Monthly Archives: March 2015

2nd Amendment Reason for Being

The most often quoted reason for the existence of the 2nd Amendment is self-protection.  Makse sense.  At that time, Indian attacks were still a possibility, people lived on remote farms and there were no established police forces in every city … Continue reading

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A Question for Hillary

Of all of the questions I would like answered by Hillary Clinton and believe me there are many, the one I would most like answered is: “If you are elected president and your policies and decisions are widely criticized, will … Continue reading

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Hero of Mall Shooting Incident

You have probably heard very little on this story.  That’s for two reasons.  One, not enough people were killed to qualify as a mass shooting.  And two, the reason not enough people were killed to qualify as a mass shooting … Continue reading

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Lead by Example

A soldier and senior NCO I admire was appointed as the State Sergeant Major.  His first critical tasking was to clean up the massive amount of delinquent Non-commissioned Officer Evaluation Reports (NCOER’s).  He did not send out a scathing email … Continue reading

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Gun Control Gone Bad

Tony Martin was a 54 year old British farmer whose home had been broken into many times.   When two burglars broke into his remote farmhouse one night, he fired on them with a shotgun.  One burglar died at the scene, … Continue reading

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The Ventriloquist

(In Afghanistan, I collected jokes so I would have one to tell at each Guard Mount. It was good to start the day with a little humor before sending them off to do what they had to do. I don’t … Continue reading

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The World is Safer ??

20 Mar 2015:   137 dead, 345 wounded in Yemen mosque bombings 18 Mar 2015:  23 dead in Libyan Museum terror attack 15 Mar 2015:  Suicide bomber attacks church in Pakistan killing 14, wounding 70 7 Mar 2015:  Two suicide bombers … Continue reading

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ObamaCare Success ???

Copied from the ObamaCare website: About 15% of Americans are uninsured, which is a little less than 50 million men, women and children.   Obama claimed that 50 million Americans did not have Health Insurance before ObamaCare was inacted.  He passes … Continue reading

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Hillary: Innocent Until Proven Otherwise

If we give Hillary Clinton the benefit of the doubt and assume that there were no ulterior motives in using her personal email for State Department business, what does that tell us about her? She believes in “Do as I … Continue reading

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Update: State Department SOP

On 7 February 2015, I posted some thoughts on State Department SOP’s that would surely require reporting significant events happening at our embassy’s and posts around the world.  Like the attack on the compound in Benghazi.  Most likely these reports … Continue reading

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