Today, November 11th, is the 100th anniversary of the end of fighting in World War One. The cease-fire agreement was signed on this day on the eleventh hour of the morning in the year 1918. The “Great War”, and the treaty that formalized the end of the war, the Treaty of Versailles, are too often […]
Warning – Long political post that’s going to anger a few people. OK. I’m going to piss off some of my friends right now, but I have to speak my mind. In the last couple of days, the attention of the worlds had turned back on the good folk of ISIS, ISIL, the Caliphate, or […]
Victor Davis Hanson has a piece out with the headline “Revisionist History Prevails on Iraq Invasion“. Yes. It does. But it’s who is doing it that is the problem. VDH writes: “Do we remember that Bill Clinton signed into law the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 that supported regime change in Iraq? He gave an […]
Um… No. He didn’t. That’s the claim being made by many lunatics on the web… I love the Mandela is “The Che Guevara Of Africa” bit… Can’t leave out World Net Daily… They just have to get their digs in… And probably now former supporters of Ted Cruz. To a person, they cite a video […]
I find it interesting how people change their minds and views on things. I thought that I’d always been against this program, but I’m wrong in that recollection. That’s the cool thing about blogging and commenting on other blogs. Having the ability to search and find old comments on topics is kind of cool…. An […]
In the history of the Presidency, there have been Presidents who have left a huge mark on the office for decades after their tenure ended. The third President of the U.S., Thomas Jefferson, was succeeded acolytes James Madison and James Monroe, both of whom served for two terms. Though John Quincy Adams was a member […]
“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to […]
I am crying right now. He meant so much to this nation, so much to the world. There are so few people in this world who can say they were the very first to do something. Neil? Armstrong certainly could. So precious few have been able to bring the world together, if only for a […]
A friend who is an ardent Ron Paul supporter, upon reading that I’m not a fan of Paul’s desire to retreat back to the gold standard, suggested that I watch this video. (here is the transcript) Sorry, but it’s just not as simple as a six minute interview. There is a lot of history being […]
If you’re going to go after Palin for her inaccuracies concerning history (and I have, oh have I ever)… What’s good for the goose should be good for the gander!!! Hat Tip: Althouse