Many Republicans and other conservatives have come out saying President Obama has been too weak on the crisis in Iran.  Obama’s supporters have said the President is wisely walking a thin line between showing support for the protestors against the government of Iran and potentially hurting relations vs. siding with the current government against the protesters.  President Ronald Reagan was faced with an eerily similar circumstance in 1981 during his first year in office.  President Obama would be wise to take a lesson from his predecessor.  There is a vast difference between the character of President Reagan and the character of President Obama as highlighted in the difference in which these men handle similar crises.

Ex-Vice President Cheney’s speech regarding our nation’s security and the use of various tools and techniques for obtaining intelligence.  This is part 4.

Ex-Vice President Cheney’s speech regarding our nation’s security and the use of various tools and techniques for obtaining intelligence.  This is part 3.

Ex-Vice President Cheney’s speech regarding our nation’s security and the use of various tools and techniques for obtaining intelligence.  This is part 2.

Ex-Vice President Cheney’s speech regarding our nation’s security and the use of various tools and techniques for obtaining intelligence.  This is part 1.

One of my acquaintances on Facebook shared this article he wrote.  I was very impressed with it.  It’s a valuable message that applies to more than just Black America.

This is an article I wrote for a friend’s blog that shows how far we’ve come from the initial intent of our nation’s Constitution.

When the people fear the government, there is Tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is Liberty.

Attributed to Thomas Jefferson (unconfirmed)

The press (MSNBC & CNN in particular) really tried to undermine the Tea Party movement by some pretty shoddy reporting about the 4/15 rallies.  This is an example.

Obama did not give the order to engage the pirates; it came from a local commander on the scene. If the situation had not arisen that caused the local commander to give the order, the situation would likely still be in a standoff at this time.

No doubt the Obama administration is going to try and take all the credit for this they can. They should have given this order as soon as the Bainbridge was on scene instead of playing games with pirates for 4 days.