A street fight worthy of Republicans Over the course of our republic, presidents have often tested the limits of their constitutional power. Without the checks provided for in the Constitution, our executive branch would easily have d...
Shouting Louder
An old-time trial lawyer once said, "When your case is weak, shout louder!"
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shouted louder when asked about the Obama administration's story last fall that the Se...
And then it is winter ... From the Internet comes the following words of wisdom, not for me but for those who may be getting a little older. Then again, it may be for me too although I don’t feel old. Here it goes:
You know...
Rabelais’ Will Most Americans are believers in a social safety net that insures that basic necessities are there for those who are truly in need. Caring for the less fortunate is part of the basic fabric of Ameri...
Do Gun Control Laws Control Guns? The gun control controversy is only the latest of many issues to be debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no examination of hard facts.
Media discussions of gun con...
Most corrupt mayor in New Orleans history finally indicted C. Ray Nagin, the man who was elected mayor of New Orleans as a reformer has finally been indicted by federal prosecutors after a multi-year investigation. With this 21-count indictment on bribery,...
Liberalism Versus Blacks There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?
San Francisco ...
State of American Business One of America’s strongest and most influential business leaders, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue, recently gave his report on the state of business in America (view it online at usc...
Candy and Castor Oil I’ll make an early prediction about the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature: it won’t take long for someone to scream “Fire in the hole!” Ideologies will quickly manifest themselves, fiscal c...
The Role of 'Educators' Many years ago, as a young man, I read a very interesting book about the rise of the Communists to power in China. In the last chapter, the author tried to explain why and how this had happened.
Am...
The President's Column Ask any farmer or rancher who’s been growing crops or raising livestock more than one season and they’ll tell you that for all the technology agriculture affords, sometimes luck is all they really ...
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Little concern for justice in New Orleans! Remember the scene in the movie, The Fugitive, where Harrison Ford is about to jump off a cliff into a raging river? He turns to his pursuer, a federal agent played by Tommy Lee Jones, and says: “I...
