A Free Man, Thinking Freely

Karl Rove's new book takes on the "Bush lied" crowd

2010-03-09T07:29:00.000-05:00

In his new book Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, Karl Rove tries to address much of the revisionist history Democrats have been writing. Rove dedicates an entire chapter to taking on the lies and lunacy of those who repeatedly spew "Bush lied" about Iraq and WMD. I've addressed this issue myself more times than I can count, citing news reports, speeches, UN

Ax-wielding murderous mother gets only 10 years

2010-03-08T21:14:00.000-05:00

A South African woman convicted of murdering her two children with an ax was sentenced to only 10 years in prison.

Rebuilding broken trust in a marriage

2010-03-08T08:59:00.000-05:00

Families.com offers advice on rebuilding broken trust in a marriage. Below are just a few of the tips they offer: Let go of the past. When you obsess over each insult, each act, each thing done wrong - you are not giving yourself time to heal from it. You need to heal in order to begin to trust again. The injured spouse must be allowed to share their pain. Their spouse must acknowledge that they

Massa, another Dem Scandal. Culture of corruption?

2010-03-08T07:16:00.002-05:00

Representative Eric Massa is stepping down over charges of sexual harassment. Nancy Pelosi and the Dems came to power in 2006 with the promise of ending the so-called culture of corruption. Now we have every other Dem not paying taxes (including the Treasury Secretary), Charlie Rangel's real estate and tax madness, Massa's machinations, Gov. Patterson's peccadilloes in New York, on and on and on.

US may back Somali's in battle against extremist group

2010-03-08T01:51:00.000-05:00

US special forces could support the Somali government in fighting against the al-Qaeda-linked group, al-Shabab. Pursuing extremists seems to be one area where President Obama follows many of the policies of George W. Bush administration.

When authorities can't stand the truth

2010-03-07T14:07:00.000-05:00

American terrorist traitor captured in Pakistan

2010-03-07T13:37:00.000-05:00

Al Qaeda mouthpiece and fugitive American Adam Gadahn has been captured by the Pakistani government. This is another is a string of successful captures by the Pakistanis. Someone is singing. It makes me wonder how the Pakistani secret service is handling these terrorists. Gadahn might be begging for some sleep deprivation, loud music and caterpillars right about now.

Steve Chapman in defense of Obama's Apologies

2010-03-07T13:10:00.000-05:00

Columnist Steve Chapman takes Republicans and conservatives to task for criticizing President Obama over apologizing for America's mistakes. Chapman points out that other presidents have admitted to our country's past mistakes, even Reagan, so Barack Obama shouldn't be treated any differently. I can go with Mr. Chapman on that. It's important to understand mistakes of the past. As a black man,

Bank failures up to 26 so far this year

2010-03-07T08:07:00.000-05:00

Federal regulators shut down four more banks in Maryland, Illinois, Florida and Utah, bringing the total to 26 this year. These banks aren't too big to fail, but there's a reason banks are still collapsing. Meanwhile the federal government is still sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in TARP money, using it for whatever they like (GM bailout, more for AIG, etc).

Prostitution ring busted at Georgia mall

2010-03-06T08:24:00.002-05:00

Gwinnett County(northeast metro Atlanta) Police arrested two people for prostitution at the Mall of Georgia's "Lucky Good Hands Massage Parlor." I'm surprised the mall actually leased space to a massage parlor, especially one called Lucky Good Hands. Then they put it next to the movie theater. I guess the mall was just creating an area for their male customers to entertain themselves while

Senate dumps Brown's tax holiday proposal

2010-03-05T19:19:00.002-05:00

The Senate defeated a proposal by Senator Scott Brown to give workers a payroll tax holiday. I like this idea better than putting billions into social engineering experiments and supposed "shovel-ready" projects that won't happen for years. Of course the majority would never want you to see how much you actually earn. They also wouldn't want to be "unfair" by "giving" money to people who don't

Parents of pentagon shooter says he was off his meds

2010-03-05T17:47:00.002-05:00

The parents of the Pentagon shooter John Patrick Bedell say that he wasn't taking his medications as prescribed. He'd been self-medicating with marijuana. I'm not going to make a joke about mental illness and my thoughts earlier about his ideology. "How'd he get the guns?" won't be as big of an issue now considering all of the other things going on with the country.

