Dec

19

Defense of conservatism a duty

December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hi Eric been reading your blog on liberal blogs and violence, either you are a more patient man than me or have a lot thicker skin, as I have never tried to reason with those of rabid tongue and mind in their own pits. About your assertion that we will not, as conservatives, retaliate as [...]

Dec

11

Post election and back to policies:-) my comment to George Will column on 12-11-08

December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Subject: Post election and back to policies:-)  my comment to George Will column on 12-11-08
Nice to see the minds functioning again instead of flamethrowers (not that it wasn’t fun to be ascerbic about liberals sometimes…) I agree that Pakistan and Afganistan are unwinnable by outside forces  (without, as earlier noted, a Genghis mentality), and interior [...]

Nov

7

Gay marriage votes, socialism, and the rise of Hitler

November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I too thought it very interesting that the Democratic voters would split so much on a foundational issue for the Dems, ie. gay marriage, and give  Obama the states of California and Florida but uphold traditional marriage. My family and I have been having some good conversations about whether there is still a majority of [...]

Nov

6

Pragmatism in an Obama Administration

November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have to admit that I never was very excited about my choice of McCain, because I felt my choice of more conservative, electable men had been eliminated during the primaries by the liberal media. McCain is a great patriot, I just could never wrap my mind around him being a great conservative republican. Conservative [...]

Oct

4

Remarks on Laura Hollis column 10-4-08

October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thank you for an excellent column, Laura, and for addressing what is most on my mind this election cycle, the “what then” question. I have been working with my brother to turn his business around because he made some choices that had the potential to cost him a lot of money yet he did not [...]

Jun

9

Northern Ireland’s ‘first lady’ Gay hate speech? OR freedom of speech?

June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Northern Ireland’s first lady is being investigated by police following allegations she committed a hate crime by launching a withering attack on homosexuality.  A homosexual activist has brought charges against her under “hate crimes” laws and police are investigating her.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23491888-details/Northern%20Ireland’s%20′first%20lady’%20probed%20by%20police%20over%20gay%20hate%20rant%20on%20BBC%20radio%20show/article.do?expand=true#StartComments
In a diverse community that holds free speech in high esteem, we must remember that there  [...]