Category Archives: Current Affairs

Horrific Bombing At Boston Marathon

This is tragic (NY Times) A series of explosions erupted near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday. The Boston Police Department confirmed that they were looking into an explosion, but had no further comment. There were apparently 2 explosions, the second being bigger than the first. Reports are that there are a […]

NY Times Op-Ed: Bomb North Korea

It’s rare that I somewhat find myself agreeing with far left liberals on an issue, but this op-ed piece by Jeremi Suri is absurd Bomb North Korea, Before It’s Too Late The Korean crisis has now become a strategic threat to America’s core national interests. The best option is to destroy the North Korean missile […]

700 Retired Spec Ops Ask House To Do Full Investigation Into Benghazi

Unsurprisingly, most of the legacy media have ignored this. Now, if it was 2 people complaining about a mildly religious piece of art in a school, it would be huge news (Breitbart) Seven hundred retired Military Special Operations professionals from the organization “Special Operations Speaks” sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging members […]

Students, Rights Groups Not Interested In More Police In Schools

Remember, the NRA and other plans aren’t necessarily about putting more police in school: the best plan would be to use one or two people at a time just to hang out at the school with a gun, like a retired military member or someone’s grandpa, or even an armed security service, there simply to […]

Ben Carson: White Liberals Are Pretty Darned Racist

Color me shocked! White liberals being racist? (Mediaite) On his radio show last night, Mark Levin had on newfound conservative “hero” Dr. Ben Carson to discuss all the lashings he’s received from the “left-wing media” over his views on gay marriage and religion. While discussing his being a black conservative, Carson told Levin that, in […]

North Korea Declares State Of War; How Serious Are They?

Should we be concerned by North Korea’s provocation? (Reuters) North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea, its latest bout of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk. The North also threatened to shut down […]

Maddow: “Rights are not supposed to be open to popularity contests”

In arguing in support for same sex marriage, Rachel Maddow‘s blog (the post is actually written by Steve Benen) actually makes the case that The Government, and we’re looking at mostly elected Democrats, should back off on gun control Rights are not supposed to be open to popularity contests. Throughout American history, if all contentious […]

After Re-election, Claire McCaskill Sorta Comes Out For Gay Marriage

And attempts to use the Bible to back her play, which, as written, can get a bit squishy and would allow her to dissemble when pressed And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13 Well, if she wants to really push Corinthians 13, then she […]

Colorado Dems Pull Two Of The “War On Women” Gun Bills

However, the rest of their anti-personal protection legislation passed in the Senate (Daily Caller) But two of the most contentious bills — one which would ban concealed weapons on college campuses and one that would make owners, sellers and manufacturers of assault-style weapons liable for violent acts committed with the guns — died when their […]

White House Release Super Duper Dire We’re Doomed List Of State By State Sequestration Results

Leading by fear-mongering (The Blaze) On Sunday, the White House continued its effort to prevent the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts known as “sequestration” from starting this Friday, releasing a dramatic state-by-state list of how they claim each state will be impacted if Congress fails to act. It’s worth remembering that the “cut” is […]

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