Obama's New Adversary: Paul Ryan

2010-03-05T16:30:00.001-05:00

CNN labeled Paul Ryan as President Obama's "new adversary." With his energy, intelligence and big ideas, Paul Ryan seems, in some ways, to be a young Newt Gingrich. I could easily see him assuming the post of Speaker if the Republicans regained the majority in the House. He could be a good candidate for president one day.

Birthplace of your iPhone

2010-03-05T07:22:00.000-05:00

See the Chinese high-tech mini-city that is the birthplace of your iPhone and other tech devices.

Another Dem not seeking reelection

2010-03-05T07:12:00.002-05:00

Representative William D. Delahunt (D-MA) won't seek reelection. Republicans see the seat as a potential pickup. If the Republicans regain the majority, they had better do right with it and pursue a freedom agenda.

Leftist terrorist killed in Pentagon metro shooting

2010-03-05T07:00:00.002-05:00

John Patrick Bedell, who wounded two security guards at the Pentagon, died from gunshots fired by the officers in retaliation. This is another act of domestic terrorism. We're getting it from the fringe on the left, here, and the right as we did with the Austin plane attack. It's sad that people don't have the sense to act within the law and the political process.

Gordon Brown: "Iraq war was right decision"

2010-03-05T06:50:00.001-05:00

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come out defending his predecessor Tony Blair, and thus George W. Bush, by saying that the decision to go to war in Iraq was the right decision. Brown stated: "Fourteen resolutions were passed by the United Nations and at the end of the day it was impossible to persuade him that he should abide by international law."This won't be seized upon by the "

Turkey recalls US ambassador after Congressional vote on genocide

2010-03-04T17:04:00.000-05:00

The government of Turkey recalled its ambassador to the US after the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to officially classify as genocide the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenians by Turkish Muslims in the early 1900s. Yes, it happened, but it was almost 100 years ago. What's the point in bringing it back up and taking actions that affect relations with one of the United

Fish oil supplement makers sued for toxic contents

2010-03-04T00:29:00.000-05:00

The country's largest fish oil supplement manufacturers are being sued for having PCB compounds in their products.

Obama: "I'm not an ideologue. I just do what I want to do."

2010-03-03T18:52:00.000-05:00

President Obama is again following his tendency to do one thing and say another. He swears he's bipartisan, not an ideologue, but now he's pushing Democrats to use every measure to pass his version of health care reform. Sure, he threw in a couple of watered down Republican proposals, but he was never serious about creating a bi-partisan bill. He's made it clear that he's willing to be a

Music can ease pain

2010-03-03T16:41:00.001-05:00

Researchers at the Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing, Boca Raton, have determined that music can help ease physcial pain.

Summer in Paris - DJ Cam feat. Ang

2010-03-03T10:01:00.002-05:00

Andy Stern's power over the White House

2010-03-03T03:19:00.000-05:00

President Obama has appointed SEIU's Andy Stern to the presdiential deficit commission. What is the basis for this appointment? What expertise does Stern possess? Stern has far too much power over the White House. He's pulling the strings of our president. Stern promised health care reform and this is why Mr. Obama is pushing so hard for it. Now he will help determine the nation's fiscal policy

Crooked Charlie Rangel to relinquish chairmanship

2010-03-03T03:01:00.000-05:00

Crooked Congressman Charlie Rangel reportedly will give up the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee, at least according to NBC. Rangel is drunk with power and Speaker Pelosi doesn't have the courage or the honesty to follow through on her promise of having an ethical Congress. No surprise. The people in Rangel's district should elect someone else but too many voters don't pay

Dubai to seek arrest of Israeli Prime Minister

2010-03-03T02:51:00.000-05:00

The head of the Dubai police announced that he will ask the country's prosecutors to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Yeah, right.