James Madison on the Virtue of America

The Federalist Patriot — Founders’ Quote Daily “Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks-no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea, [...]

Only in America: Dennis Prager speaks

From browsing The Remedy blog, I came across this fantastic LATimes.com article, Born-Again President — White House Hanukkah, and all I can say is…wow! This article isn’t very long, but is so very ripe with substance. There are several statements in this article that deserve their own sections in a much larger article. That longer [...]

They Fought like Lions… A Hero Remembers

A hero remembers the Battle of the Bulge By mid-December 1944, they had just about reached the border. But there was a huge gap in the front lines, and Bouck’s platoon was ordered to plug an isolated stretch of it, on a hill. “We weren’t trained to occupy a defensive position in the front lines. [...]

‘Happy Holidays’ But No ‘Merry Christmas’ At Blair High School

Here’s another example of people going to extremes to be politically correct: ‘Happy Holidays’ But No ‘Merry Christmas’ At Blair High School. I just don’t understand the reasoning behind the generic-ness of such a sanitized phrase as “Happy Holidays.” No one worth their “salt” is offended if the words “Merry Christmas” enters their ears. Here’s [...]

Is Estes Park, Colorado intolerant?

Politician Who Won’t Say Pledge Of Allegiance May Be Recalled — Town trustees and citizens of Estes Park, Colorado (pop. 5,500) are fed up with one of their own, one Councilman David Habecker. He is refusing to stand up and recite the pledge. Earlier this year, Trustee Lori Jeffrey-Clark offered, in a show of respect [...]

Singing Chipmunks and the Baby Jesus

Just a quick post… During lunch today… I was pleasantly surprised to find a singing group from Fort Worth’s O.D. Wyatt High School in Downtown Dallas. They were the O.D. Wyatt Singing Chipmunks (from their shirts) and were singing Christmas carols for everyone around. The most wonderful, if not surprising, thing was that they sang [...]

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