I would posit that any time we cannot raise the troops to fight a war from our own citizenry, but rather must rely on outside contractors, as we are today, (over 133,000 in Iraq and 71,000 in Afghanistan), then we are in a war in which we should not be involved, since obviously the majority of the American people do not support the effort. It then becomes "their war," that is, those who are fighting it, but not "our war." World War II was "our war." Everyone was involved, starting with a draft and going through rationing of food, gas, tires, clothing, etc. We were in an all out mode and we won. ...more

November 21, 2009

Political correctness The price for being politically correct is killing us. You know you just might be a redneck if you have rebel flag waving from the back of your pickup truck and a bumper sticker proclaiming, "The South Will Rise Again. ...more

November 15, 2009

A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Temple Terrace man ...more

August 21, 2009

OK, I will be honest with you. In high school, I got a "C" in algebra. I admit I am not the sharpest tool in the math shed of life. However, I don't think I am the only American who is struggling with trying to get his mind around a $1 trillion national debt, much less a $3 trillion national debt. ...more

March 8, 2009

OK, I will be honest with you. In high school, I got a "C" in algebra. I admit I am not the sharpest tool in the math shed of life. However, I don't think I am the only American who is struggling with trying to get his mind around a $1 trillion national debt, much less a $3 trillion national debt. ...more

March 7, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A man whose car is decorated with a bumper sticker bearing an Adolf Hitler quote probably doesn't care what others think of him. ...more

January 11, 2009

Owing to deadline constraints on certain corners of the dinosaur media, as this is written, procrastinators and traditionalists still are streaming to their designated voting stations. ...more

November 5, 2008

Nearly three months after Democrat Barack Obama visited Parkesdale Farm Market, Republican John McCain made a stop of his own at the landmark famous for its shortcake and its spot on the campaign trail. ...more

October 24, 2008

Frank Armstrong was preparing to go for a jog this morning when he noticed his Lexus – with a McCain-Palin sticker on its bumper – had been vandalized with obscenities and a burned American flag. ...more

October 18, 2008

"Pray For Me, I Drive On U.S. 19." That bumper sticker has been seen for decades on cars driving the heavily congested road. ...more

September 18, 2008