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School Daze
The shrinking pool of twenty-first century dupes is giving Barack Obama headaches. Fondly, he reminisces on halcyon years when all the world’s disaffected and naïve were beating their ways to his presence, but nowadays he’s forced to actually seek out people who will refrain … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, leading from behind, obama, taxes, terrorism, unemployment
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Shoveling Moody’s Waste
Chester H. Moody ascended to president of his Future Farmers chapter as a mere high school junior. Later, at State Agriculture College, he grew enamored of animal husbandry and, upon graduation, eloped with his childhood sweetheart and the couple used her savings to … Continue reading
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Tagged America's decline, leadership, leading from behind, obama, retreat, terrorism, weakness
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Fifty Shades Of Failure
It’s suddenly the salacious rage among America’s progressive aristocracy: clad in tuxes and gowns they slip into Georgetown homes; tweed-jacketed, they crowd faculty lounges; in pant suits they pack Hillary’s living room. Nearly breathless do the liberal congregations sip cocktails and pick through … Continue reading
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Tagged America's decline, Democrats, Fifty Shades, Hillary, leading from behind, liberals, obama, progressives, retreat, terrorism, weakness, Yemen
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It’s Howdy Doody Time For America
My childhood neighborhood was vibrant with marauders, Apaches, bank robbers, and posses of boys quick-drawing plastic revolvers to fend off those dastardly villains. Those were days when kids took their cues from America’s global stature and John Wayne blockbusters: never did the world’s evil-doers … Continue reading
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Tagged America's decline, courage, ISIS, leadership, leading from behind, obama, retreat, terrorism, weakness
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Reluctance
History proves that effective leaders display heartfelt reaction to atrocities and danger before, with cogent and well-planned strategy, they respond. With cerebral machinations and overused thesaurus does Obama react to ISIS inhumanity; he responds with visceral determination not to confront that growing evil. Through … Continue reading
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Tagged ISIS, leadership, obama, terrorism, weakness
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While Obama Golfs ….
Somber reflection accompanied Holocaust survivors visiting Auschwitz. Again their eyes took in railroad tracks once laden with human-filled cattle cars. They overcame trepidation to once more trudge through the iron gate heralding Arbeit Macht Frei–Work Sets You Free. But it was not … Continue reading
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Tagged Holocaust, Israel, leadership, obama, terrorism, weakness
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He’s Melting
The echoes of Paris violence still reverberate and again Muslim belligerents have murdered, this time in a sun-baked hotel on Tripoli’s coast. They’ve brought terror to Fort Hood, too, and the Boston Marathon, Madrid’s subway, a chocolate shop in Sydney, London streets: no corner … Continue reading
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Tagged leading from behind, obama, retreat, terrorism, weakness
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That Inconvenient Truth
The overwhelming majority of Muslims, lectured Secretary of State John Kerry, do not condone the sort of violence perpetrated by a few. His rapt audience in Davos thrived on Kerry’s faux-sagacity. As had a previous droning speaker, former Vice President Al Gore, Kerry’s … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, john kerry, progressives, terrorism
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Brave and Honest Are Hard to Find
One day following President Obama’s sixth State of the Union address, Speaker of the House John Boehner invited Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to speak before a joint session of Congress. Netanyahu’s appearance on Congressional Hill is warmly anticipated, as six … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, Israel, leadership, obama, terrorism
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Dancing the Can’t-Can’t
Turned frantic by unexpected news, the entire White House staff resorted to hiding televisions from the president. Screens all across Washington beamed footage directly from the streets of Paris: arms linked, world leaders set the pace for millions marching against … Continue reading
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