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The Suicide Charge of the First Minnesota, Gettysburg, Day 2, July 2nd, 1863 For historians, Gettysburg is one of the most fascinating of all battles. Though the participants did not know it at the time, it was a watershed event, three days that would echo throughout the rest of the war. Though it would go on for another two long years, the outcome of this battle laid the eventual groundwork for what some believe was its inevitable conclusion, the end of independence for the south. It was Lee’s last viable opportunity to bring the North to its knees. He came...

The NRA, today's useful idiot In the June 21, 2013 Watchdog.org article, ‘Dems join NRA to push gun restrictions for mentally ill,” the author outlines the new alliance between the NRA and the Democrat Party of Florida. The article exposes the new liberal Trojan horse, i.e., “preventing firearms from falling into the hands of the mentally ill.” No matter how innocuous the attempt to legislate away guns from anyone may appear, mentally ill or otherwise; these assaults should be aggressively fought. This is particularly so for the organization entrusted with defending the most important of all our Amendments in the...

The Daily Caller’s 05/17/13 report, “Flashback: Schumer, Franken urged IRS to target tea party in 2012,” exposes the moral bankruptcy of the left, as those leaders demanded an expansion of the current administration’s on-going anti-democratic efforts. Al Franken, Chuck Schumer, and other liberal Democrats penned a letter on March 12, 2012, calling on the IRS to cap the amount of political spending by groups they deemed masquerading as “social welfare organizations.” The group stated that the lack of clarity in the IRS rules allowed some political groups to improperly claim 501(c) 4 status, thereby allowing donors to these groups to...

Like old soldiers, it’s time for John McCain to just fade away Posted April 9, 2013 14:50 by Rick Adams with 1 comment According to Breitbart.com’s April 7th, 2013 article titled, “McCain: ‘I don’t understand’ filibustering gun control,” Senator John McCain expressed bewilderment on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that GOP Sens. Cruz, Lee and Paul would filibuster gun control legislation. “I don’t understand it,” McCain said. “The purpose of the United States Senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand.” McCain’s comments should set off alarms in every Republican, Conservative, and Libertarian...