Pledge to America
Commentary by Dick Young I urge you all to read the draft version of the GOP’s new Pledge to America, a redux of sorts of the Contract to America offered by the GOP in 1994. Some parts of the pledge are good, some are very good, and some things are missing from the document that would have made it... Read the full story
Porkin’ Up the Defense Bill
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the Pigs in the Senate – E.J. Smith You don’t need to look much beyond the Senate defense bill shenanigans to get why Americans are fed up with politicians in Washington. Since when did the left’s radical social issues, and that’s exactly what they are, become more... Read the full story
Afghanistan Voter Fraud and the Black Panthers
Afghanistan Voter Fraud and the Black Panthers – Dick Young After the recent parliamentary vote that received very little attendance, Afghanistan is waiting for the flood of voter fraud complaints to come in. The Electoral Complaints Commission reported 702 complaints in the first day alone. My... Read the full story
Statin Drugs: Part 2
I have uncovered a small mountain of research material on the subject of heart disease and the value or lack thereof of statin drugs. The black and white of statins gets cloudy real fast with even a cursory investigation. In this installment, I concentrate on the findings of Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon.... Read the full story
GOP to Split?
Commentary by Dick Young Senator Jim DeMint came out strong this weekend, telling the GOP that if new House members didn’t do what they promised Americans they would do, then the Republican Party is dead. Does that mean DeMint is ready to sidestep the GOP and create a new party? It is possible he would... Read the full story
Gold at New Highs
Commentary by Dick Young on Weak Dollar Pushes Gold to New Highs by Rhiannon Hoyle, The Wall Street Journal Dollar weakness, even in the face of recent Japanese intervention on the part of the yen, is not surprising with interest rates pegged near zero. For a better view of how dollar weakness has affected... Read the full story
Top 25 American Musicians: #23
First, a little housekeeping: I’d like tell you a bit about the scope of my Essential Music list and the criteria for making the list. The series is confined to American musicians. It doesn’t include blues and country musicians or musicians primarily from the ’50s—for example, the doo-wop crowd... Read the full story
Husky vs. I.E.D’s
The below is from CSI – Critical Solutions International To date the U.S. Army has acquired in excess of 250 Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection (VMMD) Systems (in excess of 500 vehicles) and is in the process of purchasing additional systems to support Coalition Forces Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Read the full story
Rubio Leads the Pack in Florida
Rubio in Florida Lead In all the talk about Christine O’Donnell’s win in Delaware, another Tea Party patriot’s recent strength was somewhat ignored. A recent Rasmussen poll shows that Marco Rubio is leading Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek in Florida senatorial polling at 41% to 30% and 23% respectively.... Read the full story
How Obama Makes Cuba Look Conservative
“Only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy—where a lack of spending leads to lost jobs which leads to even less spending, where an inability to lend and borrow... Read the full story
