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Some thoughts on the occasion of President Ronald Wilson Reagan’s 101st birthday Ronald Reagan began his political life as a Democrat. Later, as we all know, he became a Republican, famously saying that he didn’t leave the Democrat Party, the Democrat Party left him. And, of course, he was elected to two terms as California Governor, and served two terms as President, as a Republican. Because of that, his name will always be associated with that party. But I think his legacy transcends, and will outlive, that once-grand old party as well, as that party moves inexorably away from morally-conservative...

For freedom’s way the patriots bled, The crosses mark our honored dead. More clearly than mere words e’er may That field lays out their final say: No greater love, they gave it all, In answer to man’s highest call. But don’t forget that most returned. To them we owe esteem they earned. And last of all, remember this: Our LORD betrayed by one mere kiss. For from within true danger lies, Though carefully as friend disguised. So fight my friend, from where you stand, For freedom rides on every man. E pluribus unum

Over the last few days, as the immoral, incoherent, supremely dangerous policies of Barack Obama concerning our friend and ally Israel have come into greater focus than ever before, we have been struck by the stark contrast with the principles and policies of President Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan: “The safety and security of the United States and the safety and security of Israel are all part of a larger cause: the cause of human rights for every man, woman, and child on this Earth.” -- Ronald Reagan, remarks to supporters of Israel at White House Briefing on United States foreign...

“An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.” – Simon Cameron, U.S. financier and politician, 1799-1889 For more than a century this has been accepted as a truism in American politics, one that is, sadly, generally acknowledged as such with a rueful chuckle and a resigned sigh. Poor Mitt Romney. There are just so few honest politicians left in the country these days. Over the last five years or so he’s spent a considerable portion of his children’s inheritance, and his friends’ fortunes, buying political hacks throughout the formerly grand old party. And now...

On this one hundredth birthday of America's fortieth President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan, mountains of copy will be written and published about him. In fact, I hear they're going to honor him at the Super Bowl tonight. I have no illusions that very many will read my perspective, but what the heck, it's snowing outside and the kids are sleeping in this morning, so here goes:I believe Americans still love Ronald Reagan because they know in their hearts that he was a Freedom Man.And he wasn't a proponent of the cheap definition of freedom so many are...

Washington, DC – With Obama’s coddling of the opposition in Egypt, which is led by the radical Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, and the administration’s apparent willingness to mainstream this extremist group politically, one must ask hard questions concerning motivations. Although, whether the Obama State Department is completely incompetent or truly craven in their dealings with this severe security threat to the entire Middle East region, the result is almost certainly going to be the same: an abrogation of Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel, and the uniting of a country we’ve armed with some of the most sophisticated weaponry with the most...

Chief Justice Cady dishonors and disrespects the People, the People’s House, and our Constitution If arrogance was an impeachable offense the remaining four members of the Iowa Supreme Court would already be impeached.  It probably would have happened yesterday. On Wednesday, when Chief Justice Mark Cady gave his Condition of the Judiciary address to the Iowa Legislature, it was a tongue-lashing. Not only does the judge think he and his colleagues make up the supreme court in our State, he believes they’re supreme over the legislative branch - and even over the people themselves. That was his unmistakable message, boiled...

Kick out God and respect for innocent human life, and violence is the inevitable result A day after the brutal Tucson murders of Federal Judge John Roll and five others, an attack that also left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and a dozen others severely wounded, the leftwing media and political elites are making a sickening spectacle of themselves as they finger-point and try to shift and affix blame. My suggestion is that they stand in front of a mirror when they’re doing it. But before I spell out why, let me say that the primary blame in this case lies with...

Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy, which to a great degree established America as a world power, was famously summed up as "walk softly but carry a big stick." Ronald Reagan's defense policy, which ultimately brought down the Soviet communist empire, was "Peace through Strength." But with Barack Obama it's more like "make a lot of self-serving noise but carry a limp spaghetti noodle. And if necessary, offer them a big carrot stick to go with their pasta." From the Wall Street Journal yesterday: WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is pushing to revive a failed deal for Iran to send some of its nuclear stockpile overseas in exchange...

