects of the two most recent threads via the Times Online ... T...

I originally put up a notifications post back on August 4th a variety of posting projects I intended to complete before the end of this cur...

As today's anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing was fast approaching, it had been brought to my attention by the individual I was going ...

The Presidency is Not an Entry-Level Position

[Update: I have supplemented this posting with two additional footnotes (numbers three and four) to provide a bit more information than the ...

Points to Ponder: Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. There...

Points to Ponder: With all the mistakes that have been made, political leaders of the United States have done many things right, or we would...

Notification of Some Upcoming Posts: There are many projects which are unfinished -some of which have been in that state for some time now. ...

Excerpts from Classic Writings: Today's sampling is from one of the earliest writings that influenced my overall outlook on politics and...

Points to Ponder: What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. [Napolean Hill]

Points to Ponder: (On the Passing of Tony Snow and Disgusting Leftists) It should tell you something, when every time misfortune befalls a ...

Briefly on the Current Real Estate Situation: I have very little of a positive nature to say about the current president. There, I have said...

Guest Editorial on Senator Barack Obama and His Approach to Iraq: (By Senator John McCain) No folks, Senator McCain does not know he is cont...

Briefly on Democratic Party Complete Control of Goverment: (Aka "One From the Vault" Dept.) This is not too deep a dip into the pr...

What World War II general are you? George S. Patton You are arguably America's most famous general! You kicked the German...

Points to Ponder: All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem in...

For those who need a bit of a laugh in this election season, there is always the reliable folks at Jibjab our favourite political parody si...

Miscellaneous Threads Worth Reviewing: This installment of the long-running series will comment briefly on a trifecta of recent threads from...

A good reason why I would never want to live in Yugoslavia

On the Passing of Tony Snow: (Musings of your humble servant at  Rerum Novarum ) [Update: Last night in haste I did not give this posting...