President Obama’s new “religious tolerance” consultant to the Pentagon, Mikey Weinstein, wants Christian military service members who openly talk about their faith in uniform to be charged with treason, which is a crime punishable by death according to military law. By employing his consulting services, and as Commander-in-Chief, President Obama is effectively endorsing Weinstein’s recently [...]
You can’t change the facts of an explosion. A large fertilizer factory operated next to homes, a middle school and a nursing home. The factory blew, and 14 people died. We can’t change those facts, but it’s up to us to decide what they mean. Gov. Rick Perry disagrees with those who see the fatal [...]
Independent’s Eye by Joe Gandelman When should you give someone a mulligan? Should you give a former President a mulligan for a good chunk of his 8 years in office? Should you give a young broadcaster a mulligan when he doesn’t realize his mike is on and he says words more suitable for a Chris [...]
Our backyard is filled with the pleasing sounds of spring created by birds, frogs, crickets and teens down the street testing their new cars. But lately there are also the haunting sounds of raccoons laughing at me. When we moved in 18 years ago, I wondered why neighbors were so protective of their trash that [...]
Exclusive Excerpt from: “Comical Sense: A Lone Humorist Takes on a World Gone Nutty!” by Tom Purcell I turned 51 last week and it’s official: I have turned into my father. The world makes less sense to me every day. My fellow man puzzles me more every day. I cite exhibit A: crappy stone walls. [...]
In his 2013 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama promised his administration “will keep faith with our veterans [by] investing in world-class care, including mental health care, for our wounded warriors; supporting our military families; and giving our veterans the benefits, education, and job opportunities they have earned.” But the reality for former [...]
Get this: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban the sale of cigarettes — now legal to people at age 18 — to people younger than 21. Yeah, that ought to work! Bloomberg, as you may know, has become the nation’s poster child for nanny-state policies. He wants to ban the sale of [...]