Month: February 2014

Is Common Core the One Policy the Public Won’t Let Obama Administration Get Away With?

Is Common Core the One Policy the Public Won’t Let Obama Administration Get Away With?

I’m no expert on this subject.  But, I know some folks who are, and all of them think that common core is a bad idea.  The way I see it, according to that pesky 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution… the federal government has NO business being involved in education.  It should be left up to the different states to figure out how they want to deal with that issue/topic.  Ever since then Pres. Jimmy Carter the U.S. Dept of Education, and made it a cabinet level position, education in this country has just gone downhill..and all the while, spending of federal dollars (i.e. our hard earned tax dollars) has gone up and up. 

Krauthammer on Ukraine: ‘Everybody is shocked by the weakness of Obama’s statement’

Krauthammer on Ukraine: ‘Everybody is shocked by the weakness of Obama’s statement’

I’m hardly shocked.  I would have been MORE shocked if Obama actually said definitive, stern, straightforward language without all the legalistic equivocating.  But, hes a lawyer, and can’t help it.  And, he continues to come across as weak and inept.  But, Charles has a good point about the message it sends to the people in Ukraine and in Russia.  As usual, Charles is spot on.

Michelle Obama: America’s Moms Are ‘Confused and Bewildered,’ ‘Defeated’ by Grocery Shopping

Michelle Obama: America’s Moms Are ‘Confused and Bewildered,’ ‘Defeated’ by Grocery Shopping

Yeah…that’s what most mom’s do at the grocery store..  They sit there reading all the nutrition government labels.  Yep. I see that ALL the time, Michelle.  Where do these people come from?!

U.S. military not prepared for cyber warfare, commander warns

U.S. military not prepared for cyber warfare, commander warns

GEN Alexander is exactly right.  Glad he had an opportunity one more time to make his case for the need for more investment in Cyber Command.  It along with the rest of the intelligence community needs our support.  I know its pc and trendy to beat up on them.  But, now more than ever we need the best intel we can possibly get…especially when they’re talking about cutting the size of the Army down to pre-WWII level…which is simply stupid.

Obama talks tough on Russian muscle in Ukraine

Obama talks tough on Russian muscle in Ukraine

Oh, I’m sure Vlad is just shaking in his boots.  The last time Obama talked “tough” was when he drew that “line” over chemical weapons usage by Syria.  And exactly what did he do when that line got crossed?  That’s right.  NOTHING.  So, empty words have their consequences.  Again, for those “tough” words to have any teeth, we need to send Naval and Air Force assets to the region and put them IN Ukraine to show solidarity with the interim pro-Western government trying; something Vlad and his Russian forces are already trying to undermine and dismantle.

Planned Parenthood president: Start of life not ‘really relevant’ to abortion discussions

Planned Parenthood president: Start of life not ‘really relevant’ to abortion discussions

Its absolutely relevant!  And while good, honest people can have compelling, and valid reasons for debating the abortion issue…to just dismiss the notion of when life begins as not relevant to that debate is either intellectually dishonest (and in her case, self serving), OR inhuman.  I suspect its probably both..  Shes awful..