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Celebration

Did you catch the “Capitol Fourth Celebration?”  Hope so.  It was shown live on most news channels.  Better yet, did you get out and watch a parade in your hometown on the 4th? Truly wonderful celebrations of our nation’s 250th birthday!  Celebration aside, what does it all mean? No question, we are truly blessed!  Okay, I understand that the phrase

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No Deal

You have been confronted by a powerful bully.  His initial onslaught inflicts painful damage, but you refuse to yield.  You stand fast. Then the bully threatens more punishment unless you give him what he professes to want.  What can you do? Simple.  You negotiate.  After all, the bully has fashioned himself as a master negotiator.  He even published a book

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Assassination Attempt

The recent Trump assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner begs the following question. If Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged perpetrator, had succeeded in his attempt to assassinate President Trump, what consequences should he face?  Choose from the following three choices. Which would you choose?  Your answer speaks volumes

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Hegseth

In all likelihood you will have seen the recent performance by Secretary of Defense (aka,Secretary of War) Hegseth. His on stage performance before an assembly of Pentagon brasshas been widely reported. The coverage has not been favorable. Without question, there is much to criticize. Peggy Noonan’s excellent WSJ article does anadmirable job of pointing out the flaws of Hegseth’s performance

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Shutdown

Tune into any news channel today and you will be truly alarmed by the pending governmentshutdown. This looming disaster, we are being told, will be a national catastrophe. People willstarve, patients will die, Granny will be pushed off the cliff!Look, for example, at tonight’s PBS’s coverage. The first twenty minutes of their nightly newshighlighted nothing other than tragedy that we

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Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk will be missed. Doesn’t matter if you are liberal or conservative. He will be missed. His courage to express strong opinions, his willingness to listen to opposing points of view, andhis civility in discussing differences, all embodied we strive for on this website. Rest in peace Charlie.

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NYC Experiment

Would a Mamdani win in November’s race for NYC’s mayor be a positive or negativeoutcome? Passions are running high on both sides of the question. There is a good, ifunorthodox, argument to be made for a Mamdani victory.My conservative friends are howling at this. Read on.We have been told that the United States has become a nation divided by extremepolitical

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Mamdani Burgers

Did you see the recent (fictional) Food Channel episode? It featured a cook-off between twoNew York City chefs, Nugyen Quang Foe against John Smith. Foe was a Buddhist monk whoemigrated from Saigon in 1964. Smith, a native New Yorker, owned a popular, restaurantlocated on Manhattan’s upper east side.For his final offering, Smith presented his signature dish, Chateaubriand prepared with adelicate

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Coincidence

Coincidence or coordination?  President Trump gave Iran 60 days to “do a deal.” Israel struck Iran on day 61.  You don’t just flip a switch to launch that kind of attack.  The planning and logistics took time to prepare (maybe 60 days). Coincidence or coordination?   You decide.

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