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American Shorts

  Washington and Hamilton “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and fearful master.  Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.”  George Washington “I never expect to see a perfect work from

Bullying or the Hypocrisy of Authority

  We have become a nation of epidemics and there is an epidemic in America that we can not get away from or ignore.  There are stories in the news several times a week of victims that are paraded to show the horrible effects of

Siblings

“I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.” — Rodney Dangerfield   Breathing.  The simple act of sucking air into my lungs has got to be one of my favorite things to do.  There are some who see that as

The More Things Change…..

How times have changed!  Fifty years ago in Selma the police turned on peaceful protesters with water hoses, dogs and batons.  The protestors were marching for their rights as Americans that had been denied them by the very government that was created to protect the

Fundamentally Transformed

We are now into Obamas final two years.  And believe it or not the past six years worth of tearing down our country through numerous open and arrogant acts the worse has yet to come.  The last two years are going to be the most

Preconceptions

Preconceptions or prejudging we have been told is wrong and we should endeavor to stop it.  But stopping it is completely counter to human nature and survival and as much as we decry it we use it daily.  Profiling is another term that is used

Short Glances II

Redemption Not the ultimate and more important Redemption but rather the societal or secular redemption.  As our Nation moves further away from our roots based on Judeo – Christian laws and customs there are more signs of our decline and coming demise as a great nation.   They

Crossroads of Faith and Fear

    “Behold I command thee, take courage, and be strong. Fear not, and be not dismayed: because the Lord thy God is with thee in all things whatsoever thou shalt go to.”  Joshua 1:9 For my wife’s birthday our youngest son gave her a

December 7, 1941

We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-brought experience.George Washington Earlier this month we celebrated the seventy third anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.  The word infamy became a familiar word

Too BIG 2 Fail

“The corporate mentality was one he had never fully understood, had never signed up to and he would never have sold himself for.”  Murray McDonald  America’s Trust “Too big to fail” was a cry from our political, fiscal and corporate leaders that we heard constantly