July 2011 Blog Posts (87)

At the July 27, 2011 Sarasota County Commission meeting a group of local patriotic citizens decided to speak about Agenda 21 during the open citizen comments. Each spoke for three minutes and did not mince words. The Commissioners listend intently. Jon Thaxton during one presentation actually took out his copy of…

Column written by Tom Trento, President of The United West:

The Debt-Ceiling battle, made simple.

Let’s get something straight.

The showdown at the “DC Corral” is NOT…

  I trust we're not at odds here when I say how deeply I resent the politicians and the media referring to Medicare and Social Security as "entitlements".  These are no more "entitlements" than an insurance policy or an annuity.  The United States government made a pact with the American public:  In return for certain paycheck/income deductions as fees or premiums, citizens could rely on low cost medical coverage and reasonable retirement income.  That the government misused or redirected…

I am not a psychologist nor do I have any special insights into what makes Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik tick.  However, I do have common sense and I am a Christian. For me the answer to the headline question is simple. If he was ever a Christian, he stopped being one the moment he began contemplating…

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner, in an effort to rally the troops approved the showing of a clip from the movie "The Town". According to CBS News, "The 2010 flick is about Boston bank robbers, and the scene that House Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., played to the House GOP caucus depicts two characters about to go beat people up."

Now that's a good idea. NOT!

Now this…

When I was on active duty I served under seven Presidents. As a officer I saw our defense budgets shrink and grow. There have been many excuses used to reduce our military spending such as: need to fund social programs (guns vs. butter), waste in military spending, and the "peace dividend" after the fall of…

Courtesy of Eugene Delgaudio, President, Public Advocate of the United States:…

Orlando, Florida - On July 21, 2011, a jury of six found that the notorious late-term abortionist James Scott Pendergraft IV was liable for injuries sustained by a pre-born baby during a failed abortion ten years ago. The jury stunned eye-witnesses in the courtroom by ordering Pendergraft to pay…

I know. I cried when I wrote the headline to this column. When I first heard that my friend, fellow Army veteran and follow airborne soldier supported the Boehner Budget Control Act I could not believe it. I was shocked and dismayed. NO, not Allen!

As one long time supporter put it, "He sold out to Boehner and has disappointed millions of people who looked to him for leadership at this historic moment. He abandoned people like Tim Scott (SC) and Louie Gomert (TX) who are not budging…

The instrusive searches by TSA agents at airports have become both a bone of contention and public disgrace. Pictures of TSA Agents groping young children and elderly criticaly ill women in wheel chairs pop up consistently in the news. Frisking a former Secretary of Defense seems as if the intrusive searches are not…

ENOUGH! IMPEACH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL…