It’s How You Play the Game!

Last week the airwaves exploded in debate over the proposed North Carolina GOP ad that takes direct aim at Obama. Unfortunately, some have called this ad racist — an entirely ridiculous charge against an ad that has nothing to do with race.
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Sadly, even [...]

On Monday Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spoke at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama and he took the opportunity to publicly air his grievances with the Air Force leadership and that of other branches. Among his comments:
“In my view we can do and we should do more to meet the needs of men and [...]

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that our country’s liberal leadership has smoked Republicans when it comes to the public relations of tax burdens. At every turn liberals have successfully, if inaccurately, portrayed Republicans as favoring the wealthy over the needy regarding the issue of taxes and the media have eaten it up.
However, as [...]

So often our politicians — I’m not sure most qualify as true “leaders” — lack credibility when commenting on someone else’s scandal.  This is because politicians from both parties like to play “gotcha” for the cameras.  They are quick to shine the light on someone from the other party, but less willing to speak out [...]

This weekend TV commentators are furiously examining Obama’s “bitter” comments about some Pennsylvanians. My take, if the Rev. Wright issue didn’t sink Obama, then this surely won’t.
I do find it curious that Obama’s recent comments were similar to other offensive comments he made about people of traditional values during his speech about his pastor [...]

News outlets are beginning to report that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has sent a letter to Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff asking that ICE back off on raids of employers who hire illegals. To read his letter.
Let’s have some fun and pick the letter apart!
The Mayor Writes: “… I am gravely concerned that [...]

“Are you a runner? You have great calves!”
I wasn’t a runner, but I did play soccer and the girl who asked was most definitely cute. At that moment when she introduced herself I was sitting on a hill watching a basketball game at a Baptist summer camp in Kentucky and she had [...]

On my way to work this morning there was a interesting discussion on Ralph Bristol’s morning radio program about college education and the state’s role in funding. It was prompted by a New York Times article on so-called “useless degrees” such as philosophy, sociology, history, and underwater-basketweaving.
It was Bristol’s contention that if the [...]