As many of us awaited to hear Obama address the Fort Hood tragedy, we were soon astounded that our President immediately failed to address a crisis occurring at a military base .  As all major networks and cable news stations became focused on Obama and his address to the Tribal Conference, Obama seemed more intent on giving a "shout out" to a congressional medal of honor winner (who as it turns out...never received this high honor). Americans were waiting for information. The horror o... Read Full Story

Nuns,Obama-care, and Patrick Kennedy became the topic of a lot of Catholic news commentary this weekend starting with Maureen Dowd and her new version of "The Nuns Story", full of a lot of Dowd's lambasting against the evil patriarchy of Rome.  This commentary can be countered by an earlier article on the same topic by Elizabeth MacDonald's inspiring "How Catholic Nuns Shaped America."  Both articles give one a better idea of what is going on in the American theater of Catholic politics than ... Read Full Story

Image by IowaPolitics.com via FlickrIf we do not change...Obama warned: "... if we do not change our politics � if we do not fundamentally change the way Washington works � then the problems we’ve been talking about for the last generation will be the same ones that haunt us for generations to come..." ~Obama, 2007. Now reality sets in and Sen.Chris Dodd of Connecticut is in trouble with voters back home. Dodd has been hounded by nasty scandals all year long beginning with a report in June th... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaHow frustrating Obama's "leadership" must be to the military. One would think the President would at least try to give the illusion of being strong and decisive.  Apparently the military has a lot of opinion it's giving about Obama's commandeering of the war, but fear of reprisal from the White House only allows them to speak anonymously with exception of Secretary Gates. This is the type of confusing language coming from the White House and the news wires that report it: "... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia Many of us who watch Fox News are not Republicans.  In fact, many of the viewers Fox has acquired is due to the pro-Obama slant that belongs to the media in general.  Fox is a news source that has asked the tough questions of the Obama administration.  The Chicago-styled administration can not tolerate old-style journalism represented by reporters such as Chris Wallace and Major Garrett.   Fox News has its news programs and its opinion programs.  The opinion programs have ... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaRemember the concern over our soldiers on the front in Afghanistan and Iraq not having the protective vests they needed?  Remember the Humvees we were concerned about being vulnerable on the bottom to road-side bombs?  Do you think our senators were concerned enough when reports came out about straining military equipment? In February of 2007,the Center for American Progress reported reported on the lack of equipment for our soldiers and noted how forces were resorting to "... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaThe "Fat Tax" has arrived for North Carolina state workers in the guise of paying heavier premiums for the states insurance plan.  Smokers will face the same penalties.Yes, there are good arguments to both sides, but lets include state workers who live risky by driving motorcycles,consuming alcohol,and those who refuse to buy organic food products.  Couldn't we go on and on?  What about the state worker who "works out" and has an increased BMI? How discouraging. Why not use... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaAll month Turner Classic Movies will be showing movies with depression-era themes.  In "My Man Godfrey" (MGM, 1935), cynical referrals are made to the popular slogan of that era: "Prosperity is right around the corner."  It is much of what we hear from the White House today when they refer to the bright signs from Wall Street, and the fact that not as many Americans are now losing jobs.With the 2010 elections staring the House and Senate in the face, we are now seeing the p... Read Full Story

Let's face it.  The media keeps trying to tell us that the world loves Obama, but in actuality that is only evidence of a delusion that our media has been giving us and the rest of the world...in spite of any evidence to support their claims. We do have to concede that Omar Gadafy and Hugo Chavez find much to admire in our President,but where is the proof that the "big bad United States" is profiting from this "citizen of the world"? Abdom M. Pallasch, a political reporter for the Chicago Su... Read Full Story

House Minority Leader,John Boehner, says it correctly: "Listen I think it's a great idea to promote Chicago but he's the president of the United States, not the mayor of Chicago," Boehner said. "And the problems we have here at home affect all Americans and that's where his attention ought to be." Politico said the the White House originally noted that Obama wouldn't be making the trip to Denmark due to the pressing issues of Health-Care, and the desperate push to get the bill ready to pass ... Read Full Story