"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged a new American openness to ideas from abroad, especially the Muslim world, during a visit Wednesday to Indonesia." ...more

February 27, 2009

The economy is crumbling. War in Afghanistan may last another five years. Layoffs are happening at an alarming pace at companies all over the country. Some states are discussing letting criminals out on the streets to lessen budget woes. If all that wasn't bad enough, global climate change is going to either burn the planet up or plunge it into another Ice Age - depending on which expert you listen to. ...more

February 25, 2009

Determined to "do something," President Barack Obama barnstormed Fort Myers on Tuesday on behalf of Nancy Pelosi's spendapalooza but found what restless locals have in mind is, um, something else. ...more

February 11, 2009

Apparently, it's a lot harder to write an inaugural address than a lot of people think - even with a little help from the Founding Fathers. ...more

January 18, 2009

A recent editorial in the Tampa Tribune warns us that a "whiff of cheap gasoline tempts us to be wasteful." Let's not fall victim to this temptation. ...more

November 24, 2008

In ceremonies large and small, residents across the region paused Tuesday in observation of Veterans Day to honor the service and sacrifices their fellow Americans have made to preserve freedom. Here are a few of those scenes. ...more

November 12, 2008

Vote Perplexing I am truly bewildered and disappointed today with my fellow Americans. I don't understand how the majority of them could have voted for Barack Obama. ...more

November 6, 2008

Obamahood: Take From Rich, Give To Poor Welfare, corruption, deceit and fraud: The presidential election of 2008! ...more

October 19, 2008

'We The People' I've stood by and watched for years, decades, even generations as special interests and stridently vocal minority groups have assailed our common decency, and our way of life. ...more

October 5, 2008

Last week marked the start of the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. It is hoped that this month our fellow Americans will learn that Hispanics have been part of the history of this country for almost 100 years before the founding of the first English colony in America, and not just newcomers crossing the border. ...more

September 22, 2008