“You have to be good for nothing.” – Sam Caraco
It isn’t tanks in the street. It isn’t an exchange of fire between opposing militia. If that should happen, that’s not the beginning. It’s the end of the beginning. The conflict has already begun in small ways, like the school board election that most of us ignore. The local community library board of directors being…
Read moreAre you proud of our nation in disarray? It’s certainly a graceless time that we find ourselves in. An obvious sign of our fracturing is all the different variations of the flag as displayed on our homes. You see less of the standard red, white and blue with the blue field of 50 stars, upper…
Read moreRep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told supporters last Thursday that they “have an obligation to use” their Second Amendment rights and that the amendment’s provision of a right to bear arms is meant for “armed rebellion”. The Second Amendment to The United States Constitution reads: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,…
Read moreIn 1940 Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, told his countrymen: “I have nothing to offer you but blood, sweat and tears”, as Europe was descending into chaos. He told them the truth they needed to hear. It’s what a leader should do. Treat constituents like adults. Telling the unvarnished truth, leading with hard…
Read moreIt was the summer of 1963 as I remember. We started hearing the music on AM Radio. A music professor would have picked up on the rhythm & blues influence. An expert would hear Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly and The Everly Brothers in their songs. But, what we heard was something different, exciting…
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