The political divide over the issue of gay marriage is…disheartening, to say the least. As a conservative who really doesn’t take offense or particularly care about this issue, I find myself talking about gay marriage both on my show and in political conversation much more often than I feel I should or even care to. First of all, I’m in favor of gay marriage: IF it is passed on a state by state level. My reasoning, you ask? While I certainly don’t want to equate homosexuality to sexual explo... Read Full Story

The Soviet Air Force Helmet my grandmother bought for me.When I was 12 years old, my family went on our summer road trip to Massachusetts to visit my dad’s side of the family. My grandma (on mom’s side) tagged along. In a small town with too much parallel parking for the family van, we stopped to take pictures and do some shopping. Of course, I was drawn into the Army-Navy Surplus Store where I saw an old Soviet Air Force Helmet. More specifically, the ShL-78 leather flight hel... Read Full Story

A photograph of the Roman Catholic Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina.You may have never heard of Belmont Abbey College before, but it’s going to be getting some attention pretty soon. Belmont Abbey is a small Roman Catholic college with about 1,600 enrolled students located in North Carolina. Belmont Abbey, being a devout Catholic institution, does not offer abortions, contraceptives, or sterilizations in its healthcare plan (the coverage was removed in December 2007 when it was... Read Full Story

Here’s a quick recap of the major races and agenda items we’ve talked about with regards to the November elections. 1. Bob McDonnell (R) wins the Governorship of Virginia – a blue state in 2008. Republicans swept all three state-wide office elections in the state. 2. Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie (R) defeated incumbent New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D) who enjoyed the endorsement and campaign assistance of President Obama himself. 3. Conservative Party Candidate bea... Read Full Story

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a one night trip to Israel where she praised Prime Minister Netanyahu for violating the Geneva Conventions less rapidly.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been on an international swing through Israel and the Arab Block and she’s leaving many people confused and frustrated by her inconsistent remarks. One thing is for certain, there is no sniper fire. The confusion comes over US-Israeli relations and what exactly the Obama Administration̵... Read Full Story

Yes, yet another SPECIAL Matters of Opinion production. While I have already declared myself neutral on the idea, I decided that I wanted to do an episode on the Regional Transit Authority Referendum Vote which is November 3rd here in Porter County. Whatever your opinions on the RTA, get out and vote (it’s the American way, after all). While the majority of the conversation is from a pro-RTA point of view, I play devils advocate with what limited knowledge that I have. However, I encourage ev... Read Full Story

Mike Huckabee initially stated he would not endorse the Conservative Party candidate out of a conflict of interests. He has since gone back on his word.Let me start off this post by doing something I rarely do. Praising Sarah Palin. I don’t often have kind words for her, but she was ahead of the curb in endorsing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in a US Congressional special election in New York’s 23rd District. The Republican Party had fielded Dede Scozzafava; a pro-... Read Full Story

“The Obama administration on Thursday lashed out at a prominent critic of its Cash for Clunkers program, arguing that the popular trade-in initiative helped give the auto industry and the economy a much needed boost in the past few months. In a blog post on whitehouse.gov, the administration argued that a report on Clunkers by automotive Web site Edmunds.com “doesn’t withstand even basic scrutiny” and is based on “implausible assumptions.” On Wednesday, Ed... Read Full Story

End of life counseling has managed to make it’s way into the health care bill, and we will more than likely hear about things like “death panels” in the near future. Now, don’t get me wrong, I disagree with the idea that the government pays for such things on an ideological level, however as I’ve said on my show, the whole “death panels” thing has been a little overblown. The idea behind end of life counseling is that it ”allows Medicare to pay ... Read Full Story

Earlier this month a bullet was fired at Lou Dobbs’ home in New Jersey. Earlier this year, an abortion doctor (George Tiller) was killed while attending church. Rush Limbaugh was stopped from making a profitable investment in the St.Louis Rams because of false accusations regarding racist comments. And there have been a couple arrests regarding plots to assasinate President Obama. Listen up, everybody, Left, Right, and moderate: KNOCK IT OFF! If there is something that you disagree with... Read Full Story