Conservative vs. Liberal Divorce Decree

Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists, and Obama supporters, et al: We have stuck together since the late 1950's, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each...

Return With Honor

[While planning her 16th, night-games-at-the-park birthday party.] Alana (16): Can't we just have it at that park right over there? Mom: Yea. Alana: It's perfect. Because it's beautiful. It's close by. And it's right across the street from the temple so everyone will...

Insulted by Socialism

For the past couple of days, I've been having a discussion with an LDS friend. It was sparked by my FaceBook link to an article called American Capitalism Gone with a Whimper from Pravda, referenced here by Kristen Chevrier. My friend didn't approve of the article....

Why America Deserves to be Arrogant

The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France. A total of 2289 of our military dead. The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium. A total of 5329 of our dead. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France. A total of 4410 of our military dead. Brookwood, England –...

Going Green the Obama Way

On April 22, 2009, President Obama travelled to Newton, Iowa, to give his earth day speech. In doing so, he burned up 9,000 gallons of fossil fuels. Al Gore lives in a 20-room, eight-bathroom mansion in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville. It consumes 20 times the...

Lift Up Your Voice and Sing!

While I'm no expert on any religion not even my own I have made a rudimentary observation. The Amish seem to have determined that it was best to stop time. The inventions of some specific time in the past (ties and wheels) may be used at will. But the more recent ones...