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Obama “removes a lingering vestige of the Cold War”

| May 23, 2016 | 87 Comments
Obama “removes a lingering vestige of the Cold War”

Thomas sends us a link to MSN which reports that President Obama announced that he’s lifting a weapons sales ban against Vietnam while he’s visiting that country; Obama announced the full removal of the embargo at a news conference where he signaled a desire to leave behind the troubled history between the former war enemies […]

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Russia’s Military Gets “Frisky”, Part 4

| May 1, 2016 | 27 Comments
Russia’s Military Gets “Frisky”, Part 4

Well, it looks like Russia’s military is flexing it’s muscles again. Or maybe Vladimir Putin just decided he wanted to flip off the POTUS again. Damn. I should know better than to write something like the previous paragraph.  It’s redundant as hell, isn’t it? (smile) Anyway: it appears that for the second time in about […]

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“It’s the High Taxes and Over-Regulation, Stupid.”

| April 29, 2016 | 31 Comments
“It’s the High Taxes and Over-Regulation, Stupid.”

Well, new figures for US economic growth are out.  And it turns out last quarter was not a good one. The US economy’s annualized real growth rate for the first quarter of this year?  Try a whopping 0.5%.  Yes, that’s a ZERO to the left of the decimal point.  And yes, that’s the annualized growth […]

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Obama’s hidden war in Iraq

| April 13, 2016 | 28 Comments
Obama’s hidden war in Iraq

Chief Tango sends us a link to the Wall Street Journal, where William McGurn reminds us that it was 45-years ago this month that John Kerry complained to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the troops who were giving their lives up so that the Nixon Administration didn’t have to own up to their mistakes […]

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Obama to Pentagon; defeat ISIS this year

| March 19, 2016 | 33 Comments
Obama to Pentagon; defeat ISIS this year

Chief Tango sends us a link to an article at The Hill by our buddy, Kristina Wong in which she reports that Ashton Carter, the Defense Secretary, told reporters at a Politico event, that the President has told him that he wants ISIS defeated before Obama leaves office so the next president doesn’t have to […]

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“El Chapo’s” rifle traces to Fast and Furious operation

| January 21, 2016 | 25 Comments
“El Chapo’s” rifle traces to Fast and Furious operation

When drug kingpin, Joachim “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested recently, he had eight firearms stashed in his hideout. According to the FBI one of the two .50 caliber rifles in that arsenal traced back to the “Fast and Furious” gun-walking program that was designed to trace guns as they moved through the structure of the […]

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So . . . We’re Screening Refugees “Thoroughly”, Eh?

| January 9, 2016 | 16 Comments
So . . . We’re Screening Refugees “Thoroughly”, Eh?

So the       gang of feckless fools and clueless tools running the show in DC today      current Administration tells us. Well, then, “Riddle me this, Batman – how did this happen””? Yep, you guessed it:  both of those “fine fellows” were reportedly admitted to the US as “refugees” from the Middle East.  In fact, […]

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White House: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer

| January 5, 2016 | 163 Comments
White House: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer

As promised, the White House released their proposal to enact a new Executive Order to increase gun control on gun buyers who obey the law. Aside from asking States politely to participate in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) it really does nothing to prevent gun violence. It says that more gun dealers […]

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