A desperate search is underway for survivors after a giant two-mile wide tornado roared through the suburbs of Oklahoma leaving 24 confirmed dead, including seven children who drowned in a pool of water at their school. Plaza Towers Elementary was in the direct path of the giant twister and today rescuers were combing the debris to find students who went [...]

In 216, B.C.: Hannibal & allies defeat Romans at Cannd, kill 40,000 In 996, A.D., Pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III German emperor. He was 16 years old. In 1420, Betrothal of Henry VI, King of England, to Catherine de Valois of France; England and France swear perpetual peace; French King Charles VI recognizes English King Henry V [...]

  Regulatory Commissars: The Price of Renewables Since the end of February, gasoline prices are up 12 percent even though the price of oil is fairly steady. If you’re wondering what’s driving gas prices upward, look no further than the federal ethanol mandate. When regulators decreed ethanol usage mandates in 2007, they assumed gasoline consumption would continue to increase. They [...]

Cincinnati poll worker Melowese Richardson was indicted this week on eight counts of voter fraud. Richardson openly admitted to voting twice because she was concerned that her vote for Barack Obama wouldn’t count. She also took the liberty of voting under the names of five relatives. Richardson laughably claims she did not intend to commit voter fraud, but as a [...]

Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, expressed concern over the lack of black representation in Barack Obama’s cabinet. In a letter to Obama, Fudge wrote, “The people you have chosen to appoint in this new term have hardly been reflective of this country’s diversity.” Fudge claims that this causes problems with black voters because they overwhelmingly [...]

“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” –Thomas Jefferson It’s budget time in Washington, which for the last four years has meant the Democrat-controlled Senate not passing a budget. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released his third “Path to [...]

Border Count Deception “They don ‘t know. They really don‘t,” Carriquiry (National Academy of Science) said. “But I think DHS has a real interest in knowing exactly what the numbers are and how effective they are being.” A recent report by the Government Accountability Office includes data on border enforcement for the Tucson Sector that suggests that 87 percent of [...]

Attorney General Eric Holder: “I respect the oversight role that Congress plays. This isn’t always a pleasant experience; it’s one that I recognize that you go through as an executive branch officer. The one thing I’ve tried to do is always be respectful of the people who’ve asked me questions. I don’t frankly think I’ve always been treated with a [...]

May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 225 days remaining until the end of the year  General events on May 20th In 1310, shoes were made for both right and left feet, the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. In 1506, Christopher Columbus died in [...]

hmmm   perhaps I should rethink my desire to move to Bonner County Idaho….    But, really -  this is becoming the norm all over this once free nation. This makes me think of the Shirley Allen fiasco in Roby ILL some years ago….  And then the JoAnn McGuckin fiasco in N. Idaho some years back too. For some reason the gestapo [...]

How big of a wake-up call are the Obama scandals, especially the ones  surrounding the seizing of phone records from the Associated Press and the IRS’s  targeting of conservatives? So big that two of the media’s most shameful and  shameless gun control advocates — Joe Scarborough and Piers Morgan — have  finally conceded that arguments made by pro-Second Amendment activists [...]

With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local  leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership  policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout  units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA’s  National Council on Thursday, at a meeting [...]

Friends, this is a bit long, but says that when lots of the powerful Democrat in Congress are abandoning Obama’s ship, people like Chris Wallace of CNN,  Rep Charles Wrangle (Democrat) are abandoning the President, he may not be as Teflon as he has been. Keep up the pressure for impeachment. Remember, sometimes when a guy is working trying to [...]

Millington, TN (May  18, 2013) –  Calling all Ford  enthusiasts!   This is the weekend Ford lovers have been  anxiously awaiting.  The only place you will find intense Ford  vs. the World Test N Tune style drag racing, huge car show & swap meet,  vendor midway, autocross, fast ford, quick ford, DOT class, jet and live music  from Cruisin Heavy is [...]

  Yesterday was Armed Forces Day, which many Americans celebrate annually on the third Saturday of May. It is a day to pay tribute to men and women who serve the United States’ armed forces. Armed Forces Day is also part of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the second Saturday of May. Some History on the Subject: On August 31, [...]

The South Carolina state House passed a bill Wednesday that declares President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be “null and void,” and criminalizes its implementation. The state’s Freedom of Health Care Protection Act intends to “prohibit certain individuals from enforcing or attempting to enforce such unconstitutional laws; and to establish criminal penalties and civil liability for violating [...]

This column is archived here. A group of influential pastors and ministers recently met with Vice President Joe Biden at the White House where the Vice President called on them to use their influence to help pass President Barack Obama’s new gun control measures. Of course, these measures include the outlawing of all semi-automatic rifles, outlawing high-capacity magazines, and establishing [...]

By Burton Folsom Charles Kline Professor of History and Management Hillsdale College Originally posted May 13, 2013, at BurtFolsom.com. Students all over the country are graduating from college this month. Two commencement addresses at these graduations are worth noting because they illustrate the two major but very different visions for our country: first is the constitutional vision of limited government, [...]

General events on May 18th In 1934, TWA begins commercial service of the DC-2. In 1959, COVER OF “LIFE” Teamsters President JIMMY HOFFA In 1967, Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London. In 1970, COVER OF NEWSWEEK The KENT STATE Tragedy In 1970, COVER STORY OF TIME “PROTEST!” In 1980, in the South Korean city of Kwangju, townspeople and [...]

Sometimes when I write I have a clear cut idea as to what I am going to write about. Other times I just begin with a thought and go from there. This time, as I sit here, I have no idea what I am about to say, nor how to say it. I feel as though I am being bombarded [...]