In an unspeakably barbaric and evil terror attack in London on Wednesday, a young British soldier was murdered by two men who were apparently motivated by radical Islam. I use the word “apparently,” because what seems today like a clear-cut case of Muslim extremism will tomorrow (which, in England, is already here) be deemed a…
Politicians, Natural Disasters & Environmental gods!
That didn’t take long. With the number of dead and injured still uncertain following the devastating tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma on Monday, Rhode Island Democrat Senator Sheldon Whitehouse took to the Senate floor to use this natural disaster, not to bring a word of consolation and comfort to grieving families, but to score…
Star Trek Into Darkness: All Action, No Heart!
Disappointing. Hollow. Lifeless. All action — no heart! Those are just a few of the words to describe my thoughts after watching Star Trek Into Darkness over the weekend. And, for a long-time Star Trek fan — particularly the Original Series (TOS) — that is not at all how I expected to feel walking out of…
On Obama Scandals, the Stubborn Facts Will Speak!
When it comes to the State Department’s Benghazi fiasco, the I.R.S.’ abuse of power, and the Justice Department’s unprecedented and massive intrusion into AP’s news gathering process, it’s often tempting to get ahead of the facts. Just because the Obama Administration disregards the facts — or selectively edits out the facts that it deems not pertinent —…
Obama, the Media’s Sixth Sense & Nixon’s Ghost!
I see dead people. Well, not all the time. However, every time I see President Obama, particularly in the wake of Benghazi, the abuse of power by the I.R.S. in targeting conservative groups, and the latest revelation, that the Obama Justice Department engaged in massive gathering of phone records from the Associated Press, I am…