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This week's GOP presidential frontrunner, Herman Cain, appeared on "Meet the Press" yesterday. I haven't watched video of the interview, but I have read the transcript. Host David Gregory is supposed to be one of the more intelligent Washington journalists. If he is, than this particular exchange doesn't say much for his intellect: MR. GREGORY:  […]

When Congressmen take their oaths of office, this is what they say: I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without […]

As I read today’s edition of The Washington Post on my Kindle this afternoon while awaiting the start of the Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside men’s soccer game (Cal Poly 5, UCR 0), I came across this article by Steven Pearlstein. The article is full of the beltway conventional wisdom about how wonderful the “Occupy […]

A couple months back American University Professor Allan Lichtman came out with his “keys” that told us that Obama was a cinch for re-election. Included in those keys were: Social unrest: There is no sustained social unrest during the term. Says Lichtman, “There wasn’t any social unrest when I made my predictions for 2012 and […]

Look, I’m not a Apple fan. I’m tech-savvy enough that I can blissfully manage on hardware that may not be as elegant as what Apple produces, but is far cheaper. And, frankly, the hagiography in the media over Steve Jobs’ death is just a little over the top. However, this is funny.

Via My Pet Jawa comes this report on what the Democrat-run State Department is doing on behalf of the American people. An official from the U.S. State Department has called the Charlotte family of al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan to offer the government's condolences on his death in a U.S. drone attack last week in Yemen, […]

For those of you who hadn’t noticed, Amazon links are back on the site. A couple weeks back California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that acted as a ceasefire document between the state and Amazon, and Amazon has re-instated the affiliate program. Thank you to all of you who make purchases through this site. […]

The Miami Herald reported last weekend that Spanish-language network Univision had created a segment on a decades-old drug bust of Republican Senator Marco Rubio’s brother-in-law. In an effort to get Rubio to appear on one of their shows, Univision reportedly offered to soften or spike the story if Rubio would appear. If Rubio appeared on […]

As I was doing some traveling this past weekend I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook of Candice Millard's "Destiny of the Republic," on President James A. Garfield and his assassination. Though I have not yet finished it, it is an excellent, gripping story. What prompts this comment on the book is a […]

Health insurance premiums are climbing, despite President Obama’s promise that if we passed his reform plan they would drop by $2,500 a year for most families. A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation underlines that many of the promises surrounding President Obama’s health care legislation remain unfulfilled, though the White House argues that change […]