In his latest bid to make a joke of the Presidency, Barack Obama appeared Wednesday night on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart."From the "Upshot" Blog: "Are you disappointed in how it's gone?" Stewart asked.Obama replied that the situation is no surprise given the country's high unemployment, underwater mortgages, and an overall poor economy. "Folks are going to be frustrated, and that's going to reflect on the political environment," Obama said. Obama said that in context, he's "feeling great about where the American people are, considering what we've gone through.""We've gone through the two toughest years since The Great...

AIP is the Citizen-Led Campaign to Save AmericaThe example set by the people of Missouri is the cure for what ails America Yesterday the citizens of Missouri voted overwhelmingly, 71%-29%, to reject the unconstitutional ObamaCare mandate that forces us all to buy a product we may not want. Of the State's 114 counties, only two voted with Obama, and those were the two biggest urban counties in the state. Every other county voted to reject the Obama socialist scheme. In one county in northern Missouri, the vote was 89.2% against. That in itself is a earthshaking story. But the backstory...

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. – I Chronicles 12:32, (written as David was given the administration of the nation of Israel) (KJV) In America, the elections of 2010 are a transition election. Our country is in a transition period. God knows what it is we are transitioning to. Time will tell. But, before we examine that, let’s step back a century and a half: In the America of...

As Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and their socialist cadre prepare to vote to pass the keystone of their socialist agenda, socialized medicine, this is one of those days upon which history turns. It will be a day of DESTRUCTION for Liberty and the American way of life, or the beginning of our DELIVERANCE, perhaps, if the people will finally turn back to God and to the fundamental moral principles of our republic. What core American principles does the socialist Obama scheme violate? Practically all of them. First, it protects the baby-killing industry, and funds it, with or without the phony...

If I was in Congress, and had been invited to Barack Obama's six hour socialized health care marathon today, my participation could have been concluded in thirty seconds. Here's the statement I would have made: In consideration of the fact that no power over health care is enumerated in the Constitution of the United States, the sacred document that every person in this room has sworn to uphold and defend, I emphatically vote NO on any plans any of you have in this area. Any more talk about this is a complete waste of valuable time that we could be...

Cui bono. That's Latin for “to whose advantage?” Please review Judie Brown's piece from today entitled "NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE: THE WAYWARD WEIGH IN. " Then let's review the aftermath of this moral, legislative, legal, and political disaster and "follow the money," and who received which political benefits from the Stupak amendment: What did everyone get? National Right to Life gets to continue to justify their continued existence and tell their donors how indispensable they are. [Even though through commission and omission they deceived their constituents, the amendment won't save a single baby, and the vote destroys the the...

LifeandLibertyReport.com “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” – Psalm 118:8 It may shock some these days to know that our American form of republican government was founded in a belief that men are intrinsically wicked power-mongers, but it’s true. “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” Lord Acton famously said a century after our nation’s founding, but the men who framed the American republic already understood this truism well. This knowledge was rooted in their understanding of the Bible, of history, and of fallen human nature. Which is why they set up...

She's Running for God One of the things that caused me to ratchet up my involvement in politics back in the early 1990's was when Bill Clinton, speaking to the 1992 Democrat convention, themed his campaign and his primetime speech as "A New Covenant" with the American people. Audaciously, this wasn't the one written about two thousand years ago by Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. It was a new covenant with Bill Clinton. His blasphemous grab at earthly power using heavenly language, salted as it was with misquotes of Bible verses, infuriated and worried me. I told friends and colleagues...

"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." — Matthew 5:14-16 President Ronald Reagan often talked about his vision of America as "a shining city on a hill," and thereby inspired a whole generation and our entire nation — helping to pull...