Just over one year into his presidency, Mr. Obama is finding that true leadership requires more than lofty ideals, eloquent words and rigid partisanship. Facing a deficit of political capital that rivals that of our own country, he must now decide to push forward in defiance or to begin the slow and inevitable crawl back from the furthest corners of leftist ideology. More »

It’s hard for me to accept that racism still exists within our modern society, yet the controversial remarks of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, conveniently surfacing just days before the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., have once again reignited an issue that should have been long ago relegated to the intellectual scrap heap of history. More »

During the middle ages, a particularly devout group of Christian men and women known as the Anchorites would actually wall themselves up in tiny enclosures leaving only small openings for occasional passersby to offer them food and water. While the tradition of these “Solitaries” gradually fell out of favor over the centuries, we are beginning to see a resurgence of such behavior within the sacred walls of our capital.  More »

While many were distracted by the bustle of holiday shopping and the nearly 24/7 coverage of the healthcare debate, President Obama quietly signed Executive Order 13524 on Dec 16th.

There was no fanfare, no commemorative pen sets, and virtually no media coverage whatsoever for an event that some consider to be one of the most radical concessions to foreign authority ever made by a United States President. More »

It seems like only yesterday we were basking in the warm glow of Thanksgiving’s Tryptophan euphoria.  Unfortunately, any hope of an afternoon nap, much less a Detroit Lion’s victory, was abruptly cut short as the clang of alarm bells began sounding throughout the country before the gravy-laden dishes had even been cleared from the table.  Merchant’s desperate for cash were calling; it’s Christmas time again. More »

The appointment of Presidential “czars” is not a new development in American politics as the practice dates back to the days of FDR. Nearly every president since has used czars in one form or another, George W. Bush being credited with as many as 35.

Much has been made of President Obama’s controversial appointments (as many as 44 by some estimates). More »

Unlike the standard party bickering of years gone by, the modern political landscape now features a great impassable divide, much like the massive mountain range that separates the hydrological systems of our country.  Water flows either to the left or the right, eventually gravitating into one of two distinct oceans separated by a continent of unyielding terrain. More »

Hearing all of the talk about the great uninsured masses lately would lead one to think the bodies must be piling up in the streets by now, but what are the real facts behind so many of these conflicting reports? More »

Most average citizens have neither the time nor the inclination to engage in political issues as complex as the healthcare debate, but recent events have prompted a resurgence of grassroots activism throughout the country.

For the most part, we’ve been comfortable allowing our elected officials to sort out the details of such things. We’ve trusted their motivations and had faith in their promise to uphold the values of the constituents placing them into office. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case. More »

On the surface, the cash for clunkers program would appear to make sense to reasonable people, but closer examination reveals some potential potholes in this dead-end road to recovery. More »